LZ HF QRP FIELD DAY COMPETITION RULES

RULES FOR LZ HF FIELD COMPETITION “PRAVETS” - 2012

1. Organizer: Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs.
2. Date and place: July 20/21/22 2012, RIU PRAVETS RESORT
3. All licensed radio amateurs have the right to participate in the contest. Foreign participants will be charged 150 EUR package fee, which includes airport transfer, hotel accommodation FB (two nights, full board), official dinner on 21 July 2012, participation fee, technical support (table, chair, generator, additional equipment, if needed).
4. Participation Application forms must be sent before June 20, 2012 on the following e-mail address: lz1yq@mail.bg.
5. Banners, posters and other promotional materials can be located in the contest area by sponsors only after prior written approval by the organizers of the event.
6. The duration of the contest is 4 hours - from 11:00 to 14:59 local time.
Each competitor participates with his own transceiver with an output power up to 100 watts and power supply (battery or generator).
7. All competitors must use reducers of RF power and antennas supplied by the company ACOM Ltd., which will be distributed among the competitors before the beginning of the contest.
8. Registration of competitors shall be made by 08.00 local time on July 21, 2012 the latest. All competitors should sign a declaration stating that they participate in the contest at their own risk.
9. On July 21, 2012, at 08:30-09:00 all competitors, referees and organizers shall gather for a technical conference. Chief referee will give brief instructions and will announce the decision of the referees regarding the time intervals in which a new QSO can be made with the same radio station (20, 25 or 30 minutes). This time is determined by the organizers and depends on the number of competitors. Organizers announce the awards that will be awarded.
10. The drawing of lots for obtaining a competitor’s number and envelope with necessary materials will take place immediately after the technical conference. Competitor’s number identifies the participant in the contest and his location. The envelope contains the call sign which is assigned to each competitor.
11. Referees shall monitor during the contest the observation of the contest rules by the competitors and have the right to terminate the participation of a competitor in case of non-compliance with the contest rules or if his equipment creates interference.
12. The location of the competitors on their positions starts at 09.00 local time. Each competitor should get to his location on his own (on foot or by car) according to the downloaded lots and to deploy his equipment. The locations are pre-marked with numbered poles and marked on the map of the area.
13. Competitors are allowed to open the sealed envelope with the call sign not earlier than 10.45 local time. The use of internet, skimmers and clusters is forbidden.
14. Mode and Band: CW, from 3510 to 3600 KHz.
15. Report: the serial number of the QSO and the first three figures of received report during previous QSO, report for the first QSO is 001 000.
16. New QSO with the same station may be made after the announced by the referees period (20, 25 or 30 minutes).
17. It is assumed that the difference in the times recorded in both logs should be less then three minutes.
18. There is only one category - single operator. During the contest the presence of other people close to the operator is prohibited.
19. Points: two points for each QSO.
20. Logs in electronic format Cabrillo must be delivered to referees not later than 17:30 local time.
21. Final closing ceremony and awarding of winners in the contest will take place at 20:00 local time.