POLSKI ZWIAZEK KROTKOFALOWCOW

(PZK)

MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION (IARU)

 

RADIO DIRECTION FINDING SPORTING CLUB

 

 

 

 

14th IARU REGION 1 CHAMPIONSHIPS

IN AMATEUR RADIO DIRECTION FINDING

CETNIEWO 2003

 

 

BULLETIN No. 2

 

 

Dear Friends,

Polish Amateur Radio Association (PZK) thanks for your confidence and commitment to organize the 14th IARU Region 1 Championships in Amateur Radio Direction Finding.

Radio Direction Finding Sporting Club of PZK as the direct organizer of Championships, has pleasure to invite all amateur radio societies and its members to participate. We will do our best to fulfill your expectations and we promise that you will remember for long time the fine stay at the Polish seaside.

 

ORGANIZERS

Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow (Polish Amateur Radio Association)

Klub Radiolokacji Sportowej (Radio Direction Finding Sporting Club)

Date of the Championships

6-11 September 2003.

Venue of the Championships

Cetniewo Olympic Sports Center in Wladyslawowo, Pomerania Voivodship, Poland

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS PROGRAMME

6 September (Saturday)

7 September (Sunday)

8 September (Monday)

9 September (Tuesday)

10 September (Wednesday)

11September (Thursday)

Age Categories of Competitors

According to the compulsory IARU Region 1 ARDF Rules

Classification

(According to the compulsory IARU Region 1 ARDF Rules)

Prizes

Participation fee - Variant No.1

Accomodation and board in the Olypic Sports Center in Cetniewo

Fee for one participant for one day is the equivalent of 220 PLN

Fee for one participant for the whole Championships (5 days) is the equivalent of 1100 PLN

The above fee covers:

Participation fee - Variant No.2

Camping “Chlapowo” at the Hotel “Miraz”, 2 km from the Cetniewo Olympic Sports Center

Fee for one participant for one day is the equivalent of 110 PLN

Fee for one participant for the whole Championships (5 days) is the equivalent of 550 PLN

The above fee covers:

The approx. exchange rate as for 1 Nov.2002 is 1 Euro = 4 PLN

Date of notification of participation

The deadline for reception the Letter of Intent by the Host Society is 30 March 2003.

The Letters of Intent should be mailed to:

Klub Radiolokacji Sportowej PZK

ul. Modrzewiowa 25
P.O.Box 54
PL 85-613 Bydgoszcz 13
POLAND

e-mail: ardf@pzk.org.pl

 

Technical Information

The competitions are to be held up to 40 km from the Championships venue

Data of the transmitters:

3,5 MHz

Output power 2,5W

Frequencies MOE-MO5: 3579 kHz

MO: 3550 kHz

Antenna Vertical 5-6 m + counterpoises 3m

144 MHz

Output power 0,5W

Frequencies MOE-MO5: 144.500 kHz

MO: 144.800 kHz

Antenna Horizontal polarization, 2-3 m above the ground

 

 

FEE and PAYMENT:

The participation fee should be transferred to the account:

 

KRS ul. Modrzewiowa 25 Bydgoszcz

PKO BP S.A. II o/centrum Bydgoszcz

Nr 10201475-1210729-270-1

SWIFT: BPKO PL PW

Detail of payment: Oplata startowa

 

Payment till June 30, 2003 -full price 1100PLN per person – in hotel Cetniewo

or 550PLN per person – in camping

Payment after June 30, 2003 – full price per person - plus 10%

Payment for the days before and after competition: 300PLN per day and person.

The participation fee will be also accepted on arrival to Cetniewo (according to the agreement

with the OC) paid in cash to the Championships secretariat – full price per person plus 10%.

 

PRELIMINARY ENTRY RECEIVED

To the end of April, we have received the preliminary entries from the following Societies:

Region 1:

Bulgaria(BFRA), Czech Republic(CRC), Germany(DARC), Denmark(EDR), Lithuania(LRMD),

Hungary(MRASZ), Norway(NRRL), France(REF), Macedonia(RSM), Slovakia(SARA),

Yugoslavia(SRJ), Russia(SRR), Sweden(SSA), Netherlands(VERON), Slovenia(ZRS).

 

 

Additional Information

Maps according to the IOF standard, scale 1:15.000

Any inquiries and requests regarding the Championships should be directed to:

e-mail:

sp5hs@poczta.onet.pl Krzysztof Slomczynski SP5HS

ardf@pzk.org.pl Klub Radiolokacji Sportowej

The official Championships web page is: www.ardf.pzk.org.pl/