Steep Hills of Bilovice - Invitation

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: ARDF club SK RADIOSPORT Bílovice nad Svitavou : : invites cordially all extreme ARDF enthusiasts : to the mountain radioorienteering competition : : Steep hills of Bílovice 2002 : : Bílovice nad Svitavou (CZE), November 2nd, 2002 : : All extreme ARDF enthusiasts are cordially invited to the mountain radioorienteering competition, for the second time organized in the scenic landscape of so-called Moravian Swiss. After a great success of the last year, the organizers promise to do their best to provide really nice and extreme experience for all participants. : : Date: Saturday, November 2nd, 2002 : Venue: Czech Republic, Bilovice nad Svitavou (approx. 8 km east from Brno) : Competition centre: SOKOLOVNA in Bílovice nad Svitavou : : Event schedule: : Fri 01.11.2002 till 22:00 arrival, registration : Sat 02.11.2002 till 7:30 arrival, registration : 8:00 departure to the start : 9:00 start 0:00 : 17:00 awarding ceremony : : Technical information: : Categories: M16,D16,M20,D20,M40,D35 singles : DX (2-member teams, at least one member of a team must be a woman regardless of age) : Number of transmitters : 6 ...10 + beacon (according to the category) : Course lengths: 15 ... 25 km : Total climb: 800 ... 1400 m along the shortest sensible route : Start: 5-min intervals : Maps: 1:30000, A3 size, updated topographic map : Competition band: 3,5 MHz, QRG: MOE-MO5 3580 kHz, MO 3550 kHz : Transmitters: 3W output, 15m wire antenna, 3-radials counterpoise. There will be 10 transmitters working 30 seconds each (full cycle 5 minutes). Codes: MOE...MO5 slow keying, then MOE...MO5 faster keying. : Registering devices: classic punching. : : Refreshment: at the finish and at the refreshment point on the route. In addition, there will be something to drink at each transmitter. : : Detailed information, registrations, starting lists etc. will be available later at www.ardf.cz. : : Accomodation: in own sleeping bags in the gym hall in the Sokolovna. Showers, warm water etc. will be available. : Board: there is a restaurant in the same building. : Fees (to be paid in cash on arrival): : Accomodation per 1 day 60.- CZK : Starting fee: (maps, refreshment etc.) 100.- CZK : : Transportation (see the map): : Brno is about 220 km SE from Prague along the D1 highway. Leave highway at the exit 196 (Brno-jih), then continue in direction Svitavy, after some 5 km (still in Brno) follow signs Adamov, Bílovice. : GPS coordinates: 49°14,760’ N, 16°40,514’ E : : Talk-in: cell phone +420 602 531222 (OK2BWN) : : Entries deadline: October 20th, 2002 to the address: : Jiří Mareček, OK2BWN : Obřanská 593 : 664 01 Bílovice nad Svitavou : PHONE/FAX: +420 545227041, : eMail: marecek@sky.cz : : Following data are to be noted in the entry: name and category of each competitor, estimated time and mean of arrival and contact address/e-mail. : : The last year winners: : M21 Antonín Šindelka GBM 7 tx 3:34:42 : M16 Jan Baxa ELB 5 tx 3:38:12 : M40 Jozef Fekiač SVK 6 tx 4:20:03 : DX Břetislav Regner – Hana Regnerová GBM 5 tx 2:58:58 : : See you in Bílovice! : : Jiří, OK2BWN : on behalf of the organizing staff