Aegean VHF contest: Greek radio amateurs target the bands of Europe!

This year's Greek amateur radio contest, the 13th one, will be on air for 5 and 6 July, by daybreak Saturday, the 5th of July, until dawn the following Monday. The Aegean VHF Contest, is aiming to engage as much young and old amateurs from the all geographic regions of the country, including clubs, groups and individuals, in a common Greek amateur radio activity. Radio amateurs are invited to take all of their equipment, and operate from home or from a fairly high point by calling: «CQ CQ CQ Aegean Contest». The "performance" of every ham should be recorded and delivered to the coordinator in electronic calendars.

This year, the goal remains to address Europe: to establish the Aegean VHF Contest as a competition reference and the majority of other European hams to write in his diary that every first weekend of July must redirect their antennae south. The 33 participants from other European countries in the 11th Aegean Contest 2012, as a characteristic.

Registration is not required to participate

The organizers hope that the 101 participations including more than 230 amateurs who took part under specific call attributes, individually or in groups in the 12th Aegean VHF Contest 2013, to be even more during the 2014 in the 13th competition. All radio amateurs can take part without any particular obligation for prior registration or something similar while typically the amateur radio clubs in the country are present, by urging their members to participate.

For the Band-Plan (frequency map) of the Aegean VHF Contest, the contest manager has updated the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks; andditionally they made available and will continue to publicize frequency table of the contest, as it is recommended by IARU to be made by Contest Managers.

Contact

For the full regulations for the participation in the Aegean VHF contest please visit the Aegean DX Group website. Amateurs who want clarification, assistance, or further information, contact the manager of «Aegean VHF contest»: Leonidas Fisk SV2DCD, sv2dcd@yahoo.com, Tel: 6972858742. Also member of «Aegean DX group», SV1NK Makis sv1nk@hotmail.com is set as a link with clubs of wider Athens, as well as instructing seminars in lounges of clubs for a more detailed presentation.