The 19th World ARDF Championships Sokcho, Korea

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The 19th  World ARDF Championships Sokcho, Korea

    September 02 ~ 08, 20S SOKCHO, Kang Weon-Province
 
K O R E A
To all IARU Societies
Dear ARDF friends,
The Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) has the pleasure of releasing Bulletin 3 of
the 19th IARU WORLD ARDF Championships. All events will be held during September
2018.  As of today, we have received the Letters of Intent from 25 countries adding
up to 418 participants for the event. We are excited by the huge numbers that exceed
our most generous expectation and we promise you that we will do our best to make
the Championships the most successful one ever in the region.
We would like to cordially invite all ARDF societies to spend a week happily and have
a pleasant journey.
See you in September 2018!
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1. Organizer Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) The Organizing Committee of the 19th World ARDF Championships Contacts : Angela Yeonglan Park Phone: +82 2 575 9581 E-mail: ardf2018@hanmail.net Website: www.ardf2018.kr
2. Event center Hanwha Resort Seorak Sorano, Sokcho City, Gangwon Province, Korea                http://www.hanwharesort.co.kr/irsweb/resort3/eng/index.asp
3. Transportation to the Venue Please see the bulletin No.2. As a courtesy of our sponsor, you can use free pick-up services by bus on the 2nd and 8th of Sep. Participants arriving thru Seoul/Inchon and Kimpo Airport will be guided by KARL members and will move to Sokcho city by bus. Transport schedule will be decided according to your itinerary.
Arrival Notice We are requesting that Team Leaders advise the Organizing Committee of their team’s traveling schedule so that OC can arrange the “pick-up” schedule. Please let us know your plans 2 weeks in advance.
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4. Accommodation and food We have already announced accommodation arrangement in the bulletin No.2.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided as buffet style and sack lunch packets are provided on the classics and Foxoring course days.
5. ID badges Plain badges without photos are included for the event. If you would like to include a photo with your ID badge please send a face-forward, clear, personal photo (image size 600x400 over) to ardf2018@hanmail.net no later than the 31th July.
6. Insurance and Medical care A First aid facility will be available at the finish areas for all competitors at no cost to the participants. First Aid applies for on-site minor treatment only. However the cost for any ambulance transportation, emergency department visits, and clinic visits will be the participant’s responsibility. Thus, we recommend that you purchase travel insurance to cover any extra needed expenses.
7. Timetable of the Championships 2nd of September, Sun 14:00  Arrivals, Registration 16:00-18:00  International Jury meeting 18:00-20:00  Dinner 20:00  Team Leader Meeting (short meeting to inform about the next day training)
3rd of September, Mon 07:30  Breakfast 09:00  Training (Sprint and Foxoring) 12:00-13:30  Lunch 13:30  Training (Classics) 15:30  Team Leader Meeting 17:00  Opening Ceremony 19:00  Dinner 21:00  International Jury meeting
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4th of September, Tue 06:15  Breakfast + Lunch packet 07:00  Buses with competitors start to the terrain. 08:30  Buses with visitors start to the finishing area 09:00 ~ First start (Foxoring)  Jury meeting at the finishing area Buses start from the finish to the event center periodically. 17:00  International Jury meeting (if necessary) 17:30-19:30  Dinner 18:45-19:50  Team Leader meeting 20:00  Awarding ceremony
5th of September, Wed 06:15  Breakfast + Lunch packet 07:00  Buses with competitors start to the terrain. 08:30  Buses with visitors start to the finishing area 09:00 ~ First start (First Classics 3.5MHz, 144MHz) Jury meeting at the finishing area Buses start from the finish to the event center periodically. 17:00  International Jury meeting (if necessary) 17:30-19:30  Dinner 18:45-19:50  Team Leader meeting 20:00  Awarding ceremony
6th of September, Thu 06:15  Breakfast 07:00  Buses with competitors start to the terrain. 08:30  Buses with visitors start to the finishing area 09:00 ~ First start (Sprint) Jury meeting at the finishing area Buses start from the finish to the event center periodically. 12:00  Lunch 13:00  International Jury meeting (if necessary) 14:00  Excursion Buses start from the event center 17:30-19:30  Dinner 18:45-19:50  Team Leader meeting 20:00  Awarding ceremony
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7th of September, Fri 06:00  Breakfast + Lunch packet 06:45  Buses with competitors start to the terrain. 08:30  Buses with visitors start to the finishing area 09:00 ~ First start (Second Classics 3.5MHz, 144MHz) Jury meeting at the finishing area Buses start from the finish to the event center periodically. 17:00  International Jury meeting (if necessary) 18:00  Awarding ceremony 19:00  Farewell Party
8th of September, Sat 07:00~09:00 Breakfast Not later than 10:00 Check-out, Departure
8.The following societies/countries have declared their intention to participate
Country Society Competitors Officers & Visitors Total Australia WIA 5 5 Belgium UBA 3 2 5 Canada RAC 1 1 2 China CRSA 26 20 46 Czech Republic CRC 21 5 26 Estonia EST 4 2 6 Finland SRAL 3 2 5 Germany DARC 17 2 19 Hungary MRASZ 15 15 Japan JARL 27 9 36 Lithuania LRMD 7 7 Macau ARM 6 3 9 Macedonia RSM 1 1 Malaysia MARTS 2 2 Mongolia MRSF 26 9 35 Norway NRRL 6 1 7 Poland PZK 12 12 Romania FRR 11 11 Russia SRR 38 2 40 Slovenia ZRS 8 2 10 Sweden SSA 14 14 Ukraine UARL 39 18 57 U K RSGB 5 5
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USA ARRL 13 1 14 Korea KARL 28 1 29 Total 25 337 81 418
We are still waiting for Letters of Intent from any other teams and individuals or visitors to apply for participation to the Championships, however, we need their Application to be arrived as soon as possible. Those societies who still are not sending their Application, please expedite. Form of Application as shown in the Bulletin 2.
9. International Jury
Ole Garpestad LA2RR NRRL, Norway Reg.1 Chairman of the Jury Panayot Danev LZ1US BFRA, Bulgaria Reg.1 Member Igor Lazarev US0VA UARL, Ukraine Reg.1 Member Kurt Smet ON4CHE UBA, Belgium Reg.1 Member PA Nordwaeger SM0BGU SSA, Sweden Reg.1 Member To be determined Reg.1 Member Keith Witney VE7KW RAC, Canada Reg.2 Member Yoh Hiroshi Izuta JF1RPZ JARL, Japan Reg.3 Member Kim Duck Ki DS3EXT KARL, Korea Reg.3 Siting referee Choi Seung Mock HL2OCS KARL, Korea Reg.3 Technical Director Choi Hyeong Moon HL4CFN KARL, Korea Reg.3 Secretary of the Jury Yasunori Iwata JH2DFJ JARL, Japan Reg.3 Observer
10. Sizes of the maps, scales, vertical contours All maps are IOF standard, status: spring 2018 First Classics:  size B4, 1:15000, contour interval 5m Second Classics:  size A4, 1:15000, contour interval 5m Sprint:  size A4, 1:5000, contour interval 2.5m Foxoring:  size A3, 1:10000, contour interval 5m
11. Marking device - We will use SPORTident system. - Competitors can bring their own SI-cards. - SI-card 8 will be provided for those who do not have SI-cards. -  The results eval‎uation software will be FjwW, provided by Karl Heinz Schade, DL7VDB.
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12. Terrain characteristics, clothing and weather: The terrains are located within 60 Km range from the event center. There are places with thorn, bushes and deep ravines. The Classics, Foxoring terrains are forest areas less than 150 meters above sea level and the Sprint terrain is a low forest less than 20 meters above sea level. Competitors need to wear appropriate clothing. Trousers must be long no short pants. A pleasant and cool weather around 20℃ degrees is expected, however be prepared for unexpected rain and cold temperature.
13. Technical parameters of the transmitters to be used for each competition Frequency allocations for the 3.5MHz competition
Frequency / Competition Classic Sprint Foxoring 3520kHz TX  1...5 TX 1, 1F, 2, 2F 3550kHz TX  1...5 Spectator (S) TX 3, 3F, 4, 4F 3580kHz TX 1F...5F TX 5, 5F 3600kHz Beacon Beacon Beacon Frequency allocations for the 144MHz competition 144.500 MHz TX 1...5 144.850 MHz Beacon
Output RF Powers 3.5 MHz Classic : TX 1...5 and Beacon 3W 3.5 MHz Sprint : TX 1...5, 1F...5F, S and Beacon 1W 3.5 MHz Foxoring : TX 1...5, 1F...5F 10 mW and Beacon 3W 144 MHz Classic : TX 1...5 and Beacon 1W
 Antennas 3.5 MHz Classic : 8m vertical + 8m counterpoise 3.5 MHz Sprint : 8m vertical + 3×5m 3-radial counterpoise 3.5 MHz Foxoring : TX approx. 30cm vertical, Beacon 8m vertical + 8m counterpoise 144 MHz Classic : Crossed Dipoles 3m above ground level
※  The technical parameters(Output RF Powers and Antennas) of the transmitter published in the Bulletin 2 have been changed as mentioned above

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