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Summits on the Air Bulgaria (LZ) Association Reference Manual Document Reference S103.1 Issue number 1.0 Date of issue 01-Dec-2015 Participation start date 01-Dec-2015 Authorised Date: 01-Dec-2015 on behalf of SOTA Management Team Association Manager Yosif Georgiev (LZ1YAG) Summits-on-the-Air an original concept by G3WGV and developed with G3CWI Notice “Summits on the Air” SOTA and the SOTA logo are trademarks of the Programme. This document is copyright of the Programme. All other trademarks and copyrights referenced herein are acknowledged. Summits on the Air – ARM for Bulgaria (LZ) Table of contents 1 ASSOCIATION REFERENCE DATA................................................................................. 4 1.1 PROGRAMME DERIVATION ................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 RIGHTS OF WAY AND ACCESS ISSUES ................................................................................................ 6 1.4 MAPS AND NAVIGATION .................................................................................................................... 6 1.5 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................................ 6 1.6 FOREIGN HAMS IN BULGARIA .......................................................................................................... 7 1.7 AWARDS ......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.8 DISCLAIMER .................................................................................................................................... 7 2 SUMMIT REFERENCE DATA ........................................................................................... 8 2.1 REGION REFERENCE – WEST BALKAN .............................................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Regional notes ....................................................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 REGION REFERENCE – CENTRAL BALKAN ....................................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 REGION REFERENCE – EAST BALKAN ............................................................................................. 15 2.3.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.3.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 15 2.4 REGION REFERENCE – KRAISHTE ................................................................................................... 18 2.4.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 18 2.4.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 18 2.5 REGION REFERENCE – SREDNA GORA ........................................................................................... 20 2.5.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 20 2.5.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 20 2.6 REGION REFERENCE – RILA ........................................................................................................... 22 2.6.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 22 2.6.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 22 2.7 REGION REFERENCE – OSOGOVO-BELASITSA ................................................................................. 24 2.7.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 24 2.7.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 24 2.8 REGION REFERENCE – PIRIN & SLAVIANKA ..................................................................................... 25 2.8.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 25 2.8.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 25 2.9 REGION REFERENCE – RODOPI ...................................................................................................... 27 2.9.1 Regional notes ..................................................................................................................... 27 2.9.2 Table of summits .................................................................................................................. 27 2.10 REGION REFERENCE – STRANDZHA & SAKAR ............................................................................... 33 2.10.1 Regional notes ................................................................................................................... 33 2.10.2 Table of summits ................................................................................................................ 33 Page 2 of 33 Document S103.1 v 1.0 Summits on the Air – ARM for Bulgaria (LZ) Change Control Date Version Details 01-Dec-15 1.0 First formal issue of this document Page 3 of 33 Document S103.1 v 1.0 Summits on the Air – ARM for Bulgaria (LZ) 1 Association Reference Data Association Bulgaria (LZ) Commencement date 01 December 2015 Regions Association parameters 1 Summit operation criteria Operation must be within 25m vertically of the summit Band 1, score 1 point < 600 m a.s.l. Band 2, score 2 points >=600 m a.s.l. <850 m. a.s.l. Band 3, score 4 points >=850 m a.s.l. <1100 m. a.s.l. Band 4, score 6 points >=1100 m a.s.l. <1400 m. a.s.l. Band 5, score 8 points >=1400 m a.s.l. <1900 m. a.s.l. Band 6, score 10 points >=1900 m. a.s.l. Seasonal bonus Yes Bonus rationale Winter period with highest probability of sub-zero temperatures and deep snow Min. height for bonus 3 Points for activations >=850m ASL Bonus period dates 1 December to 31 March inclusive Association sponsored awards None Association Manager Yosif Georgiev (LZ1YAG) 1.1 Programme derivation Bulgaria SOTA is an extension of similar programmes already active in other countries. The summit database includes all applicable summits, based on these publicly available maps and data: USGS SRTM DEM, BGMountains mapping project, Open Street Map (OSM), BGtopoVJ (1:50000 Soviet Military Topographic Maps). The list of summits is believed to be comprehensive, but not necessarily exhaustive. Should you find a summit, not referenced in this manual that meets the association criteria (minimum 150m prominence), or find a mistake in this ARM, please contact the Association Manager. Summits cannot be counted for points until a launch date and reference number has been allocated by the Association Manager and approved by the SOTA Management Team. Activators are encouraged to submit proposed corrections or details of existing summits to the Association Manager, such as summit names, accessibility status, approach directions, GPS tracks, etc. 1 See General Rules for parameter definitions Page 4 of 33 Document S103.1 v 1.0 Summits on the Air – ARM for Bulgaria (LZ) 1.2 General information For the purpose of SOTA, 10 regions have been defined. West Balkan (WB-xxx) Central Balkan (CB-xxx) East Balkan (EB-xxx) Kraishte (KV-xxx) Sredna Gora (SG-xxx) Rila (RL-xxx) Osogovo-Belasitsa (OB-xxx) Pirin & Slavianka (PS-xxx) Rodopi (RO-xxx) Strandzha & Sakar (SS-xxx) These regions are based on geographic criteria, namely on the mountain ranges they contain and do not have any administrative meaning. For convenience, some regions contain parts of a larger mountain range, like the Balkan mountain. Other contain several smaller mountains, located close by, like the Osogovo-Belasitsa region. These will be explained in detail in the Region Reference. All regions have the same points rationing scheme. To qualify for a summit it has to meet the following requirements: The summit must be listed in a publicly available topographical map, which contains elevation contour lines. (In case of unnamed summit, its highest elevation contour line is used) The summit must be elevated at least 150 m from its surroundings (“prominence”). In the case of doubt the Management Team will decide whether the Summit will be added to the list Page 5 of 33 Document S103.1 v 1.0 Summits on the Air – ARM for Bulgaria (LZ) The summit database does not claim to be complete and can only be changed by the acceptance of the