Via TransilvanicaSOTA & POTA AWARD
Via Transilvanica is a long-distance trail for walking, cycling and horse riding. It is about 1400 km long and crosses Romania from Putna (in the North-West part of Moldova) to Drobeta Turnu-Severin (a city in the West part of Wallachia), passing through more than 400 communities.
Most of it crosses Transylvania with all its ethnic and cultural regions, hence the name.
Via Transilvanica is inspired by other long distance trails around the World, such as El Camino, Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail. Via Transilvanica is a journey of courage because it makes us talk about who we really are. It helps us discover landmarks from the Danube shores, to the mountain ridges.
For more information please visit:
The Traveler’s Guide on Via Transilvanica
The guide is available in Romanian, Hungarian, German and English.
YR1400VT - The second part of our Special Event, the second year of Via Transilvanica
Period: April 15, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Via Transilvanica SOTA and POTA Award (CW or/and SSB)
Types of radio contacts (QSO):
1) PARKS ON THE AIR RADIO CONTACTS, POTA QSOs
The station YR1400VT will transmit only from parks and protected areas that are located in the counties crossed by Via Transilvanica:
Moldova/Bucovina: Suceava,
Transylvania: Bistrița-Năsăud, Mureș, Harghita, Brașov, Sibiu, Alba, Hunedoara,
Banat: Caraș-Severin,
Wallachia: Mehedinți.
2) SUMMITS ON THE AIR, SOTA QSOs will be made by the station YR1400VT from Eastern Carpathians (YO/EC-xxx), Middle Carpathians (YO/MC-xxx) and Western Carpathians (YO/WC-xxx). These mountain chains are also crossed by Via Transilvanica.
You can ask for the award even if you don't have SOTA or POTA accounts. You only need the requested number of QSOs.
3) RADIO CONTACTS MADE FROM YO6KGS SCHOOL RADIO CLUB
Most of the operators of the station YR1400VT are children (10-14 years old) and teenagers, all of them with amateur radio license, members of YO6KGS Radio Club, so please be patient with them.
RULES
The minimum number of radio contacts (QSOs) to get the award:
European stations:
7 QSOs on 7 different days during April 15, 2024 - November 30, 2024.
Romanian stations and also ER, E7, HA, LZ, OM, UR, YU, Z3, Z6, 4O, 9A:
5 QSOs on 5 different days during the period of activation. (because of the skip)
Other continents:
2 QSOs on 2 different days.
Only one QSO per day is counted, even if you make more than one QSO on the same day.
It doesn't matter what kind of QSOs you make (type 1, 2 or 3).
The awards will be granted only in November and December 2024. Please be patient!
Via Transilvanica SOTA and POTA award will be granted ONLY for SSB and/or CW QSOs.
You can ask for the award even if you don't have SOTA or POTA accounts.
You don't have to send the log. An e-mail will be active in November and December 2024 to ask for the award.
The award is also available separately for CW or SSB. The rules are the same.
P.S.
The rules for FT4/FT8 award will be published soon.
