There are three options depending on the specific case, whether he wants an LZ initial and how long he is staying in Bulgaria. A foreign radio amateur can make radio connections from Bulgaria without submitting an application to the CRC and wishes to use his own initial, under the following […]

Radio amateurs Class 1, possessing an identification mark (initial, call sign) can request to be issued by CRC a CEPT and/or HAREC certificate of eligibility. The CEPT certificate allows radio amateurs to carry out radio communications during a temporary stay in foreign countries that have acceded to Recommendation T/R 61-01 […]

Radio amateur classes Bulgarian radio amateurs, depending on their theoretical and practical training, are classified into two radio amateur classes: Class 1 – equivalent to CERT license; Class 2 – national class. Persons exercising only amateur radio listening activity are radio amateur listeners and receive a listener number, not an […]

The normatively defined term is “IDENTIFICATION MARK”. Other terms with a similar or analogous meaning are found in radio amateur circles: initial – permanent identification mark; call sign(s) – identification sign when working with a radio station; call sign – identification sign when working with a radio station. The prefixes […]

Personal identification marks and the identification marks of amateur repeaters and radio beacons are released in the event of the death of the individual or in case of refusal by the holder to use the identification mark, such as: in case of death of the natural person, a copy of […]

CRC determines personal identification marks for all Bulgarian radio amateurs. They consist of the letters (national prefix) LZ and a number followed by two or three letters of the Latin alphabet (suffix). For Southern Bulgaria (first zone) the odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are used, and for […]

One of the things that radio amateurs have to deal with, whether they like it or not, is the propagation of radio waves. And they study it to be successful. The many radio beacons (beacons) also help with this. There are different headlights. Some broadcast different signals on a certain […]

What is listening activity? The listening activity is something of an “apprenticeship” for a radio amateur. During the listening activity, the novice radio amateur observes what is happening on the air and in practice in this way acquires the knowledge and skills that he will need later. Why is it […]

According to the “Rules for the use of the radio frequency spectrum for radio equipment of the amateur radio service”, a radio amateur is a person holding a permit for the eligibility of a radio amateur or a harmonized radio amateur certificate (HAREC) who, without material interest and for his […]