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Announcing the 15th CCF/OHDXF Contest/DX Meeting! Contest Club Finland (CCF) and OH DX Foundation (OHDXF) are happy to announce the 15th CCF & OHDXF Contest and DX Conference on the 22nd-24th of January 2010. The Conference concept is now exceptional under theme “CCF & OHDXF Goes to Baltic” - an International Contest Conference and Contesters get-together venue at Latvia, Riga! Presentations take place on Saturday between 09:00-18:00. We have reserved Friday for travelling and evening get-together eye-ball qsoing. The Pile-up on Friday is held at Conference Hotel Islande (or Downtown Pub) in Riga. Daytime visitors on Saturday the 23rd of January in Riga are also most welcome! The “Day Conference delegate” fee is 50 Euros per delegate (45 Euros for CCF and OHDXF members), including conference presentations, lunch and break-time coffee and tea service.Day visitors can be charged on the web-pages, but also at the Hotel’s Conference registration desk (cash payment only).
PROGRAM Fri 22-Jan-2010 20:00 Get-together at Hotel Islande or possible downtown Pub Sat 23-Jan-2010, Riga 07:00-08:45 Conference Breakfast for Travel Package visitors 09:00-09:15 Welcome to the Conference “CCF goes Baltic” COnference agenda: * Contesting in Latvias (YL), Lithuania (LY) and Estonia (ES) * Success factors of RDXC - Russian DX Contest ( R3/SM6LRR) * CCF RTTY Contesting: - RTTY SO2R Station layout & Operating skills and hints (OH2BP) - Decoder comparison and parameter set-up for different band conditions + Live demo (YL2KF) * New SO2R trends (ES5TV) * 3D20CR Conway Reef expedition (DJ8NK) * Contest Club India (OH1RX)
19:30 – 19:45 Transportation to Contest/DX dinner 20:00 Contest / DX Dinner at Lido 23:45 Transportation to “Pile-up”- Pub (Bus will go to Hotel Islande after the Pub-Stop) Sun 24-Jan-2010 07:00-10:00 Breakfast for Travel Package delegates 07:00- Departures & Tourist programs according to own schedule
The “Conference delegate” package includes -Conference presentations -Conference Buffet-Lunch (worth 15 €) -break coffee, tea and refreshments (worth 15 €) Travel and Contest Dinner packages Hotel Accommodation Packages, single/double room for 1-2 night
| We have reserved rooms from | | Islande Hotel | | 20, Kipsalas Street, Riga LV-1048 | | www.islandehotel.lv | | | | Room rates for CCF & OHDXF Members per person including tax, breakfast and morning sauna | | In shared double room EUR 38 / night | | In single room EUR 60 / night | | | | Room rates for non members per person including tax, breakfast and morning sauna | | In shared double room EUR 40 / night | | In single room EUR 62 / night |
Travel Package 1. Viking Line & Bus return trip to Riga o Friday 22nd Jan 11:30 – 14:00 Helsinki – Tallinn o Sunday 24th Jan 16:30 – 19:00 Tallinn – Helsinki o Ferry and bus: fare EUR 98 / person incl. taxes and fees o Bus trip 4 hours (258km) Travel Package 2. Finnair/Air Baltic return Flight to Riga o Additional cost based Transportation available for the package, see web-pages Contest & Beer Dinner at Lido, Beer Bar is Open! o Bus transportation included - Avec Programs - Guided Sightseeing by walking, 2 hours - Guided Shopping tour 3 hours including transportations Optional program can be arrange, based on given feedback on sign up form if minimum amount of people are joining. More Side programs for AVEC’s and whole family could be some of the following: - Bowling at Hotel Islande - Riga Spa’s - Riga Opera - Chocolate manufacturing - Etc…
Travel Package 1. Ferry and Bus Transportation Fri 22-Jan-2010, from Helsinki: 10:0-11:00 Check-in at Viking line Terminal 11:30-14:00 Viking Line HKI to Tallinn 14:00 Arrival to Tallinn and transfer to Bus 14:30-18:30 Bus from Tallinn to Riga 4 hours Sun 24-jan-2010, from Riga: 11:00 – 15:30 Bus from Riga to Tallinn, 4hours 15:30 Arrival to Tallinn and transfer to ferry 16:30-19:00 Ferry trip Tallinn to Helsinki Travel Packages 2, Return Flight Helsinki- Riga Fri 22-Jan-2010, from Helsinki-Vantaa, (HEL) a.) BTE306 Fri 22.1.2010 Helsinki-Riga 15.50-16.55 BTE325 Sun 24.1.2010 Riga-Helsinki 13.00-14.10 Flight fare EUR 255 / person incl. taxes and fees Or b.) BTE328 Sat 23.1.2010 Helsinki-Riga 05.20-06.25 BTE325 Sun 24.1.2010 Riga-Helsinki 18.05-19.15 Flight fare EUR 255 / person incl. taxes and fees Or c.) AY125 Fri 22.1.2010 Helsinki-Riga 16.30-17.25 AY128 Sun 24.1.2010 Riga-Helsinki 14.30-15.30 Flight fare EUR 276 / person incl. taxes and fees From above mentioned flights there is private bus transfer to hotel. Return transfer rate is EUR 12/person.
NOTE! You can also book your flight inpendently. see: http://www.airbaltic.com/public/index.html http://www.ryanair.com/fi http://www.finnair.com
Check VISA appliance for Latvia http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/ http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/ru/ Book the January 22nd-24th weekend now! 73’s and hope to see you at YL / Riga! CCF & OHDXF
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