ZVEZA RADIOAMATERJEV SLOVENIJE
(Association of Radio Amateurs of Slovenia)
Zveza radioamaterjev Slovenije - ZRS (Association of Radio Amateurs
of Slovenia) in fact it is not such a young organization, as it was
established in 1946 and operated within the Yugoslav Association of
Radio Amateurs as a voluntary and active member until December 1991,
when it withdrew from membership. In February 1992 ZRS began the procedure
for admission into the International Amateur Radio Union and was admitted
into full membership in December 1992. When Slovenia became a member of
the International Telecommunications Union, Slovene radio amateurs obtained
new call signs - S5, which began to be used on 24th October 1992.
The Association of Radio Amateurs of Slovenia unites more than 3,000
members (of total 8,000) organized in 117 radio clubs. In April 2004
there were altogether 3,000 operators (members of ZRS) of varying age
and profession, among them 150 disabled persons (the blind, paraplegics,
etc.) and over 420 old-timers (operators with at least 25 years' experience).
It is interesting to compare the number of operators with the total population
and area of the Republic of Slovenia - every 250rd Slovene is a radio amateur -
operator and, on average, one radio amateur - operator covers near 3 sq.km.
The ZRS is a registered organization operating in the field of technical
culture and functioning in accordance with its statute. Its activities
are directed by managing bodies typical in such organizations. Almost
100% of the Association's budget is contributed by its members in the
form of a membership fee/operator license fee, which currently amounts
to 8.600 SIT per year (approx. 36 EUR). Families with several
operators pay only 50% of the regular membership fee!
ZRS also issues its official journal "CQ ZRS" in 2.500 copies.
Its contents are, of course, adapted to suit the interests of
members: internal news, operator techniques and DX information, HF and
VHF/UHF/SHF contests, amateur radio direction finding, techniques and
design, ham exchange, etc. We have started to exchange our journal with some
IARU members and it would please us greatly if this exchange could be
extended also to other IARU members.
The activities of Slovene radio amateurs in international competitions are
probably well known and we will certainly do our best at major contests to
improve our standings on the top lists. This will be the main objective of
members of the established Slovenia Contest Club.
The S5 PACKET RADIO network operates at more than 50 locations (BBS and Nodes
with more than 100 stations and computers). Most are home made (broad - band
stations, up to 1.2288 Mbps, operating on 6m, 2m, 70 cm, 23 cm, 13 cm and 9 cm).
Almost 2,000 ZRS operators are engaged in digital communications. The first
high speed link (1.2288 Mbps) on 2.4 GHz, developed by S53MV, was set out
in June 1995.
The QSL BUREAU at ZRS has been operating independently since 1991 and, in our
opinion, quite successfully. We hope that IARU members
share our opinion.
Address: ZRS - QSL BUREAU, P.O. BOX 180
1001 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
Phone: +386(0)1 252 24 59
Fax: +386(0)1 422 0 422
Since 1997 We are issuing CEPT licenses (CEPT T/R61-01) with the authorities.
Foreign citizens - radio amateurs from non-CEPT countries
can obtain a temporary license for operation
within the Republic of Slovenia. All conditions and additional information
can be sent on request - address:
Post and Electronic Communications Agency of the Republic of Slovenia
Kotnikova 19/A
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
(Telephone: +386 1 47 34 900, Telefax: +386 1 43 28 036).
CALL SIGNS/LICENSE CLASS IDENTIFICATIONS:
S51A - S50Z: CLASS A, CLUBS, S5 HEADQUARTERS STATIONS
S51AA - S50ZZ: CLASS A
S51AAA - S51ZZZ: CLUBS
S52AAA - S52ZZZ: CLASS N
S53AAA - S53ZZZ: CLUBS
S54AAA - S54ZZZ: CLASS A
S55AAA - S55ZZZ: S5 HEADQUARTERS STATIONS, BEACONS, PR, ATV, etc.
S56AAA - S56ZZZ: CLASS A
S57AAA - S57ZZZ: CLASS A
S58AAA - S58ZZZ: CLASS N
S59AAA - S59ZZZ: CLUBS
S50AAA - S50ZZZ: CLUBS, S5 HEADQUARTERS STATIONS
CLASS A: ALL BANDS, ALL MODES, 1500W MAX
CLASS N: PARTS OF HF AND VHF/UHF BANDS, ALL MODES, 100W/25W MAX
S5 HF, VHF, UHF, SHF BEACONS: location KUM 1,219 m asl, UL JN76MC
S55ZRS - HF 28.250 MHz CW/1W
S55ZRS - VHF 50.014 MHz CW/5W
S55ZRS - VHF 144.450 MHz CW/1W
S55ZRS - UHF 432.950 MHz CW/1W
S55ZRS - SHF 1.296380 MHz CW/1W
For an update, please note the following:
ZVEZA RADIOAMATERJEV SLOVENIJE (ZRS)
Address: Lepi pot 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Telephone: + 386 1 252 24 59 (HQ ZRS)
Telefax: + 386 1 422 0 422
E-mail: zrs-hq@hamradio.si
WWW: http://www.hamradio.si
President: Ivan Batagelj, S54A
Vice-Presidents: Stefan Barbaric, S51RS
Boris Plut, S54O
Miran Voncina, S50O
Secretary: Drago Grabensek, S59AR
HF manager: Goran Krajcar, S52P
VHF Manager: Evgen Kranjec, S52EZ
ARDF Manager: Franci Zankar, S57CT
Digital comm. Manager: Bajko Kulauzovic, S57BBA
ATV/RPT Manager: Mijo Kovacevic, S51KQ
Diploma Manager: Milos Oblak, S53EO
Greetings to all from Slovenia - the country on the sunny side of the Alps!
