Third Annual Istra Contest Conference
Croatia, Poreč, 3rd - 6th October 2024
by Croatian Amateur Radio Association (HRS) & 9A1P
About
Our goals are quite simple:
Create definite contest conference in Europe that will promote radiosport, friendship, Youth involvment in hamradio, exchange experience and to have fun with our friends & competition from the air.
Contesting
About Propagations
Operating experience
Physical & mental aspects
YOTA & WWYC
Tech
Station building
Station automatization
New products
Setup improvment
What about FUN
QLF competition
HAM Pub Quitz
Pile-up competition
Raffle with rewards
Last HAM Standing
About Us
Conference is organised for the third time by efforts of 9A1P team & supporters that want to create unique event about contesting & related things in Europe due the lack of similar quality events of this kind in Europe.
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Exchange experience
Meet some of the most prominent people in hamradio contesting
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Improve further
Get the knowledge from the lecturers and other attending specialist
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Get new friends and ideas
Meet people. Collaborate, make plans, get the ideas - push for improvements
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Enjoy beautiful Adriatic coast & fine mealsExplore the area & experience smell & taste of Istria region
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Guest view of the confernceStory by OE3EGH and OE3KAB about the conference on Spotify.
Istra Contest Conference 2023 in German language.
Topics
List of announced topics
D4C M/M with TK0C Team
Team C - S50C skiped TK0C and did D4C in WWCW 2023
WWYC - 20 years after
Created in the end of 1999 - Worldwide Young Contesteres had first of the four meetings in nearby Pazin, in 2004. Story of now grown-ups about 20 year in hamradio.
Team Charlie on D4Charlie
Dynamic team of TK0C in CQWW CW 2023 from D4C
Another Cabo Verde story on ICC
CR3DX
Story how to design, build and operate top station on Madera island
Story by Brano, OM2KW
WRTC 2026
Learn all about upcoming WRTC 2026 that will be held in UK
Andy, LZ2HM
P33W
See you this year also, third time in a row!
Paolo, IK3QAR
QARtest
Per la terza volta - ci vediamo a Parenzo!
Philippe, LX7I
LX7I
Will be attending Istra Contest Conference 2024 !
Alex, YU0W
Satellite guy
See you in Poreč for third time. Did someone mentioned satellites ?
Csaba, HA3LN
We were young contesters
Attended last year - had a great time. See you again in October!
Gallery
Some photos from last events
- All
- 2022
- 2023
Lecturers
Some of the speakers on the conference
Jose, CT1BOH
Beyond the pile-up
Jozef, OM7ZZ
microHAM ARCO
Ranko, 4O3A
New products from Montenegro
Sven, DJ4MX
8R7X dxped - evaluationParticipants
Confirmed participation soo far...
4O2A
4O3A
4O4A
4O4B
4X6TT
9A1TT
9A1UN
9A2KD
9A2MF
9A2NA
9A2R
9A3A
9A3BCU
9A3BVE
9A3CFF
9A3CFH
9A3LED
9A3MA
9A3MR
9A3SMS
9A3ST
9A3XV
9A4M
9A4WY
9A5AFF
9A5AFQ
9A5CW
9A5DX
9A5N
9A5X
9A6D
9A6KX
9A7DX
9A7EU
9A7MMM
9A7PP
9A7R
9A7YL
CT1BOH
DJ2MX
DJ4MX
DL1MGB
DO2WW
DP9A
E70A
E70AW
E70T
E70X
E73RO
E73YL
E74A
E74O
E75M
E76C
E77A
E77DX
E77EA
E79AA
E79DJ
E79MD
F4IEY
F4WEJ
F5DJL
F5SNJ
FM5CD
G3NKC
GW4XUM
HA3LN
I2VXJ
IK2EGL
IK2PFL
IK3QAR
IK3STG
IK4VET
IV3CTS
IV3OWC
K2XYL
K6AAM
LX7I
LZ2HM
LZ5VK
M0DXR
N3UA
OE3FTA
OE3YLR
OE6VIE
OE6ZLA
OM2KW
OM3RM
OM7ZZ
PB2T
RW7K
S50B
S50GA
S50R
S50ZK
S52BT
S52KA
S53GO
S53ZO
S55G
S55G
S55M
S55OO
S56A
S56NE
S57AL
S57AW
S57Q
S57UN
S57WJ
S59A
SA7DXR
SM5CKV
YT1CI
YT2AAA
YT2SS
YT3D
YT3H
YT3PL
YT5BOS
YT9A
YU0W
YU1EW
YU3LAX
YU3TA
YU5EEA
ZL3WW
Schedule
Schedule may be subject of smaller changes
| DAY 1 - Thursday, 3rd October | |||
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| Start | End | Activity/Lecture | |
| 12:00 | 18:00 | Check-in | Check in at hotel reception / ICC reception desk |
| 18:15 | 19:00 | Opening words & welcome drink | Conference hall |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | Dinner | Hotel restaurant |
| 21:00 | 00:00 | Unformal meetings @ social moments | Lobby bar |
| DAY 2 - Friday, 4th October | |||
| Start | End | Activity/Lecture | |
| 06:30 | 09:30 | Breakfast | Hotel restaurant |
| 10:00 | 10:40 | 8R7X Dxpedition Story by DJ4MX |
Conference hall |
| 11:30 | 12:00 | Welcome drink | Pool Bar |
| 12:30 | 15:05 | Free time | Siteseeing, swimming, lunch, cocktails... |
| 15:05 | 15:35 | WRTC 2026 - Cheerio England ! by WRTC commitee member |
Conference hall |
| 15:40 | 16:25 | microHAM ARCO - Epur si mouve ! by OM7ZZ |
Conference hall |
| 16:30 | 17:30 | Physical & mental aspects in contesting by group of contesters feat dr.med YT3D & dr.med I2VXJ |
Conference hall |
| 17:40 | 18:15 | Pile-up competition & QLF competition #FUN vol 1 |
Conference hall |
| 18:15 | 19:00 | HAM Pub Quiz #FUN vol 2 |
Conference hall |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | Dinner | Hotel restaurant |
| 21:00 | 00:00 | Pool Bar Community Building | Pool bar |
| DAY 3 - Saturday, 5th October | |||
| Start | End | Activity/Lecture | |
| 06:30 | 09:30 | Breakfast | Hotel restaurant |
| 09:35 | 10:25 | S53Matrigs - S53M switching system by S53ZO & S52KA |
Conference hall |
| 10:30 | 10:55 | E7CW - small town radioclub youth story by E79AA |
Conference hall |
| 11:00 | 11:40 | CR3DX - design, build and operate by OM2KW |
Siteseeing, swimming, lunch, cocktails... |
| 11:45 | 12:30 | Team C Inc. @ CQWW CW MM D4C Experience by team member |
Conference hall |
| 12:30 | 14:45 | Free time | Siteseeing, swimming, lunch, cocktails... |
| 14:50 | 15:25 | WWYC - 20 years after 1st meeting in Istra by We were young contesters |
Conference hall |
| 15:35 | 16:10 | 9A Youth annual report - value added by S5 Youth by youth |
Conference hall |
| 16:10 | 16:30 | Welcome drink vol 2. | Pool bar |
| 16:30 | 16:45 | Group photo drone by S57AW @ camera by YT5BOS |
Poolbar stairs & Hotel entrance |
| 16:45 | 17:20 | 4O3A - New products from Montenegro by 4O3A |
Conference hall |
| 17:25 | 18:05 | Beyond the pile-up by CT1BOH |
Conference hall |
| 18:10 | 18:45 | Raffle with awards | Conference hall |
| 18:45 | 19:15 | Diplomas for achievments & final ceremony | Conference hall |
| 19:15 | 21:00 | Dinner | Hotel restaurant |
| 21:00 | --:-- | Until last HAM standing No cheating here! :) |
Pool bar |
| DAY 4 - Sunday, 6th October | |||
| Start | End | Activity/Lecture | |
| 06:30 | 10:00 | Breakfast Reccomendation: a lot of fruits and liquids |
Hotel restaurant |
| 10:00 | 10:45 | Closing words no tears please, CU October 2025! |
Conference hall |
| All times in CET (UTC +2) | |||
Frequently Asked Questions
Check here for details
Nearest airports
Pula Airport, PUY, Croatia, 60km from the site
Rijeka Airport, RJK, Croatia, 150km from the site
Zagreb Airport, LDZA, ZAG, Croatia, 270km from the site
Ljubljana Airport Brnik, LJU, Slovenia, 180 km from the site
Trieste Airport Ronchi dei Legionari, TRS, Italy, 120 km from the site
Venezia Airport Marco Polo, VCE, Italy, 230 km from the site
Treviso Airport, TSF, Italy, 230 km from the site
Currency in Croatia
Official currency in Croatia since 1st of January 2023. is EURO - €.
Old Hrvatska kuna (HRK) bills and coins are not usable any more, since 15th of January 2023.
Visas
Croatia is a Member State of the European Union and part of the so-called Schengen Area.
However,
EU citizens can enter Croatia without any issues if they have a valid passport or identification card.
The same goes for some other countries in the region, which still aren’t Union members, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia or Montenegro. Passengers from other countries must have a valid passport, and some might need a visa.
Being favourite tourist destination, Croatian Visa regulations are very liberal - visa is not needed for citizens of USA, Canada and great number of other countries.
On this link - Croatian Gouverment - Ministry of Foreign Affairs you can check Visa requirements for your country.
Visa Requrements Overview
Past events websites
Tourist info about Croatia
Arrival info - more info
Coordinates of the parking lot:
latitude: 45° 14' 54.2" N (45.248379N)
longitude: 13° 35’ 42.1" E (13.595038E)
How to travel by train:
If you have chosen to arrive in Poreč by train, on here you can find the closest railway station.
Pazin, 33 km from Poreč
+ 385 52 624 310
Pula, 52 km from Poreč
+ 385 52 541 733
Rijeka, 100 km from Poreč
+ 385 51 211 111
Koper - Capodistria, Slovenia, 55 km from Poreč
+ 386 66 31 221
Trieste, Italy, 78 km from Poreč
Trieste Centrale, Piazza della Libertà, 11, 34132 Trieste TS, Italy
9A1P info
9A1P is well renowned contest group from Croatia, region of Istria.
Our members:
Davor 9A1UN, Stevo (SK) 9A2CW, Mladen 9A2NA, Mario 9A2RD, Sanjin 9A3K, Patrik 9A5CW,
Hrle 9A6XX, Mirko 9A6KX, Marko 9A8MM, Adi 9A8WW/S55M
Local supporters & guest operators:
Livio 9A7Y, Kiko 9A4WY, Etore 9A9KW, Željko 9A1ZZ, Dominik 9A7MMM, Aleksandar 9A8XX, Teodor 9A9RV, Dean 9A5AFF
GDPR
Istra Contest Conference is open to public visits - you just need to got to contest meeting desk and get accreditation!
By booking a stay or taking part of the conference as visitor you comply that you might be photographed, and that
your callsign will be listed on Participants list in all publications prior and after the event.
Afterall - we are all only HAMs who want to promote hamradio !
Last HAM Standing Reward
If you want to know about it - You need to visit us. 2022 title went unanimously to 9A5CW, and last HAM standing in 2023 were E77DX, 9A6KX and S57Q - still it isn't clear who won the title :)
Pricing
For all details and booking use contact form
Free announced visit
€0 / day
- Lectures
- Hotel stay
- Half pension
- Welcome drink
- Merch & Raffle rewards
Single Use
€87 / day
- Lectures
- Hotel stay - room single use
- Half pension
- Welcome drink
- Merch & Raffle rewards
Special arragments
€ / day
- Lectures
- Hotel stay - room single use
- Half pension
- Welcome drink
- Merch & Raffle rewards
Contact Us
For booking write us an e-mail with your details, and dates you want to stay on conference.
Payment is done on IBAN: HR6323800061110008442, SWIFT code: ISKBHR2X , Recipeint: Radio klub Porec
Price is 66€ per person per night in double room with halfboard or 87€ for single room per night with halfboard.
In case of any questions feel free to contact us
Address
Materada 35, Poreč 52440, Croatia, Hotel Materada
Call Us
+385 99 22 11 559
Email Us
icc2024@9a1p.com