Three CW contest and DXpedition ops – John/G4IRN, Roger/G3SXW and Bob/K4UEE went on this whirlwind 4 day trip to Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia; primary objectives:

1) To get DXFC points

2) To get QRV (these are all CEPT T/R 61-01 countries).

3) To sample local beer.

……….All objectives were achieved!

Photos below show our first stop-over in Bulgaria, where we were met by Dim/LZ1AF and given a tour of the city of Sofia. In the evening we visited the home QTH of Ruemen/LZ1MS.

Bob/K4UEE

Roger/G3SXW and Dimitar/LZ1AF.

Sofia.

Sofia.

Sofia.

At the QTH of Rumen, LZ1MS. (L-R) Bob/K4UEE, John/G4IRN, Rumen/LZ1MS, Dim/LZ1AF, Roger/G3SXW.

A surprise visitor to our Sofia hotel: Jorma/OH2KI visiting the Acom factory en-route to Kosovo.