Skype: lz1zf_gosho

The picture shown at QRZ.COM (made on 04-04-2009) is from Central Balkan National Park. I'm in the Bioshpere Reserve "DJENDEMA", which is included in the World Biosphere Reserves Network under UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program - http://www.centralbalkannationalpark.org/   , WFF Ref №: Central Balkan LZFF-001 + Djendema LZFF-008 , http://www.wff44.com/en/ in Russian: http://www.wff44.com/ru/news/show/371/. Behind myself are "Paradise" cliffs which I climbed up for the first time in 1972 and "Paradise" waterfall with height 124.5 meters (below peak Botev - 2376 meters a.s.l.).

http://www.snimka.bg/album.php?album_id=381014&view=2

You can check about WFF expeditions on http://www.qrz.com/lz01wff

I was born in 1955 in Karlovo, Bulgaria. I started to work on HF bands in 1969 in the Radio club LZ1KCP in Karlovo. During the period 1983-2001 I've been responsible of training voluntarily more than 250 young radio amateurs in the Radio club LZ1KVZ of The Technical College "Vladimir Zaimov" in Sopot.

I'm member of Digital Modes Club - DMC #4 - http://www.digital-modes-club.org

I'm a high mountain enthusiast: http://bts.karlovoinfo.com/en.html

I'm also keen on ARDF ( Fox Hunting -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Radio_Direction_Finding ;http://www.homingin.com/ ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPLWCc_rDqk ) and have 28 medals in international competitions with highest scores: World vicechampion Category M21 in 1984 (Norway), 3-rd in the World Category M40 in1997 (Germany), 3-rd in the World Category M50 in 2006 (Bulgaria), Balkan champion Category M50 in 2007 (Macedonia), in 2008 (Serbia) and in 2009 (Romania).

I'm IARU Region 1 international class ARDF referee # 79

Since 1969 till the end of 2008 I've written only manually over 1 000 000 (one million) QSLcards - for my S.W.L. LZ1-F-84, LZ1KCP, LZ1KDP (1975-1983), LZ1ZF, LZ1KVZ, LZ1KZA, LZ5A (after 2000) and over 100 special event callsigns - last ones: BT4ARDF, TM6RDF, OM9FOX, LZ3EYAC, LZ26ZA, LZ125O, OK5FOX, LZ35ZF, LZ1195IR, LZ127LO, LZ128LO, 4N15ARDF, YI9LZ, TC3A, LZ130B, TA3/LZ1ZF, LZ13ARDF, LZ129LO, LZ170VL, LZ130LO, LZ5F and contest operations of TA3KZ.

All logs of LZ1KZA, LZ5A (after year 2000), LZ1KVZ (425 000 QSO's), LZ30KVZ, BT4ARDF, LZ26ZA, LZ3EYAC, LZ125O, LZ1195IR, LZ127LO, LZ5ARDF, YI9LZ, LZ128LO, LZ130B, LZ13ARDF, TC3A, LZ1ZF, LZ1ZF/1, LZ35ZF, TA3/LZ1ZF, LZ170VL, LZ129LO, LZ130LO, LZ5F, LZ131GO, LZ17ARDF, LZ09BR, LZ01WFF, LZ44WFF and contest QSO's of TA3KZ are at my disposal and I am responsible for QSL-ing together with Boyan LZ1BJ.

If you need QSL card from some of the above mentioned callsigns you can request it via E-mail: lz1zf@arrl.net and I'll send you immediately QSL via the Bureau!

QSL's are printed by Gold Print Service - http://www.lz3hi.com

My Ten Ten # is 38328 - http://www.ten-ten.org

LZ1ZF counts 3 points for "St. Teodosii Tyrnovski" award -http://www.balkanclub.org/awards.htm

You can pay award’s fee of 3 Euro via PayPal sending your application to: lz1zf@arrl.net  – for additional information about PayPal please contact LZ3HI via E-mail: lz3hi@vip.bg

My equipment is: Yaesu FT1000MP MARK-V, Yaesu FT897D, Yaesu FT890, Yaesu FT8800, amplifiers ACOM1000 and ACOM2000A; antennas ACOM Log-periodics 14-30MHzModel LS1210 and LS86 - specifications on http://www.acom-bg.com , GP's and wire antennas for low bands.