Brief History
The first international High Speed Telegraphy competition was the HST European Championship held in Moscow, Russia in 1983. Two more HST European Championships were held; one in 1989 in Hannover, Germany, and another in 1991 in Neerpelt, Belgium. The first HST World Championship was held in Siófok, Hungary, in 1995, and a World Championship event has been held in every odd-numbered year since then. Most international, national, and local HST competitions are held in the countries of the former Eastern Bloc. Every World Championship to date has been held in Europe. While many competitors are licensed amateur radio operators, there is no requirement that competitors have a license, and many pursue the sport without one.
According to Ivan Ivanov, LZ1PJ, the championship held in Moscow in 1983 was in fact the first that claimed to be 'European championship'. There were many other international HST competitions before that. The earliest that he knows of took part in Beijing, China, back in 1953. There were teams of Soviet Union, Bulgaria, China, and possibly others. Another earlier event was the annual 'Danube Cup', traditionally organized in Bucharest, Romania.
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