Radio Bulgaria DX Program

This is Radio Bulgaria’s weekly DX Program for radio amateurs and short wave fans and DXers which is included in our one-hour broadcasts starting as follows: Friday at 21.00 UTC on 5900 and 7400 kHz beamed to West Europe, at 23.00 UTC and Saturday at 02.00 UTC on 9700 and 11700 kHz to North America, as well as in the half-hour broadcast at 06.30 UTC on 9600 and 11600 kHz to West Europe.

In this issue by DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:

Pakistan Hams Appeal for Help
Hardship continues after the devastating floods in Pakistan that have claimed 1,700 lives and left 14 million people homeless. The Pakistan Amateur Radio Society (PARS) reports that both mobile and landline services are cut and could take months to restore.
PARS, in association with Islamabad Jeep Club and Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians has started disaster relief activities. This includes providing food, tents and medical support to the northern flood affected areas. The Indus River swollen by intense summer monsoon rainfall last month has wreaked havoc as it flowed across Pakistan.

In response to the communications failure PARS and the Islamabad Jeep Club have set up two teams to provide links with affected areas. PARS has a 2-meter repeater in place providing a weak signal into affected areas enabling some use of hand-held radios. PARS has asked the international amateur radioi community for help it needs: three 144 – 430 MHz cross band repeaters, hi-gain dual band antennas, power supplies, 100 foot lengths of coaxial cable with connectors, and 2-meter hand-held transceivers.

Inquiries about this matter should be directed to the PARS President, Nasir Khan, AP2NK at:
ap2nk.nasir@gmail.com .
JY7P - Jordan

The Royal Jordanian Radio Amateur Society (RJRAS) has organized a special weekend dedicated to the city of PETRA, to promote tourism to Jordan and PETRA in particular. As PETRA is one of the seven wonders of the world, RJRAS decided to use the call JY7JP (JY indicating Jordan, 7 indicating one of the seven wonders of the world and P for PETRA). A number of operators will participate in this event with the following equipment: 3 HF directional antennas, 1 HF vertical antenna, 2 HF dipoles, 1 VHF antenna for local communications, 4 HF transceivers 100 watts each and 1 VHF transceiver 100 watts for local communication.

The event shall take place in the city of PETRA beginning on September 17 and running to 23.59 UTC on September 19. 2010. This will give about 70 hours on the air.

YK1BA – Syria

Saad, N5FF, will be active September 6 to 17 from Syria as YK1BA with with priority for those needing YK for a new entry/band/mode. He has posted the following on QRZ.com:

“Don’t call me if you have already worked me and confirmed the QSO. This will definitely help thin down the pile up and give betterchance to others to be heard and worked. Insurance QSOs are OK if you are uncertain about the first QSO. However, you don’t need to work me 6 times. I usually don’t move to the next QSO till I’m certain that I have copied the call correctly. One insurance QSO is enough. Also, I usually tell you “in log” or “QSO” if you work me again. Please LISTEN. When I call a certain number or a certain area, I will only work those that I call and anyone else that calls me will not be worked. Please LISTEN. I will give my info frequently, so please don’t break in and ask for the call, QSL info, etc. Please don’t ask me to QSY to another band or mode during a pile up. Also, please don’t ask for schedules.”

Jarvis Island, KH5
Eric, K3NA, with a group called “Radio Expeditions, Inc.” had announced earlier they were working on a major operation from Jarvis Island, KH5 in the Pacific. On August 31, the US Fish & Wildlife Service announced that Eric’s group had been selected to conduct an operation on the island. There was one other group who had applied for permission to go. The DXpedition is now planned for November of 2011, to allow sufficient time to schedule and prepare the MV Braveheart for the trip. Further information will be released as it becomes available.

B R O A D C A S T T I P S
Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Broadcastin Corporation was heard in Sofia on 6005 kHz at the beginning of its program in English at 00.56 hours with the national anthem, at 03 hours with a Christian religious program on 9770 kHz, and after 03 hours until the end of the broadcast on 15745 kHz. Only on Sunday the broadcast continues until 05.03 hours with religious programs on the same frequencies.

USA. In the subband from 9200 to 9400 kHz are audible a variety of religious radio stations located in the USA. One of them is the famous WINB from Red Lion, Pennsylvania broadcasting from 00 to 03, from 11 to 15 and from 21 to 00 hours on 9265 kHz, from 15 to 16 and from 18 to 20 hours on 9335 kHz, and from 20 to 21 hours on 13570 kHz. The station relays programs of other stations as well.

Germany & Monaco. Radio Armonia from a studio in Iashi, Romania is received in Sofia only on Saturday on 9440 kHz from 10 to 10.30 hours and from 15.30 to 16 hours. The programs are emitted from transmitters located in Germany.

India. A station broadcasting in the Hindi language, most likely from Gorakhpur and announcing itself as “All India Radio” was heard in Sofia with a weak signal at 17 hours on 3945 kHz.

Botswana, Sao Tome & USA. Radio Voice of America English Language African Service was received between 20 and 21 hours on 1530, 4930 and 4940 kHz. Transmitters located in Botswana and Sao Tome. On 4940 kHz the programs are emitted only on Saturday and Sunday.

Caucasus. Apsua Radio from Soukhumi, Abkhazia is received in Sofia almost daily from 04 to 05 hours on 9535 kHz.

China & Russia. Radio China International broadcasting in Turkish from a 1200 kW transmitter located in Krasnodar, Russia was reported from 19.30 to 20 hours on 1170 kHz.

Sudan. Different stations broadcast on a disputed, in their opinion, frequency of 7200 kHz in the end of the 40 meter HAM band. One of them is from Sudan and was heard in Sofia at 04 hours with the announcement Huna Omdurman Idaatu Jumhuriya Sudan, i.e. Here is Omdurman, the Radio of the Republic of Sudan.

USA. A rarely received radio was heard in Sofia with a program in Portuguese – Radio Miami International, known also as WRMI at 05 hours on 9955 kHz.

Thank you for being with us. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated and all reception reports confirmed with the QSL card of Radio Bulgaria. Please address your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english@bnr.bg . An online reception report form is available at www.bnr.bg – click on English and navigate.
So, 73 and DX!
Source: DXprogram September 3, 2010 http://bit.ly/bfwVPN
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia/playdx2003)

Radio Bulgaria DX Program

This is Radio Bulgaria’s weekly DX Program for radio amateurs and shortwave fans and DXers which is included in our one-hour broadcasts starting as follows: Friday at 21.00 UTC on 5900 and 7400 kHz beamed to West Europe, at 23.00 UTC and Saturday at 02.00 UTC on 9700 and 11700 kHz to North America, as well as in the half-hour broadcast at 06.30 UTC on 9600 and 11600 kHz to West Europe.

In this issue by DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:

SABA 2010 DXpedition (Netherlands Antilles)
Team leader Bob Allphin, K4UEE, has released the following update:

The Saba 2010 team has completed all preparations for the activation of Saba beginning October 10, 2010. As you know by now, that is the likely date that the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist and several new DXCC entities will be created as a result. One of those new countries should be Saba/St. Eustatius Island due to their close proximity. Although, this is not a 100% certainty, it is likely enough to plan an operation.

Two teams, comprised mostly of members of the Southeastern DX Club (SEDXC) will operate over a two-week period beginning October 10th and ceasing operations the morning of October 23rd.

A reconnaissance trip was conducted to Saba Island in March this year, and two sites were selected. They are a minimum of 500 ft above the sea with a clear shot to the main target areas of Japan, North America and Europe. In March, this location produced many contacts all over the world with low power and wire antennas. We should be loud! Combine this location and the excellent operators and we believe DXers worldwide will have a great chance of making contacts for a brand new one.

We have created a website http://www.saba2010.com/ and we will be updating it periodically. It is our intention to upload to Log Book of the World (LoTW) from Saba often.

Please note that this operation is entirely self-supporting. The operators themselves will bear all the costs and provide their personal equipment for the stations and antennas.

YJ0VK – Vanuatu

Chris, VK3QB updates us on this operation scheduled for August 27 to September 2. The YJ0VK team is fully prepared now. We fly out of the eastern seaboard of Australia on Thursday, August 26. We expect to be operational on 20 meters by 00.00 UTC August 27. Other bands will come on-line through the day. Our vertical antennas are constructed and tested and appear to be working very well.

We will be placing a special focus on the WARC bands, so please look for us on the following frequencies: CW - 10107, 18077, 24897 kHz; SSB – 10130 (our comment is - it is strange, the 10 MHz band is an exclusively CW band, how can SSB be used?).

On the traditional bands we will be operating on the following frequencies +/- QRM:
CW: 1820, 3511, 7011, 14011, 21001, 28011 kHz; SSB: 1860, 3670, 7170, 14170, 21270, 28470 kHz.
We have a limited station for 160 meters, but we’ll certainly have it operational each day at our sunrise and sunset.

We welcome all QSLs; please send them to the address on our website or via the QSL bureau – the team hopes to achieve DXCC during these six days. For more information please visit our website: http://yj0vk.vkham.com/ .

Propagation Conditions

According to K7RA Solar Update, sunspot numbers and solar flux declined this week, with the average daily sunspot numbers down nearly 17 points to36.1, and the average daily solar flux down to 83.5. In the previous week, the average daily sunspot numbers had risen nearly 33 points to 53.
New sunspot groups appeared on August 11, 13 and 16, but on Tuesday and Wednesday (August 17-18), total sunspot area was one-fifth what it was on August 16, less than one-seventh the area on August 14 and less than one-fourteenth the area of August 12.

Projections for solar flux over the next 10 days, August 20-29: rising from 78 to 81 gradually. Predictions for planetary A index over those same days are 5 on August 27-29. Geophysical Institute Prague predicted unsettled conditions August 24-28.

B R O A D C A S T T I P S

Eritrea. Eritrean Radio in July used the frequency of 9715 kHz but after Radio Saudi Arabia showed up there, has moved to 9710 kHz. The station was heard in Sofia at 03.55 hours with Identification Signal and news bulletin from 04.02 hours on 7150 and 7175 kHz – right in the 40 meter HAM band and on 9710 kHz.

Japan. NHK Radio Japan in Japanese was received in Sofia between 03 and 04 hours on 15195, 15325 and 17810 kHz from transmitters located in Japan.

St. Helena. As you may know, Radio St. Helena on the island with the same name in the South Atlantic has only one broadcast a year and always on the same frequency of 11092.5 kHz USB. Last year the broadcast took place in December and was received by a small number of listeners.
This year the broadcast will be on October 9 as follows: from 19 to 20.30 hours to Europe; from 20.30 to 23 hours to Asia and from 23 to 00.30 hours to North America.

India & Spain. Two radio stations broadcasting in English are received from 00 to 00.45 hours on one and the same frequency 6055 kHz – All India Radio and Radio Exterior de Espana. The Indian Radio is on till 00.45 hours and afterwards the Spanish radio is audible without interference.

Turkey. Radio TRY or Turkyie Radio and TV has extraordinary broadcasts and was reported on August 22 at 20 hours on 5960, 9460 and 702 kHz with a sports program and on 954 and 891 kHz with another music program. On August 23 there were broadcasts from this station from 03.30 hours on 702, 954 and 891 kHz. These frequencies haven’t been used for a long time with small exceptions of 702 kHz.

Chagos Islands & USA. Music program with announcements in English was heard after 02.30 hours on 7811 kHz from a transmitter in Florida and on 12759 kHz from Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean, both in USB mode. At 03.00 hours the station announced “This is the American Forces Radio.”

Germany. Radio Gloria International in English was heard with a program of retro-songs on August 22 from 09 hours on 6140 kHz via a transmitter located in Germany. It is on the air once a month.

Ethiopia. With the strongest signal out of all local stations in this country Radio Oromya was noted on August 23 at 03.30 hours on 6030 kHz.

With this we have come to the end of our weekly DX Program. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated and all reception reports confirmed with the QSL card of Radio Bulgaria. Please address your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english@bnr.bg . An online reception report form is available at http://www.bnr.bg/ – click on English and navigate!
So, 73 and DX!
(Source: Radio Bulgaria: DX programme August 27, 2010 http://bit.ly/aklrZt
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

Radio Bulgaria DX Program

This is Radio Bulgaria’s weekly DX Program for radio amateurs and short wave listeners which is included in our one-hour broadcasts starting as follows: Friday at 21.00 UTC on 5900 and 7400 kHz beamed to West Europe, at 23.00 UTC and Saturday at 02.00 UTC on 9700 and 11700 kHz to North America, as well as in our half-hour broadcast at 06.30 UTC on 9600 and 11600 kHz to West Europe.

In this issue by DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:

QRZ DX Reports: The solar flux is hanging in the low 80’s and some activity is reported on the higher bands, up to 10 meters. Remember that just because you don’t hear anyone on those “upper” HF frequencies doesn’t necessarily mean the band is not open. Call a few CQ’s and see what happens!

DX News from the Ham Bands

3B9/IZ4AKS – Rodriguez Island. The Italian radio amateur Giorgio, IZ4AKS will be active from Rodriguez Island in the Indian Ocean as 3B9/IZ4AKS August 28 to September 4. He will operate holiday style on 40 through 10 meters with 100 watts and a vertical antenna near the sea. A few days before and after Rodriguez, he might be on the air from Mauritius as 3B8/IZ4AKS. No QSL route was announced but presumably QSL cards should be sent to his home call via the QSL bureau.

HS – Thailand (E2E). The Thailand radio authority has approved, effective August 11, for all HF bands and all modes the new prefix of E2E. This is a real and legitimate call, sought because it is so short (and to bring glory to the Kingdom of Thailand, and fun for its operators). However, it is not clear whether the HS prefix will remain in force as well. QSLs via HS0AC.

3Y8XSA - Norwegian Antarctica Base. Be careful and don’t confuse this operation with one of the Norwegian Antarctic Islands. Swedish radio amateur Lars, SM4TUV will be working for the Norwegian Polar Institute in Antarctica from November 2010 to December 2011, at their Polar Research Station Troll, on Dronning Maud Land. The QSL route is via SM4TUV – remember he will be there until December 2011.

3D2C - Conway Reef DXpedition Planned. After cancellation of the T31, Kiribati Island DXpedition in the Pacific, the famous DXers YT1AD of Serbia and K3LR of the USA, with friends, are organizing a DXpedition to the small island of Conway Reef in the South Pacific. Initial plans call for the team to arrive in Fiji, September 28, 2011; departing from Denerau September 29 and arriving at Conway Reef on the afternoon of September 30. Activity from Conway Reef will run from October 1 to October 10. Departure from Conway Reef for Nadi October 11 to arrive at Fiji the afternoon of October 12. There is also the possibility of a three day operation from Rotuma. For more details see the website at: www.yt1ad.info/3d2c .

PJ4, Bonaire – Possibly a New DXCC Entity? Kelly, N0VD has announced a large group going to Bonaire,PJ4 in South America in anticipation of it being a “NEW ONE” October 10, 2010.

On August 14, Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported: “Bonaire referendum postponed again. A referendum on the political future of Bonaire, planned for September 3, has been postponed indefinitely. The decision was taken by the island’s governing council on last Friday. The referendum commission had requested a postponement until October 1, to provide more time to inform the public about the poll.

On October 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles, of which Bonaire is the main island in a five-island group off the coast of South America, will be dissolved as a single political entity. The islands of Curacao and Sint Maarten will become independent countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius will become ‘special councils’ of the Netherlands.

Silent Key, Len Kaufer, KH0AC. Dr. Len Kaufer, KH0AC, became a Silent Key this week in his home on beautiful Saipan. Len, formerly KG6SW, went out to the Trust Territory of Saipan in the 1960’s as a Jesuit priest. He brought his longtime love of Amateur Radio with him, and eventually met an island girl named Connie Tenorio. Connie won out over the priesthood, and they eventually got married after a personal letter from the Pope.

B R O A D C A S T T I P S

Algeria

West Sahara Liberation Front POLISARIO Radio has shown up again on short wave and was heard with news in Arabic at 22 hours on 6297 kHz. The program is also broadcast on 700 kHz.

Australia

Radio Australia has been received in Sofia recently with strong signals at different times as follows: at 06.30 hours on 9710 and 15160 kHz with one program and on 11945 kHz with another, both in English. At 13.45 hours in English on 9560, 9580 and 9590 kHz, and in Chinese on 9475 and 11660 kHz.

Zambia

The Christian Radio CVC One Africa was heard with a light music, comments by two DJs – female and male from 20 hours on 9540 kHz from a transmitter located in Lusaka, Zambia.

New Zealand

Radio New Zealand International was received on Friday, August 13 with the Letterbox program, featuring a DX Program, this time discussing the utility radio stations and a review of listeners’ letters from 20.35 to 20.50 hours on 11725 kHz. This program is aired every second week.

Spain

Radio Exterior de Espana was heard with a program in English between 19 and 20 hours on 9665 kHz, but there was no signal on the other announced frequency of 11620 kHz. The emission is aired on week days and on weekend from 21 to 22 hours on 9650 kHz.

This has brought us to the end of our weekly DX Program. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated and all reception reports confirmed with the QSL card of Radio Bulgaria. Please address your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english@bnr.bg An online reception report form is available at http://www.bnr.bg/ - click on English and navigate.
So, 73 and DX!

Source: www.bnr.bg/sites/en/Lifestyle/DX/Pages/200810_DXprogramme.aspx
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

Radio Bulgaria DX Program

This is Radio Bulgaria’s weekly DX Program for radio amateurs and short wave fans and DXers which is included in our one-hour broadcasts starting as follows:

Friday at 21.00 UTC on 5900 and 7400 kHz beamed to West Europe, at 23.00 UTC and Saturday at 02.00 UTC on 9700 and 11700 kHz to North America, as well as in the half-hour broadcast at 06.30 UTC on 9600 and 11600 kHz to West Europe.


In this issue by DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:

Did You Know? WWV and WWVH
Today, most amateurs know that radio stations WWV and WWVH broadcast time and frequency information 24 hours a day, seven days a week to millions of listeners worldwide. Administered by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), WWV is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, about 60 miles north of Denver; WWVH is located on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii on a 30 acre site near Kekaha. Both stations broadcast information that includes time announcements, standard time intervals, standard frequencies, UT1 time corrections, a BCD time code, geophysical alerts, marine storm warnings and Global Positioning System (GPS) status reports. Most hams today think of WWV and WWVH as “time stations.” According to QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, that’s only half true: they are really time and frequency stations. “The time signals that you hear are regulated by an atomic
clock that uses the oscillations of Cesium atoms as its standard – 9,162,361,770 oscillations equal 1 second.

Morse Code or CW is Alive
Felipe, NP4Z, from Puerto Rico says: “I’ve been at this now since February 2006 running primarily CW mode. My Morse Code proficiency has improved slowly and the desire to improve at CW is always there. But many times I stop and ask myself “why would a grown man be attracted so to CW?”. I think I can begin to answer this with certainty and enthusiasm:

Within Ham Radio there is a fraternity whose membership adheres to a mutual goal to preserve through the use of a time honored technological skill of communications and that anyone willing to endure the necessary efforts to learn will be welcomed by encouragement from its members in ways not equaled in any other hobby.

While this statement could be taken as pure ambiguity, for those who have enjoyed the thrills of learning and using CW and have received the endless flow of good will and true brotherhood from experienced CW operators know exactly what is meant by these heart felt words”

Yet Another Appreciation of CW

This time from Gerry, W1VE:

CW is the binding power of our common Amateur Radio heritage. CW embodies the Amateur Radio Creed, which is blind to race, religion, political beliefs, or place in life. CW is inclusive, accepting all willing to learn. CW is not a sword, not a weapon to be brandished against those not yet enlightened. CW does not discriminate rag-chewer, contester, QRQ, QRS, QRO or QRP, DXer or Moonbounce enthusiasts. CW is our universal language of communication.

CW, after all, is an art, not a science. Throughout the history of our hobby, modes may come and modes may go, but CW will remain. Why?

CW is, most of all, a lot of fun!

India HAMSAT May Launch in September
An Amateur Radio satellite being built by students at S-R-M University may be launched by the Indian Space Research Organization in September. An S-R-M University press release describes the new bird called S-R-M-SAT as a 15 watt satellite weighing between 10 and 15 kg and measuring one meter.

S-R-M-SAT may use the bands 145.8 MHz for the uplink and 434.5 MHz for the downlink. It will launch along with the primary payload known as load Cartosat and two other amateur radio satellites called STUDSAT and TISat-1.

B R O A D C A S T T I P S
Ukraine. Radio Ukraine International has resumed broadcasts on short wave after a few months of silence due to financial reasons. One-hour programs in English have been heard in Sofia from 00 to 01 hour and from 19 to 20 hours on 7440 kHz, from 05 to 06 hours on 9840 kHz and from 21 to 22 hours on 6145 kHz. Three other programs will be aired when financial funds are available and they are: from 03 hours on 7440 kHz, from 09 and from 11 hours on 11620 kHz. The station confirms reception reports with QSL cards from the address: Radio Ukraine International, English Service, Kreshchatyk 26, Kiev 01001, Ukraine.

Netherlands. Radio Netherlands broadcasts special emissions live from the bicycle race Tour de France which this year started from Holland and will continue until July 25. The frequencies are 5955, 7235, 9595, 9620, 9895 and 13700 kHz. The address for QSL cards is: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep, P.O.Box 222, 1200 JG Hilversum, The Netherlands.

Central African Republic. Radio Bangui broadcasts in the evening and the morning on 5035 kHz and during the day on 7220 kHz. The other short wave radio in this country - Radio ICDI uses during the day 6030 kHz and in the evening - 3390 kHz.

Greece. Radio Fila or Radio Friendship already broadcasts to Europe in English from 09 to 09.30 hours on 11645 and 666 kHz. On certain days programs in Greek are aired instead, the same as on 9420, 15630 and 729 kHz, the reasons being strikes, maintenance (usually on Tuesday) and religious emissions from churches (mostly on Sunday and on Orthodox holidays.

Myanmar. Radio Myanmar was heard in Sofia with news in English from 15.30 to 15.45 hours on 5986 kHz and in local languages between 00 and 00.20 hour on 5986 and 7200 kHz with two different music programs.

Italy and Slovakia. Radio International Radio Relay Service in Milan, Italy uses a transmitter located in Slovakia and was heard in Sofia after 18 hours with a religious program in English. As station Identity signal is used the well known Rriumph March from the opera Aida by Verdi.

USA. Radio Christian Science, known from the past as Radio CSM, has ceased broadcasts due to financial reasons.

Guinea. A new radio station on short waves is Radio Familia from the town of Timbi Madina broadcasting now on 4900 kHz with a power of 1 kW.

This has brought us to the end of our weekly DX Program. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated and all reception reports confirmed with the QSL card of Radio Bulgaria. Please address your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english @ bnr.bg .
An online reception report form is available at http://www.bnr.bg/ – click on English and navigate!

So, 73 and DX!
Source:BNR Radio Bulgaria: DXprogram July 16, 2010 http://bit.ly/d93XFs
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

Radio Bulgaria DX Program

This is Radio Bulgaria’s weekly DX Program for radio amateurs and shortwave fans and DXers which is included in our one-hour broadcasts starting as follows:

Friday at 21.00 UTC on 5900 and 7400 kHz beamed to West Europe, at 23.00 and Saturday at 02.00 UTC on 9700 and 11700 kHz to North America, as well as in the half-hour broadcast on Sunday at 06.30 UTC on 9600 and 11600 kHz to West Europe.

In this issue by DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:

A session of the International Amateur Radio Club (IARU) Region 1 Executive Committee was held in Sofia April 16 – 18. Vice President Tafa Diop, 6W1KI of Senegal, Secretary Dennis Green, ZS4BS of South Africa and Treasurer Andreas Thiemann, HB9JOE of Switzerland were interviewed by our DX Editor:

(Recording for 6 minutes - would be available on audio as of Monday, May 3)
http://www.bnr.bg/sites/en/Pages/default.aspx

Marion Island, ZS8
As you may know, one of the very rare on the air DXCC entities is Marion Island, ZS8. Pierre, ZS1HF, now on Marion Island, sent the following update on his activities:

“ZS8M will only be active in the region of 12 to 15 May 2010, or once the SA Agulhas returns to Cape Town. I am currently socially active as ZS1HF/8, but that is only when I get time during my work schedule and off times. No QSL cards will be issued under the ZS1HF/8 call sign. The base is heavily populated with scientists, researchers, old and new team members. Trying to run a DXpedition under these conditions will be unprofessional. Looking forward to hearing you all soon.”

Broadcast Tips
Equatorial Guinea. Radio Malabo was heard after 18.15 hours on 6250 kHz with a religious program in Spanish. From this country rather seldom are received Radio Bata on 5005 kHz and Radio Africa on 15190 kHz. The address of Radio Malabo is: Apartado 195, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

Kuwait. Radio Kuwait, English Language Service was spotted on the new frequency of 15540 kHz between 18 and 21 hours instead of the traditional 11990 kHz. The QSL address is: Radio Kuwait, English Service, P.O.Box 193, Safat 13002, Kuwait.

Argentina. Radio Argentina Exterior was at last heard again on 15345 kHz with programs for Europe - at 18 hours in English, at 19 hours in Italian, at 20 hours in French and at 21 hours in German. These emissions take place only Monday through Friday. A QSL card and beautiful post stamps are sent in response to a reception report to: Radio Argentina al Exterior, English Service, Casilla de Cofreo 555, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The 40-meter band. Again on 7125 kHz has appeared Radio Guinea, Conacry, heard after 19 hours on April 21. Radio Eritrea is already with three transmitters in this band and was received at 18.50 hours simultaneously on 7165, 7175 and 7185 kHz. Lao Radio was reported with a program in Vietnamese on 7145 kHz beginning at 23.30 hours.

Bahrain and Belarus. Radio Belarus was received with a musical program followed by news until 00 hours on 6010 kHz and then the frequency was taken over by Radio Bahrain in English. Radio Bahrain in Arabic was heard after 02 hours on 9745 kHz.

Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz National Radio is received on 4010 and 4795 kHz opening its program at 00.00 hours with their national anthem and identification in three languages, Russian and two local ones. Also from this country is relayed Radio Rossii on 4050 kHz between 15 and 19 hours and after 23 hours. http://www.bnr.bg/

This has brought us to the end of our weekly DX Program. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated and all reception reports confirmed with the QSL card of Radio Bulgaria. Please address your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english@bnr.bg An online reception report form is available at http://www.bnr.bg/ – click on English, scroll down the page and navigate.

So, 73 and DX!
BNR
Radio Bulgaria: DXprogram April 30, 2010
http://bit.ly/aT4Bg1
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia/playdx)