Bulgaria: DX program June 4, 2010

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: 

The 3C – Equatorial Guinea & Annobon Island DXpedition 

Updated information from the web site: "We will head to the Island of Bioko Thursday, June 3 and begin our activities the next day as 3C9B. We will spend as much time as possible on the radio. There we will pick up our supplies to live on Annobon Island for 14 days. 

On June 7 our airplane will leave for Annobon and when everything is ready, we will start the DXpedition as 3C0C. Our pilot EA5YN and EC4DX will announce news on our web site as it happens. We also want to inform you that we are taking a 5 element Yagi antenna for 50 MHz. 

E4X – Palestine 

The DXpedition team has been working quite hard to make most of the propagation they have, working on all bands CW, SSB & RTTY. They report a pirate has been using their call sign on 20 meters SSB. Try to verify who it is before you log anything. 

The DXpedition will be on the air through this weekend, June 6. and say they will try to upload their logs three times a day, as their internet connection is apparently working well for them. 
QSL via EA5RM. 

FW-Wallis/Futuna 

425 DX News reports that Japanese operators will be active July 14 - 24 from Wallis Island. The plans are to operate 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and FM with 100 watts and simple antennas. A side trip has been confirmed for July 15 from around 22 -23Z to around 01 Z July 17 and they will be signing FW5M/p. On Wallis Island they have been issued the call signs FW5M, FW5FM and FWD2A. The FMD2A is probably an error and will be changed to a more common callsign upon their arrival on Wallis Island. 

Ham Visitors to South Africa May Use Special Call Sign Prefix During World Cup 

Through an agreement between the South African Radio League (SARL) and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, those radio amateurs who will be attending the FIFA World Cup in South Africa may use a special ZS call sign during the event. SARL is South Africa's IARU Member-Society. After registering with SARL prior to arrival in South Africa, hams may attach ZS10 to the front of their own call sign (i.e.ZS10/K1SFA) from June 11 to July 11. Hams interested in obtaining permission to use ZS10/ must complete the form and e-mail it to worldcup@sarl.org.za , along with a copy of their passport page showing the ham's photograph and a copy of their current Amateur Radio license. Hams will need to keep both a copy of the form and their license while in South Africa. 

In anticipation of the World Cup, SARL and its affiliated clubs have been using a special event call sign ZS10WCS since September 2009. SARL will provide a commemorative QSL card for these amateurs who work ZS10WCS. Direct QSLs must include a self-addressed envelope and one IRC or $1. Amateurs may also QSL via e-mail to wcs@sarl.org.za , but those hams sending an e-mail QSL will only receive an e-mail QSL in return, and not the commemorative printed QSL card. 

B R O A D C A S T T I P S 

Myanmar. Myanma Radio in the Burmese language was heard in Sofia on 7200 kHz from 23.25 to 00.26 hours after it had been for two months on 7186 kHz. With another program Myanma Radio was received after 00.05 hours on 5986 kHz. 

Bahrain. Radio Bahrain was reported with a program in English after 00 hour on 6010 kHz. Radio Bahrain but in Arabic was broadcasting at the same time on 9745 kHz. 

Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, SLBC, has come back to the frequency of 15745 kHz and was heard with a program in English of its own between 01 and 01.30 hour on 9770 and 15745 kHz, also announcing the frequency of 6005 kHz. After 01.30 hour it became relaying a religious program from the USA. SLBC was also heard with programs in local languages after 00.20 hour on 7190 and 11905 kHz, and after 16.30 hours on 11750 kHz. 

Caucasus. Radio Voice of Justice from Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was heard again with a program in the Azer language between 13 and 13.26 hours on 9676.3 kHz. 

Sudan. Radio Miraya was received on its new frequency of 9480 kHz between 04 and 06 hours, announcing that it also broadcasts in Arabic and English from 03 to 04 hours on 9470 kHz, from 04.30 to 16 hours on 15710 kHz and from 14 to 17 hours on 15650 or 15710 kHz. 

Russia. Radio Voice of Russia English Language Service is on the air from 14 to 19 hours on the tropical frequency of 4975 kHz, from 14 to 16 hours on 9455 kHz and from 15 to 21 hour on 12040 kHz. 

DPR Korea. Radio Voice of Korea was heard in Sofia with a program in English after 18 hours on the tropical frequency of 3560 kHz, as well as on 15245 kHz. Three different programs in the Korean language are reported at 17 hours – one on 6399 and 6251 kHz, the other on 9666 and 11681 kHz and the third on 15245 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 www.bnr.bg – click on English and navigate. 

So, 73 and DX! 

Source: Radio Bulgaria - DX program June 4, 2010 http://bit.ly/b2XXvi

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