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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 with DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
This a summary from various sources. Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels during most of the period until August 16. However, there is a chance for isolated C-class flares from Region 1089 until it departs the visible disk on August 1.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during July 26 - August 7. Normal to moderate flux levels are expected during the reminder of the period.
Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during July 30 – August 10. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels with a chance for brief active periods duringAugust 11-12 due to a recurrent CH HSS. Quiet conditions are expected during August 13 - 16.
Tokyo Ham Fair 2010
The giant Tokyo Ham Fair for 2010 is slated for August 21st and 22nd at the Tokyo Big Sight arena. Ham Fair is sponsored by the Japan Amateur Radio League and is one of the largest gatherings of radio amateurs across the Pacific Rim. It's also where many Pacific Rim ham radio manufacturers give a first glance at the products that they plan to introduce world-wide in the coming year.
Upswing in New Amateur Radio Licensees
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) says that with 18,270 new Amateur Radio licenses issued in the first half of this year 2010 is shaping up to be a banner year for growth in amateur radio.
The League reports that so far, the number of new licenses issued by the FCC in 2010 is outpacing the January to June 2009 totals by almost 8.5 percent. That breaks down to 16,844 new licenses in the same time period last year verses the 18,270 new hams so fat in 2010.
As of June 30, this year, there are 694,346 licensed amateur radio operators in the United States.
European EMCOMM Conference
Europe will be hosting a ham radio emergency communications conference this fall which is being organized in the German town of Gross-Gerau for the weekend of September 24 to 26.
Known as EuREC-DL, the conference aims to bring together radio amateurs and emergency services to show how the two groups can work together to increase the resilience of their communications. The conference is supported by the German Red Cross.
David Warren, Inventor of 'Black Box' Dies at 85.
NY Times reports that David Warren, who is widely credited with creating the prototype of the flight data recorder, or 'black box,' an advance in aviation that was partly inspired by the death of his father in a plane crash, died in Australia. He was 85.
Mr. Warren, a government aeronautical researcher who had operated a ham radio as a boy, worked against skepticism and ridicule to create his device. But it, and later generations of it, proved to do exactly what he thought it would: simultaneously record for conversations of pilots and instrument readings.
Austria. Special event club station OE1XJA/3 will be on the air from one of the Laxenburg scout camps from August 1 to 12 in celebration of 100 years of Scouts in Austria. Activity is on all bands, except 160 meters. QSL via QSL bureau.
B R O A D C A S T T I P S
Central African Republic. With identification "Ici Bangui, Radio Centre Africaine" at 17 hours on 7220 kHz was heard in Sofia the local radio with news in a local language. The mailing address is: Radio Centre Africaine, B.P. 940, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation or SLBC was heard with an extended emission in English until 05 hours Sunday, July 18 on 15745 kHz. The following day the program started at 00.57 hours with the National Anthem of Sri Lanka and was received on 6005 and 14745 kHz, and at 01.30 hour also on 9770 kHz. With short news in English and a program in the Hindi language, SLBC was noted with a new emission between 15.30 and 16.30 hours on 11905 kHz.
USA & Czech Republic. On July 4 was marked the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast of Radio Free Europe, on July 4, 1950 with a program in the Czech & Slovak languages.
Monaco. Radio Monaco, the only shortwave station in the country was heard in Sofia with weather and sea information at 17 hours on 8728 kHz USB in French and English, announcing that such information is broadcast at 05.30, at 11 and at 16.30 hours on SSB on 4363, 13146 and 17620 kHz.
USA. Radio University Network was heard in Sofia with a program in English at 19 hours on 13845 kHz and at 22.15 hours on 13845 kHz from a site in the USA and on 6090 kHz from Anguilla, announcing the address: University Network, P.O.Box 1, Los Angeles 90053-0001, USA.
World Radio New Orleans, or WRNO was heard in Sofia between 01.30 and 02 hours on 7505 kHz. The station broadcasts from 01 to 04 hours and the address is: WRNO, P.O.Box 895, Fort Worth, Texas 76101, USA.
Canada. CBC North Quebec Radio was heard with news in English from 05 hours on 9625 kHz.
Iran. Radio Voice of Justice in English was noted from 01.30 hour on 7245 and 9495 kHz.
Cuba. The program called "DXers Unlimited" edited by the Cuban radio amateur Arnie Coro was heard at 01.12 hour on July 19 from Radio Havana on 5970 and 6000 kHz.
Czech Republic & Kazakhstan. Azatluik Radio with a program in Russian was heard on July 19 after 01.35 hour on 7215 and 9750 kHz. The transmission is from a studio in Prague, Czech Republic and is beamed to Kazakhstan.
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 send your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english@bnr.bg . An online reception report form is available from www.bnr.bg – click on English and navigate.
So, 73 and DX!
In this issue with DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
This a summary from various sources. Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels during most of the period until August 16. However, there is a chance for isolated C-class flares from Region 1089 until it departs the visible disk on August 1.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during July 26 - August 7. Normal to moderate flux levels are expected during the reminder of the period.
Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during July 30 – August 10. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels with a chance for brief active periods duringAugust 11-12 due to a recurrent CH HSS. Quiet conditions are expected during August 13 - 16.
Tokyo Ham Fair 2010
The giant Tokyo Ham Fair for 2010 is slated for August 21st and 22nd at the Tokyo Big Sight arena. Ham Fair is sponsored by the Japan Amateur Radio League and is one of the largest gatherings of radio amateurs across the Pacific Rim. It's also where many Pacific Rim ham radio manufacturers give a first glance at the products that they plan to introduce world-wide in the coming year.
Upswing in New Amateur Radio Licensees
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) says that with 18,270 new Amateur Radio licenses issued in the first half of this year 2010 is shaping up to be a banner year for growth in amateur radio.
The League reports that so far, the number of new licenses issued by the FCC in 2010 is outpacing the January to June 2009 totals by almost 8.5 percent. That breaks down to 16,844 new licenses in the same time period last year verses the 18,270 new hams so fat in 2010.
As of June 30, this year, there are 694,346 licensed amateur radio operators in the United States.
European EMCOMM Conference
Europe will be hosting a ham radio emergency communications conference this fall which is being organized in the German town of Gross-Gerau for the weekend of September 24 to 26.
Known as EuREC-DL, the conference aims to bring together radio amateurs and emergency services to show how the two groups can work together to increase the resilience of their communications. The conference is supported by the German Red Cross.
David Warren, Inventor of 'Black Box' Dies at 85.
NY Times reports that David Warren, who is widely credited with creating the prototype of the flight data recorder, or 'black box,' an advance in aviation that was partly inspired by the death of his father in a plane crash, died in Australia. He was 85.
Mr. Warren, a government aeronautical researcher who had operated a ham radio as a boy, worked against skepticism and ridicule to create his device. But it, and later generations of it, proved to do exactly what he thought it would: simultaneously record for conversations of pilots and instrument readings.
Austria. Special event club station OE1XJA/3 will be on the air from one of the Laxenburg scout camps from August 1 to 12 in celebration of 100 years of Scouts in Austria. Activity is on all bands, except 160 meters. QSL via QSL bureau.
B R O A D C A S T T I P S
Central African Republic. With identification "Ici Bangui, Radio Centre Africaine" at 17 hours on 7220 kHz was heard in Sofia the local radio with news in a local language. The mailing address is: Radio Centre Africaine, B.P. 940, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation or SLBC was heard with an extended emission in English until 05 hours Sunday, July 18 on 15745 kHz. The following day the program started at 00.57 hours with the National Anthem of Sri Lanka and was received on 6005 and 14745 kHz, and at 01.30 hour also on 9770 kHz. With short news in English and a program in the Hindi language, SLBC was noted with a new emission between 15.30 and 16.30 hours on 11905 kHz.
USA & Czech Republic. On July 4 was marked the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast of Radio Free Europe, on July 4, 1950 with a program in the Czech & Slovak languages.
Monaco. Radio Monaco, the only shortwave station in the country was heard in Sofia with weather and sea information at 17 hours on 8728 kHz USB in French and English, announcing that such information is broadcast at 05.30, at 11 and at 16.30 hours on SSB on 4363, 13146 and 17620 kHz.
USA. Radio University Network was heard in Sofia with a program in English at 19 hours on 13845 kHz and at 22.15 hours on 13845 kHz from a site in the USA and on 6090 kHz from Anguilla, announcing the address: University Network, P.O.Box 1, Los Angeles 90053-0001, USA.
World Radio New Orleans, or WRNO was heard in Sofia between 01.30 and 02 hours on 7505 kHz. The station broadcasts from 01 to 04 hours and the address is: WRNO, P.O.Box 895, Fort Worth, Texas 76101, USA.
Canada. CBC North Quebec Radio was heard with news in English from 05 hours on 9625 kHz.
Iran. Radio Voice of Justice in English was noted from 01.30 hour on 7245 and 9495 kHz.
Cuba. The program called "DXers Unlimited" edited by the Cuban radio amateur Arnie Coro was heard at 01.12 hour on July 19 from Radio Havana on 5970 and 6000 kHz.
Czech Republic & Kazakhstan. Azatluik Radio with a program in Russian was heard on July 19 after 01.35 hour on 7215 and 9750 kHz. The transmission is from a studio in Prague, Czech Republic and is beamed to Kazakhstan.
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 send your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english@bnr.bg . An online reception report form is available from www.bnr.bg – click on English and navigate.
So, 73 and DX!
Source: DX program July 30, 2010 http://bit.ly/c1Meos
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)
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