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

Bulgaria is Hosting Major IARU Events

The Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA) is hosting again two major events of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU): the 8^th IARU World High Speed Telegraphy Championship (HST) September 11-15 and the 17^th IARU Region 1 Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships (ARDF) September 16 -21, both in Obsor, a small but renown Bulgarian Sea resort on the Black Sea

Shore half way between Varna and Burgas. Many factors make it a preferable destination for the summer vacation - ecologically pure region, 5-km long beach, active nightlife.

Special event stations LZ8HST and LZ17ARDF will be on the air on CW and SSB during the respective events. More than 550 competitors and guests from all continents including high-ranking IARU officials will attend the events.

Also, the first ‘Open CW Contest Party on the Beach’ will be held there.

Our DX Editor Dimiter, LZ1AF, is also present there and will provide detailed information and

interviews with competitors and IARU officials for our next DX Programs.

The Glorioso Island DXpedition, FT5GA, Update

The FT5GA team is flying to St. Denis, Reunion Island September 11 and then will be flown to Glorioso Island by a French military aircraft. So, on-air activity might start September 12 or so. The stay on the island will be 3 weeks long. All nine team members are French military personnel and no civil participants are allowed. Four stations are planned, each running 800 watts including three Bulgarian-made ACOM 1010 amplifiers. Operation will be on CW, SSB and digital modes on all bands from 160 to 10 meters.

The operating procedure will be somewhat unusual. On some bands they will listen QSX up from the operating frequency and on others QSX down. Listen for their instructions or rather follow the pile ups!

Glorioso Island ranks number 4 on the DXCC Most Wanted List worldwide and the pile ups are expected to be tremendous! Good luck to all!

QSL to Didier Senmartin, F5OGL, P.O.Box 7, Loiron, F-53320 France or via the REF QSL bureau.

DXpedition to Midway Island, KH4  

A multi national team of 19 operators will activate Midway Island, KH4 in the Pacific in October 2009. Midway Island ranks number 24 worldwide and number 13 in Europe on the DX Magazine’s “Most Wanted List”. Activity will be on 6 meters through 160 meters with 5 to 6 stations. Major effort will be made to meet the demand to the most needed geographical areas, the low bands and RTTY. QSL route has not been announced yet. Stay tuned in for further information!

DXpedition to Easter Island, XR0Y

The XR0Y DXpedition to Easter Island will take place between October 31 and November 15, 2009. It will be a lightweight, small expedition undertaken by 6 operators: SQ8X, Stan (initiator of the expedition), SP7HOV, Zbig, both from Poland, SV2KBS, Victoria from Greece, NI1L, Leszek from the USA, CE6TBN, Marko from Chile and PA3C, Aart from Holland. Thanks to the fantastic support of Radio Club de Chile they will have the unique opportunity to activate Rapa Nui on 30 meters. Since that island is still most wanted on this band in Europe, 30 meters will be their priority. QSL information will be announced later.       

Broadcast Tips

Australia & Myanmar. Radio Australia has started special broadcast in English targeted to Myanmar every day from 23 to 07 hours on 17750 kHz, from 07 to 13 hours on 11945 kHz and from 14.30 to 17 hours on 11600 kHz. It is received in Sofia on the latter frequency.

Ecuador. As of September or October Radio “The Voice of Andes”, station HCJB will discontinue its broadcasts on short wave from Ecuador.

Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba broadcasts in English from 01 hour on 6000 kHz and in Spanish on 5965, 6060, 6140 and 11760 kHz and after 05 hours in English on 6010, 6060 and 6140 kHz and in Spanish on 6000, 6060 and 6140 kHz.

Equatorial Guinea. Radio Africa was heard in Sofia with a religious program in English after 19 hours on 15190 kHz.

Libya. Radio Voice of Africa was heard in Sofia with news in English from 19.23 hours on 1251 kHz. The identification was “This is the Voice of Africa from Great Jamahyria”.

Spain & Vatican. On weekdays on 11625 kHz from 19 hours are received two stations interfering to each other, both in English – Radio Exterior de Espana and Vatican Radio.

Morocco, Australia, Argentina. If you tune in to 15340 kHz at 12 hours you will hear a rough noise. This is the frequency of Radio Australia but Radio Morocco is on the incorrect frequency of 15341 kHz. Radio Argentina  is received after 17 hours on 15346 kHz.

Congo. The unknown station that has been received between 18 and 20 hours with a weak signal on 6115 kHz is located in Brazzaville, Congo.

Chagos, Diego Garcia. With news in English was heard in Sofia “American Forces Radio” at 22 hours on 4318.7 kHz USB and after 22.30 with a music program.

Philippines. Radio Pilipinos was heard in Sofia after 17.30 hours on 9395 kHz announcing that it was also broadcasting on 11730 and 15190 kHz. It was relaying the program of the local “Business Radio”

In the Tagalog language with separate announcements in English.

Radio Veritas, also from the Philippines, is received in Sofia after 15 hours on 9570 kHz with a program in Russian.

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 – in the DX Program category or if you scroll down to the bottom of the page. You can download it to your computer or print it out!

So, 73 and DX!