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 22.00 UTC on 6200 and 7400 kHz beamed to West Europe, Saturday at 00.00 and at 03 00 UTC on 5900 and 7400 kHz to North America, as well as in the half-hour broadcast on Sunday at 07.30 UTC also on 5900 and 7400 kHz.to West Europe.
In this issue by DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:
Chilean Hams Activate Following February 27 Earthquake
Radio Club de Chile President Dr Galdino Besomi, CE3PG says that hams in Chile took to the air shortly after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake rattled his nation on February 27. An Emergency Net was activated across the entire country, initially on VHF, followed by nets on the HF bands. All Radio Club de Chile members are actively working in close coordination with civil and military authorities.
Pacific Odyssey
The Ukrainian DXpeditioners Team, UDXT, is planning a DXpedition to three locations in the Pacific as follows:
May 18-19: 5W0OX, Samoa, Zone 23, IOTA OC-097;
May 22-June 1: T31X, Central Kiribati, Zone 31, IOTA-043;
June 2-June 6: ZK3X, Tokelau, Zone 31, IOTA OC-048.
The main mission of this DXpedition is to activate T31, Central Kiribati, Kanton Island, Phoenix Group. This DXCC entity is ranked # 7 in Europe and # 19 in the World Most Wanted. The next goal is activating ZK3, which is ranked # 29 in Europe and #35 in the World Most Wanted.
DXpedition to T31-Canton Island
Two outstanding DXpeditioners – Hrane, YT1AD, Leader and David, K3LP, Co-Leader are in the final stages of planning for the T31 DXpedition coming up in September/October 2010. During this trip, the focus will be T31, Canton Island (11 days on island) with some individual team members operating from 3D2, FW and ZK3 along the way.
They currently have 11 team members confirmed and are looking for two additional team members. The cost for each team member is $10,500 plus airline ticket to and from Fiji (about $1,900) plus hotel in Fiji. The $10,500 includes the boat ride and fuel, food on the trip, generator fuel, shipping cost and basic station supplies (coax cable, antennas etc.)
If anyone is interested in joining the team, please let Hrane, YT1AD or David, K3LP know as soon as
possible.
Prestigious Italian Award to ARISS
Italian radio listeners’ society AIR has awarded the prestigious 2010 Boselli prize to ARISS, the Amateur Radio in the International Space Station project. The award recognizes how ARISS has shown the importance of radio communications to hundreds of young students in Europe and beyond. ARISS has spread the use of radio from the forefront of science in outer space to classrooms around the world. The prize will be delivered at the AIR AGM on May 8 in Faenza, Italy.
Morse Code Tie for Pilots
A new way to learn the Morse code if you fly. Wear it. And no, we are not kidding as we hear from Frank Lusa, VK2FJL of the WIA National News nas the story from down-under.
Aviators have Morse code all tied up. How, Well you might ask? Well, it’s a neck tie that has the code printed on it. Presumably pilots can check their tie if they are a bit rusty on the code and want to verify what beacon they’re receiving. These beacons transmit a two to five letter callsigns at 5-words per minute. Let’s hope that coffee stains do not obliterate too many dits and dahs.
Broadcast Tips
Georgia. Due to a transmitter breakdown on 9495 kHz, Abkhaz Radio as of February 26 broadcasts from a Russian transmitter through a telephone line and was heard from 08 to 09 hours on 9535 kHz. The emissions on 1350 kHz are aired without changes.
Australia. Radio Australia was reported at 06 hours on 13690 and 15160 kHz with news in English from a transmitting site in Australia, as well as at 23 hours on 12040 kHz from Palau Island and at 11 hours on 17880 kHz via a transmitter in the United Arab Emirates.
France. As of February 28 Radio France International broadcasts in English from 06 to 06.30 hours Monday through Friday on 15160 kHz and Saturday and Sunday in French.
Mongolia. Radio Voice of Mongolia has announced that it broadcasts in English at 10.30 and at 15.30 hours on 12085 kHz, but as a matter of fact, it has been received in Sofia at 10.30 hours on 12085 kHz and at 15.30 hours on 9665 kHz.
Azerbaijan. Radio “Voice of Justice” after a break of several years has resumed its broadcasts with programs for reconciliation between Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is received in Sofia Wednesday and Saturday from 06 to 06.30 hours on 9677.7 kHz. They announce that they also broadcast Tuesday and Friday at 14 hours. The address is: Radio “Voice of Justice”, Tigraznmetz Street 23A, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.
USA. Worldwide Christian Radio already uses the frequency of 4775 kHz instead of 5070 kHz. A DX Program called “World of Radio” is on the air Sunday at 03.30 hours.
Myanmar. Minanma Radio was heard on the new frequency of 7185 kHz after 14.45 hours. The station is received regularly in Sofia at 00.30 hours on 7200 kHz. Myanma Radio also uses the frequencies 5919, 5985 and 9730 kHz. The Music Station of the Army is received seldom on 5770 kHz.
Oman. Radio Oman was heard in English between 14 and 15 hours on 15140 kHz with the “Top 10 Album Chart of USA” Program; news and commentaries at 14.30 hours.
Cyprus & Oman. Two different programs of the BBC World Service were received after 18.15 hours on 1413 kHz from a transmitter located in Oman and on 1323 kHz from Cyprus. The latter was also heard on 5875 kHz.
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So, 73 and DX!
