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 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 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:
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU! No doubt, you have been good boys and girls and Santa Claus should have brought you a new rig or exotic DX QSL cards! Just look under the Christmas tree!
Well, here is what we have come up with for Christmas:
Oscar 1
On December 12 was the 40th anniversary of the world’s first non-governmental satellite, OSCAR 1- (Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio). Built for $63 by radio amateurs, it lasted almost 20 days in orbit and delighted hams worldwide! (Smithsonian)
2010 DXCC Most Wanted Survey now OPEN!!!
John Ferrington, VK6HZ/VK6ARJ has released the following message:
Hi all,
I have created a Most Wanted DXCC survey at my website. The URL is http://dxsurvey.vk6hz.com .
I have two reasons for the survey.
1. I would like to compare global needs for DXCC against VK needs.
2. A statistics assignment for a course I am doing! What better survey to get a decent cross section of the community than a DXCC Wanted survey???
The poll is open until March 1st and results will be published on www.vk6hz.com and other DX websites, along with an article for Amateur Radio magazine here in VK.
Please ask your friends from the DX community to join in!
Nominations Open for 2009 ARRL International Humanitarian Award
The award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. The League established the annual prize to recognize amateur radio operators who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others in times of crisis or disaster. Nominations should include a summary of the nominee’s actions that qualify the individual (or individuals) for this award, plus verifying statements from at least two people having first-hand knowledge of the events warranting the nomination. Nominations should include the names and addresses of all references. Details appear on the ARRL website, www.arrl.org.
Faraday Medal for Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, G3YJO
Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, OBE, FRS, G3YJO has been awarded the Faraday Medal by the Institute of Engineering and Technology, IET. The medal is awarded for notable scientific or industrial achievement in engineering or for conspicuous service rendered to the advancement of science, engineering and technology. The citation said that Sweeting was awarded the Medal for “his visionary leadership, satellite expertise, ambition and drive, which among other things, brought the overheads involved in space exploration, down to earth. Sir Martin’s work includes establishing the viability of the use of small satellites for earth observation, communication and navigation purposes and his founding of a company to design and supply small satellites to organizations throughout the world”. G3YJO will be giving the 45th Appleton Lecture, entitled ‘Small Satellites - Big Future’ on Tuesday, January 19 at the IET headquarters in London.
Utah Hams Coordinate Rescue
In areas where cell phone signals just won’t work, Amateur Radio gets through. That’s what Brent Yeates, KA7FAP, of North Logan, Utah, found out just before noon on Wednesday, December 2. He came across a dairy truck that had crashed and rolled over in the Logan River. Yeates waded through the cold river to help get the driver out of the truck’s cab and then put out a call on his handheld transceiver.
Another ham, Brent Carruth, AD7VF, of Logan, a motorist, heard the call and then called 911.
Broadcast Tips
Korea. KBS World Radio was heard with a program in English from 22 to 22.30 hours on 3955 kHz via a transmitter in Skelton, UK. The other broadcasts in English are 60 minutes long: at 02 hours on 9580 kHz; at 08 and at 13 hours on 9570 kHz; at 12 hours on 9650 kHz; at 13 hours on 9770 kHz; at 16 hours on 9515 kHz and at 18 hours on 7275 kHz. The QSL address is: KBS World Radio, Seoul 150-790, Republic of Korea.
From Northern Korea a local broadcast is reported at 23 hours on 28250, 3320, 4450 and 6250 kHz. From there Radio Voice of Korea reportedly broadcasts in English at 01 hours on 7140 kHz and at 19 hours on 7100, 9975 and 11535 kHz, in German at 19 hours on 4405 and 9325 kHz; in Spanish at 19 hours on 3560, 7570 and 12015 kHz. The QSL address is: Radio Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
France. Radio France International has half-hour broadcasts in English Monday through Friday at 04 hours on 7315 and 9805 kHz, at 05 hours on 7425 and 9805 kHz, at 06 hours on 7315, 11995 and 13680 kHz; at 07 hours on 11725 kHz. They also announce daily broadcasts in English from 12 to 12.30 hours on 21620 kHz and from 16 to 17 hours on 15605 kHz.
Philippines. During the new radio season Radio Pilipinas broadcasts in the Tagalog and English languages from 17.30 to 18.30 hours on 11730, 11890 and 15190 kHz and from 02 to 03 hours on 11880, 15285 and 17770 kHz.
Vietnam. Radio Voice of Vietnam runs emissions in English to North America from 01 to 01.30 hours; from 02.30 to 03 hours and from 03.30 hours on 6175 kHz via a transmitter located in Canada.
Malaysia. Local Radio “Traxx FM” from Kuala Lumpur is received often in Sofia after 00 hours on7295 kHz with programs in English and pop music.
Finland. The monthly broadcast of Scandinavian Weekend Radio from Virrat, Finland will be emitted from 22 to24 hours on January 1, 2010 and from 00 to 22 hours on January 2 on two frequencies between 5980 and 6170 kHz or 11690 and 11720 kHz with programs in Finnish and English.
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 .
So, 73 and DX!
