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LZ130, BULGARIA (Special Event). Members of the Balkan Contest Club LZ1KZA
(LZ5A) will actiavte the special event callsign LZ130LO from January 1st
to March 31st (2008). Activity is to commemorate the 130th anniversary of
the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman yoke by Russia. QSL to LZ1KZA via
Bureau. QSLs are printed by Gold Print Service - http://www.lz3hi.com
A special award will be issued: European stations must establish 5
two-way contacts with LZ130LO on different bands or different modes,
(for DX stations - 3 contacts). The same rules are for SWLs. The fee for
the Award is 5 EUROs or 10 IRCs. Mail to: Balkan Contest Club LZ1KZA,
P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo , Bulgaria.
Amateur radio stations from Russia and countries whose solders took part
in Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, like part of the Russian army will
receive the award free of charge. These countries are: Armenia, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. For these 14 countries the awards
will be send to their national QSL Bureaus. Also, a QSO with LZ130LO counts
for 10 points towards the "St. Teodosii Tyrnovski Award":
http://www.balkanclub.org/awards.htm
PLEASE NOTE - See the following Web sites for info on the war:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Turkish_War_%281877%E2%80%931878%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_San_Stefano
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #837

130 years ago Bulgaria was liberated from the foreign rule of the Ottoman Empire. For this reason the "Balkan Contest Club" LZ1KZA (LZ5A) is operating the special event station LZ130LO from Jan 1 until Mar 31. A special award will be rewarded for submitted proof of five contacts (or SWL reports) on different bands or modes.
Via: DXNL 1552