bpnjensen wrote:

I would really like to get a simple QSL or verie from R. Bulgaria.
After listening to that station for months and years, I *finally*
heard a transmission, intended for Europe, on which I could understand
*a little bit* of what they hosts were saying (their sound on English
transmissions is uniformly muffled and audio-challenged). I wrote
down the scant details I could, and went to the RB website ~ and I
found this. They must be kidding.

This, from the R. Bulgaria website:

"Reception report

Dear listener of Radio Bulgaria,

The good news is that in order to become a member of Radio Bulgaria’s
Monitoring Club and receive the 6 QSL cards in the series you have to
fulfill the following requirements:

For the FIRST QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports
for January and THREE for February.

For the SECOND QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception
reports for March and THREE for April.

For the THIRD QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports
for May and THREE for June.

For the FOURTH QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception
reports for July and THREE for August.

For the FIFTH QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports
for September and THREE for October.

For the SIXTH QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports
for November and THREE for December.

A valid reception report should cover at least 15 minutes of our
broadcasts on any frequency and at the time you prefer, and should
include details of the contents of the broadcast and SINPO rating.

Upon reception of the full set of 6 QSL cards, you will also get the
Monitoring Club Membership Certificate of Radio Bulgaria.

Letters and reception reports should be sent within the period
specified for each QSL card."

It takes years to understand a single word of what these people are
saying, and then for a single QSL they want SIX in two months? Forget
THAT!

I'd just send 'em the single report and see what happens.

dxAce
Michigan
USA