To commemorate 130th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman yoke by Russia, Balkan Contest Club LZ1KZA (LZ5A) operated with special event callsign LZ130LO from 1st January 2008 till 31st of March 2008.
Total number of QSO’s in the log of LZ130LO is 32290.
A special award is 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 SWL’s. The fee for the Award is 5 EUR (10USD) or 10 IRC’s. Mail to: Balkan Contest Club LZ1KZA, P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo , Bulgaria.
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Amateur radio stations from Russia and countries whose solders took part in Russo-Turkish war 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Turkish_War_(1877–1878)
In Russian: http://grandwar.kulichki.net/turkwar/index.html