{"id":66570,"date":"2026-07-11T01:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66570"},"modified":"2026-07-11T01:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:23:55","slug":"radio-bulgarias-latest-qsl-card-celebrates-the-historic-tulan-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/radio-bulgarias-latest-qsl-card-celebrates-the-historic-tulan-receiver\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Bulgaria\u2019s Latest QSL Card Celebrates the Historic TULAN Receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor David Iurescia for sharing the latest installment in Radio Bulgaria’s 90th anniversary QSL card series. This month’s card highlights the TULAN radio receiver\u2014produced by Bulgaria’s first radio receiver factory and now prized by vintage radio collectors. The accompanying article explores the company’s history and explains how listeners can obtain this attractive new QSL card by submitting a reception report.<\/p>\n

Click here to check it out at Radio Bulgaria.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia for sharing the latest installment in Radio Bulgaria’s 90th anniversary QSL card series. This month’s card highlights the TULAN radio receiver\u2014produced by Bulgaria’s first radio receiver factory and now prized by vintage radio collectors. The accompanying article explores the company’s history and explains how listeners can obtain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[960,3,894],"tags":[4895,899,792],"class_list":["post-66570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-qsl-gallery","tag-david-iurescia-lw4daf","tag-qsl-cards","tag-radio-bulgaria"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hjI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65306,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/radio-bulgaria-marks-its-90th-anniversary-with-a-new-qsl-card-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":66570,"position":0},"title":"Radio Bulgaria Marks Its 90th Anniversary with a New QSL Card Series","author":"Thomas","date":"February 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following update and QSL card images related to Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and Radio Bulgaria. As Radio Bulgaria looks ahead to its 90th anniversary in 2026, Bulgarian National Radio has announced a new commemorative QSL card series for listeners\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Broadcasting"","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Radio-Bulgaria-Sofia-QSL-Paul-Jamet-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Radio-Bulgaria-Sofia-QSL-Paul-Jamet-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Radio-Bulgaria-Sofia-QSL-Paul-Jamet-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Radio-Bulgaria-Sofia-QSL-Paul-Jamet-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Radio-Bulgaria-Sofia-QSL-Paul-Jamet-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66276,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/radio-bulgaria-qsl-card-features-radio-sofias-1939-broadcast-van\/","url_meta":{"origin":66570,"position":1},"title":"Radio Bulgaria: QSL Card Features Radio Sofia\u2019s 1939 Broadcast Van","author":"Thomas","date":"June 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following news:\u00a0 In 2026, Radio Bulgaria is issuing a new series of 12 QSL cards to confirm listeners\u2019 reception reports. Each card highlights a key historical moment from the history of Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and the Radio Bulgaria\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Broadcasting"","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BNR-Radio-Truck.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BNR-Radio-Truck.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BNR-Radio-Truck.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BNR-Radio-Truck.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61851,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/radio-waves-35-years-of-rnz-and-bulgarian-national-radios-new-qsl-cards\/","url_meta":{"origin":66570,"position":2},"title":"Radio Waves: 35 Years of RNZ and Bulgarian National Radio\u2019s New QSL cards","author":"Thomas","date":"January 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor\u00a0David Iurescia for the following tips: RNZ Pacific - 35 years of broadcasting to the region (RNZ) January 24, 1990, the same day the Auckland\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Broadcasting"","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BNR-QSL-Card.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BNR-QSL-Card.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BNR-QSL-Card.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BNR-QSL-Card.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32113,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/kbs-worlds-latest-qsl-card-honors-the-2018-inter-korean-summit\/","url_meta":{"origin":66570,"position":3},"title":"KBS World’s latest QSL card honors the 2018 Inter-Korean summit","author":"Thomas","date":"May 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0David Iurescia (LW4DAF) who writes: [Here's a] picture of the new QSL Card from KBS World Radio dedicated to the Inter-Korean Summit that took place last April 27th. 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