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[HCDX] Mr. Ognyan Chengeliev R.I.P.
R.I.P.
On 3 March 2013 passed away Bulgarian DXer Mr. Ognyan Chengeliev on the age
of 65. He was very active in the DX field from the end of 60s, mainly in
Sweden Calling DXers Program and as a member of several DX Clubs such as
Danish SWCI where his # was 826.
From January 1975 till June 1979 he was a political prisoner charged for
exchanging letters by snail mail withâ espionage DX clubs (acc to
prosecution)â such as DSWCI, Arctic Radio Club etc. After June 1979 he was
pressured by the communist Committee for State Security (Bulgarian
equivalent of soviet KGB) to stop DXing, but he continued to listen
regularly to broadcasts in English and Russian until his last days.
A few years ago he completely lost his eyesight and died in poverty. He was
living with his 99-year old mother in Sofia. May he rest in peace.
In one of the edition of SWN monthly of DSWCI in 1990 there is a photograph
of him together with Gabriel Ivan Barrera and Rumen Pankov.
Written by Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria
after his funeral in Sofia on 5 March 2013.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 4:54 PM
Subject: BC DX
Wolfie , sorry for that, Ogi was the most respected DXer in Bulgaria and
wonderful man. Rumen
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