Romanian Historical Objectives (R.H.O.) Program Award

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ENGLISH

With the occasion of the European Castle Day (May 20, 2018 ), YO3APJ/P (op. Adrian) will be active on HF bands, from the proximity of Cantacuzino Castle - Bușteni (RHO; PH-C01, WCA: YO-00138 ), locator KN25sj.

ROMANA

Cu ocazia Zilei Europene a Castelelor (20 Mai 2018 ), YO3APJ/P (op. Adrian) va fi activ in benzile HF, in vecinatatea Castelui Cantacuzino din Bușteni (RHO; PH-C01, WCA: YO-00138 ), locator KN25sj.

ENGLISH

On 12th of May 2018, starting with 07:00 UTC, YO9IAB (op. Sile), will activate the Marta Bibescu Castle, YO-00141 / PH-C04, locator KN25tg. This objective is part of the Museum of Zoology in Posada, near Town of Comarnic.

ROMANA

Pe 12 Mai 2018, incepind cu ora 07:00 UTC, YO9IAB (op. Sile), va activa Castelul Marta Bibescu, YO-00141 / PH-C04, locator KN25tg. Acest obiectiv este parte din Muzeul Cinegetic Posada, linga Comarnic.

ENGLISH

On 21st and 22nd of May 2016, YO3APJ (op. Adrian), will work portable near Cantacuzino Castle, YO-00138 / PH-C01, locator KN25sj.

ROMANA

Pe 21 si 22 mai 2016, YO3APJ (op. Adrian), va lucra portabil linga Castelul Cantacuzino, YO-00138 / PH-C01, locator KN25sj.

– Vasile YO6EX will be active on the 28th of February 2016 from Târnava Fortified Church, WCA: YO-00983 , RFA/RHO: SB-F95. He plans to work as YO6EX/P by CW on 7030, 10124, 14040, 18084, 21040 KHz +- QRM, by SSB on 7130, 14251 KHz +- QRM.

QSL via bureau or direct.

– Aleksandar YU1SS will be active on the 28th of February 2018 from Bedem Castle in Varvarin, WCA/CISA: YU-00036, WAS: SI01. He plans to work as YU1SS/P only CW. QSL via bureau.

– Ingo DH0KAA will be active on the 28th of February 2016 from Castle BUBENHEIM, WCA: DL-04543, COTA-DL: KAB-155 (NEW ONE). He plans to work as DH0KAA/P beginning from 09:30 UTC on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct.

– member of AYAN DX TEAM (http://cqdx.su/) Valery R7KFF will be active on the 28th of February 2016 from Fortress Kyz-Kermen, WCA: UA-00594, COTA-RU: C-787, located in Bakhchisarai nature landscape park,RFF–406. He plans to work as R7KFF/P CW and SSB on all bands beginning from 7 UTC. Log will be uploaded to WCA E-Log and COTA-RU E-Log.

TNX Andrew (RN1CW), 73 & 11 !

– Vinny DL6II will be active on the 30th and 31st of May 2015 from Gut Langfort, WCA; DL-04842, COTA-DL: NRB-140. He plans to work as DL0IL/P on 70cm – 80 meters. Sked are welcome. QSL via DARC bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info DL6II].

– Wlodek LY1CG and Rolandas LY3IV will be active on the 31st of May 2015 from Medininkai Castle, WCA; LY-00007. They plan to work as LY1CG/P and LY3IV/P from 07:00 till 11:00 UTC on all bands CW/SSB/Digital. QSL via Home Calls, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info LY3IV].

– Sasa YU1KN will be active on the 6th and 7th of june 2015 from Soko Grad Castle, WCA/CISA: YU-00021 located in WWFF: YUFF-015. He plans to work as YU1KN/P on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via bureau, direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info YT2KID].

– Dragan YT2KID will be active on the 7th of June 2015 from old town fortification Maglic the kings, WCA/CISA: YU-00010. He plans to work as YT2KID/P on 40, 20 and 17 meters. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info YT2KID].

– Juri ES5GP will be active from 19th till 21st of June 2015 and participate in WCW-2015 from Laiuse Castle, WCA: ES-00016. He plans to work on 40 and 20 meters as ES5GP/P. QSL via ERAU bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info ES5GP].

TNX for info Andrew, RN1CW, 73 and 11 !

New World Castles Award activities are announced for 1st of May 2015 by Andrew, RN1CW:

See the following links for two new awards: Castles and Fortresses of Bosnia and Hercegovina (CFBHA); Castles in Serbia (CISA): (TNX E72AW, YT2KID):

• http://rz1cwc.qrz.ru/eng/awards/cfbha/home.htm http://rz1cwc.qrz.ru/eng/awards/cisa/home.htm Activity Day: Just like in the last years, May 1 will see another nationwide activation of German castles. For further information see: http://www.cotagroup.org/cotagroup/ http://www.wcagroup.org/ENG/main.html Schloss Fretzdorf - DL-04083: Klaus is going to activate this reference (WCA: DL-04083, COTA-DL: BRB-088) on May 1. QSL via bureau. Sparrenburg - DL-02840: Andreas, DK5ON, activates Castle Sparrenburg (WCA: DL-02840, COTA-DL: WNB-004) on May 1. The castle is located in DLFF-126. Andreas will get on the air with a KX3 and a dipole on 20 and 40m on SSB. QSL via bureau or direct. Schloss Bantikow - DL-04060: Christian/DC7VS and Nico/DD6VFS will be active as DK0RBY from Bantikow (WCA: DL-04060, COTA-DL: BRB-065) from April 30 to May 3. QRV on all bands (SSB and PSK31). QSL via bureau, DC7VS (d), eQSL. Schloss Schlettau - DL-01281: DL0ANA will be active from this reference (COTA-DL: SAX-175, WCA: DL-01281) on May 1. Jagdschloesschen Breitenbrunn: Heiko, DL3VU, activates this castle (COTA-DL: SAX-152) on May 1 on HF and VHF upon request. Burg Rabenstein - DL-01272: The club station DM2C will get on the air from castle Rabenstein (WCA DL-01272, COTA-DL: SAX-166) on May 1 with the special DOK KIDS. Schloss Zschepplin: Ops DL7LM, DL4ZM, and DL1LRI get active from Zschepplin (COTA-DL: SAX-132) on May 1st on 40/20m on SSB and also on 2m FM between 10:00 and 16:00. Detail info at: http://www.wcagroup.org/wordpress" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rz1cwc.qrz.ru/eng/awards/cfbha/home.htm

• http://rz1cwc.qrz.ru/eng/awards/cisa/home.htm

Activity Day: Just like in the last years, May 1 will see another nationwide activation of German castles. For further information see:

• http://www.cotagroup.org/cotagroup
• http://www.wcagroup.org/ENG/main.html

Schloss Fretzdorf - DL-04083: Klaus is going to activate this reference (WCA: DL-04083, COTA-DL: BRB-088) on May 1. QSL via bureau.

Sparrenburg - DL-02840: Andreas, DK5ON, activates Castle Sparrenburg (WCA: DL-02840, COTA-DL: WNB-004) on May 1. The castle is located in DLFF-126. Andreas will get on the air with a KX3 and a dipole on 20 and 40m on SSB. QSL via bureau or direct.

Schloss Bantikow - DL-04060: Christian/DC7VS and Nico/DD6VFS will be active as DK0RBY from Bantikow (WCA: DL-04060, COTA-DL: BRB-065) from April 30 to May 3. QRV on all bands (SSB and PSK31). QSL via bureau, DC7VS (d), eQSL.

Schloss Schlettau - DL-01281: DL0ANA will be active from this reference (COTA-DL: SAX-175, WCA: DL-01281) on May 1.

Jagdschloesschen Breitenbrunn: Heiko, DL3VU, activates this castle (COTA-DL: SAX-152) on May 1 on HF and VHF upon request.

Burg Rabenstein - DL-01272: The club station DM2C will get on the air from castle Rabenstein (WCA DL-01272, COTA-DL: SAX-166) on May 1 with the special DOK KIDS.

Schloss Zschepplin: Ops DL7LM, DL4ZM, and DL1LRI get active from Zschepplin (COTA-DL: SAX-132) on May 1st on 40/20m on SSB and also on 2m FM between 10:00 and 16:00.

More details about these activities info at: http://www.wcagroup.org/wordpress

Best 73 & 11 !

Andrew, RN1CW, announce the following WCA activities:

• 23/02/2015 - WCA& DCI pedition of IZ5GST/0 and IQ5WT/0 to Palazzo Ducale Fortificato di giovanni Patrizio Imperiale di Gaeta!
• On 23 February 2015 Stefano IZ5GST/0 and ARS Valdinievole IQ5WT/0 will activate several castle and lighthouses - starting about 0830z Palazzo Ducale Fortificato di Giovanni Patrizio Imperiale di Gaeta (DCI LT-108, WCA I-05631, DAI LZ-0158, WAIL LA-006, ARLHS ITA-105). About 1130z from Torre Cervia di San Felice Circeo (DCI LT-039, WCA I-05562, WAIL LA-003, ARLHS ITA-009). Starting 1430z from Capo d'Anzio lighthouse (WAIL LA-002, ARLHS ITA-012). QRV on 7.177 and 14.308 MHz (+/-5kHz) SSB. QSL via home calls, Bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info ICPO].

• 22/02/2015 - WCA & BCA pedition of ON4CRD/P to Tillier and Tronquoy Castles!
• The members of Club Radio Durnal (CRD) ON4CRD will be active on the 22nd of February 2015 from two references:
• Castle of Tillier, WCA: ON-02379, BCA: NM-339 in the morning at 07:30 UTC;
• Castle of Tronquoy, WCA: ON-01910, BCA: NM-286 in the afternoon at 11:00 UTC.

They plan to work as ON4CRD/P on all bands.QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct.

• 21/02/2015 - WCA & ZWP pedition of SP3CMA/2 and SQ3HTK/2 to Castles in North of Poland!
• Jarek SP3CMA and Waldek SQ3HTK will be active on the 21st of February 2015 from several castles located in North part of Poland:
• Bydgoszcz II Castle, WCA: SP-00884, ZWP: PMB02 from 07:40 till 08:40 UTC;
• BydgoszczI Castle, WCA: SP-00884, ZWP: PMB01 from 09:50 till 10:50 UTC;
• Pien Castle, WCA: SP-00886, ZWP: PBY02 from 12:10 till 13:10 UTC;
• Unislaw Pomorski Castle, WCA: SP-00891, ZWP: PCL05 from 14:20 till 15:20 UTC.

They plan to work as SP3CMA/2and SQ3HTK/2 mainly on 40 meters. QSL via bureau to Home Calls.

• 21/02/2015 - WCA & RFA & RHO pedition of YO6EX/P to Tarnava Fortified Church!
• Vasile YO6EX will be active on the 21stth of February 2015 from Tarnava Fortified Church, WCA/RFA: YO-00983, RHO: SB-F95. He plans to work as YO6EX/P only CW on freq: 7.030, 10.124, 14.040, 18.084, 21.040 and SSB: 7.131, 14.251, 18.131, 21.251 +- QRM.

QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct.

January 14 marks the 6th anniversary of the founding of the World Castle Award programme.

Stations from castles in several countries will be active on January 16 and 17 for a WCA Happy Birthday event.

TNX for info Andrew (RN1CW)

Andrew, RN1CW, announce the following World Castles Activities:

23/08/2014 - WCA Pedition of YT2KID/P to Stalac Fortress and Bedem Castle

- Dragan YT2KID will be active 23rd August 2014 from Stalac Fortress, Todorova Kula Tvrdava, WCA: YU-00022 and on 24th of August 2014 from Bedem Castle, village Maskare - Varvarin. He plans to work as YT2KID/P on 40, 20 and 17 meters band. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info YT2KID].

23/08/2014 - WCA & UCFA pedition of UR2LM/P to Slavayanskiy Val, Limanskaya Fortress and Efremovskaya Fortress

- Leonid UR2LM will be active from 23rd till 25th of August 2014 from several fortresses in Kharkov oblast:

- on 23rd of August from Slavyanskiy Val (Vodyanoe Gorodische), WCA: UR-00237, UCFA: HA-023;

- on 24th of August from Limanskaya Fortress, WCA: UR-00236, UCFA: HA-022;

- on 25th of August from Efremovskaya Fortress, WCA: UR-00179, UCFA: HA-005.

He plans to work as UR2LM/P on 80 - 10 and 2 meters SSB, DIGI and FM. QSL via UR2LM , bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info UR2LM].

23/08/2014 - WCA pedition of SE100SAF to Vaxholm Fortress

- Several operators by Taby Sandaramatorer (SK0MT) in collaboration with Sodertorns Radioamatorer (SK0QO), Kvarnberget ARC (SK0UX), SSA Youth Team (SK0YT), Storstockholms Radioamatorer (SK0ZA), FRO Norrtelje (SL0ZG) and FRO Stockholm (SL0ZS) will be active on the 23rd of August 2014 from Vaxholm Fortress, WCA: SM-00186 located Vaxholmen, IOTA: EU-084. They plan to work as special callsign SE100SAF on all bands to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the costal radio SAF. More info on QRZ.COM. 73 & 11! [tnx info SM0MPV].

73 & 11! de Andrew RN1CW

The Castle Hunter

WCA Co-ordinator (World Castles Award)

http://www.wcagroup.org