– A traditional activity day of French castles will take place on the 19^th of May from 6 till 16 UTC. Great activity of French hams is expected.

Detailed information at DFCF Home Page (in French)

Good chance to fulfil conditions of DFCF Award

– A traditional Weekend Castelli d’Italia (W.C.I. Contest) will take place on the 18^th and 19^th of May from 6 till 17 UTC. Great activity of Italian hams is expected. Good chance to fulfil conditions of D.C.I. and other Italian Awards

– Micke F4HZR will active as F4HZR/p on the 19^th of May during French Castles Day from Chateau de Bombon, WCA: F-03871, DFCF: 77-114. QSL via bureau. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. 73 & 11! [tnx info F5NLX].

– Roberto IZ1ZJO will be active on the 19 maggio 2019 from Porta di Carassone a Mondovì CN WCA: I-02771, DCI: CN159

– Andrey RN1CW will active on the 18^th of May from 13 UTC from Kronshtadt Fortress, WCA: UA-00020, COTA-RU: C-120 and Kronshtadt Fortified, WCA: UA-00744, COTA-RU: U-128 RDA: SP-09, located on Kotlin Island, IOTA: EU-133, RRA: RR-01-06. He plans to work CW on 20, 40 and 80 meters as RN1CW/p. 73 & 11! [tnx info RN1CW]

– members of the AYAN DX TEAM Valery R7KFF and Victor RA7K will active on the 18^th of May from Fortress Tepe-Kermen, COTA-RU: С-795, WCA: UA-00602, RDA: RK-14 located in Landscape nature park Bakhchisaray, WWFF: RFF-0406. QSO also valid for «Ancient Fortresses of Crimea» Award (AFCA). They plan to work on 20 and 30 meters CW and SSB as R7KFF/p and RA7K/p. Please spot them in DX cluster if you hear. Photoreport will be published on website of AYAN DX TEAM 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info R7KFF].

 – Rumen, LZ2AF active WCA LZ-0421 / BHS RZ-03 CLOCK TOWER 1864 -Razgrag on 14th of May 2019 at 14 to 15 UTC as LZ2AF/p. New one! Alt-511 + PA 30W, Linked Inv V. Please spot them in the DX cluster if you hear. QSL via eQSL, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! (thanks info LZ2AF)

– Oleg RD1A will active on the 14^th of May from Petropavlovskaya Fortress, WCA: UA-00015, COTA-RU: C-115, RDA: SP-16. He plans to work  from 14 to 19 UTC on all bands only CW as RD1A/m. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. 73 & 11! [tnx info RD1A].

– members of the AYAN DX TEAM Valery R7KFF, Alexandr RA7KW, Andrey R7KTA and Victor RA7K will active on the 10^th and 11^th of May from Fortress Kalamita, COTA-RU: C-783, WCA: UA-00590, RDA: SE-04 and Fortress Eski-Kermen, COTA-RU: С-7101, WCA: UA-00608, RDA: RK-14. QSO also valid for «Ancient Fortresses of Crimea» Award (AFCA). They plan to work on HF bands CW and SSB as R7KFF/p, RA7KW/p, R7KTA/p and RA7K/p. Please spot them in DX cluster if you hear. Photoreport will be published on website of AYAN DX TEAM 73 & 11! [tnx info R7KFF].

– IQ5QO Team (Stefano IZ5GST and Piero I1ASU) will active on the 10^th of May from several castles of Sassari on Sardinia Island, IOTA: EU-165:
– Torre Finanza dell’Isola Piana a Porto Torres, WCA: I-09399, DCI: DCI-SS047 located on Piana (dell’Asinara) Island, IIA: X-003, Natura 2000 – Isola Piana di Porto Torres, WWFF: IFF-1682;
– Torre Aragonese di Porto Torres, WCA: I-09398, DCI: DCI-SS046 located in Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Conte, WWFF: IFF-0259, Lighthouse Porto Torres, ARLHS: SAR-033, WAIL: SA-015, Lighthouse Capo Caccia, ARLHS: SAR-042, WAIL: SA-013;
– Torre Grande o Torre Nuova di Porto Conte di Alghero, WCA: I-09358, DCI: DCI-SS006 located in Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Conte, WWFF: IFF-0259, Lighthouse Porto Conte, ARLHS: SAR-046, WAIL: SA-033. They plan to work as IQ5QO/IS0 on 80, 60, 40, 30 and 20 meters. Please spot them if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info IZ5GST].

Evgeniy RX3AMI is going to activate from the 8^th to 12^th of May several fortresses and monasteries of Central and North-West Russia:
– Pereslavl-Zalessky Kremlin, WCA: UA-00360, COTA-RU: R-315;
– Fotress of Nikitsky Monastery, WCA: UA-00904, COTA-RU: C-361;
– Fotress of Tolgsky Monastery, WCA: UA-00823, COTA-RU: C-360;
– Fortress of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, WCA: UA-00076, COTA-RU: C-313;
– Kostroma Kremlin, WCA: UA-00905, COTA-RU: C-362;
– Fortress of Ipatievsky Monastery, WCA: UA-00671, COTA-RU: C-346;
– Fortress of Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery, WCA: UA-00318, COTA-RU: C-137;
– Vologda Kremlin, WCA: UA-00651, COTA-RU: C-147;
– Belozersk rampart, WCA: UA-00338, COTA-RU: R-104;
– Belozersky Kremlin of Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, WCA: UA-00021, COTA-RU: C-121;
– Finnish fortifications “Veppsian Castle” (“Eye of wolverine”), WCA: UA-00903, COTA-RU: U-129.
He plans to work on 80, 40 and 20 meters only SSB. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call. 73 & 11! [tnx info RX3AMI].

– Rumen, LZ2AF hopes to activate today, 7th of May, 2019, WCA LZ-00705 & BHS RS-12 FORT LEVENTA, along with the new reference Kyunt Kapia, the only preserved gate of Ruschuk fortress – WCA LZ-00599 & BHS RS-13 KYUNT KAPUA GATE OF RUSCHUK FORTRESS!  He plans to work from abt 07:30 to 09:30UTC (if, and while, the rain does not drive him out!), as LZ2AF/P. Alt-511 + PA 30W, Linked Inv V. Please spot them in the DX cluster if you hear. QSL via eQSL, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! (thanks info LZ2AF)

Huge thanks to Stefan / LZ2DB for the updated list of references and Kolyo / LZ1QZ for the co-updating of their coordinates .kml file!

Happy 7th of May, the Day of Radio!

73 & 11 of LZ2AF / p

– Jean-Marie F5NLX will active as F5NLX/p on the 7^th of May from Chateau la Vistoule, WCA: F-06705, DFCF: 34-132. He plans to start at 7 UTC on 40 meters. QSL via bureau, e-QSL and direct for SWL. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. 73 & 11! [tnx info F5NLX].

– Stefano IZ5GST will active on the 7^th of May as IQ5QO/p from Castello di Montisi di San Giovanni D’Asso a Montalcino, WCA: I-08979, DCI: DCI-SI108 located in Natura 2000 – Monte Oliveto Maggiore e Crete di Asciano, WWFF: IFF-1594. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info IZ5GST].

– Rumen Kozhuharov/LZ2AF, will active today, 5th of May 2019, WCA LZ-00008 & BHS RS-01 KREPOST CHERVEN, KN33AO, from LZFF-0025 He plans to work from abt 10:30 to 12UTC(depending on weather & battery conditions!), 7 MHz and above, cw&ssb, as LZ2AF/P. Please spot them in the DX cluster if you hear. QSL via eQSL, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! (  inpfo LZ2AF)

ARI Ostia ham radio station IQ0OS is going to be radio-active as IQ0OS/P next 18th of May from the Castle of Giulio II in Ostia Antica. Reference WCA I-08494, DCI RM182. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL will be sent via bureau. For smart updates please refer to the official web site http://www.ariostia.it and the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/iq0os/

– Memebers of AMATEURFUNKCLUB HEIDENREICHSTEIN (AFCH) OE3MFC – Maria, OE1TKS – Tom, OE3GJS – Josef and OE3RGB – Rainer will active on the 3^rd of May by special call OE10WCA  devoted to the 10^th anniversary of WCA foundation from Burgruine Kollmitz,   WCA: OE-00092, COTA-OE  OE-30092. They plan to work SSB on 80, 40, 20  beginning from 11:00 UTC. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via OE3XHA via bureau. 73 & 11! de OE3RGB

Dmitry RV9MD and Sergey RA9MX are going to activate on the 2^nd of May Tobolskiye Gate, WCA-00170, COTA-RU: C-907, Tarskiye Gate, WCA: UA-00176, COTA-RU, C-913, Irtyshskiye Gate, WCA: UA-00906 (NEW ONE), COTA-RU: C-921 (NEW ONE) and Omskiye Gate, WCA: UA-00907 (NEW ONE), COTA-RU: C-922 (NEW ONE) of Omsk Fortress. They plan to work as RV9MD/p and RA9MX/p on 40 and 20 meters CW, SSB and Digital. Please spot them in DX cluster if you hear. 73 & 11! [tnx info RV9MD].

– A traditional activity day of German castles will take place on the 1^st of May from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC. Great activity of German hams is expected.

Detailed information at COTA-DL Home Page

Good chance to fulfil conditions of COTA-DL Award

– Angel Ahchiyski LZ4AE, Rumen Tzonev LZ2YO, Ivan Yonov/LZ2LH, and friends, will active today, 1st of May 2019, WCA LZ-00034 & BHS VR-04 KREPOST ORYAKHOVO (not activated up to now!) KN13XR. They plan to work from abt 8:30UTC to late afternoon(depending on weather conditions) from 3,5 up to 21 Mhz bands, cw&ssb, INV V & vertical antennaе, FT991 & Acom 1011, as LZ4AE/P LZ2YO/P LZ2LH/P. Please spot them in the DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info LZ4AE]