– Andrey RN1CW is going to be active on the 13^th of October from fortifications of Kronshtadt: Battery “Demidov”, WCA: UA-00776 (new one), COTA-RU: F-130, Kronshtadtsky Fortified, WCA: UA-00744, COTA-RU: U-128 and Kronshtadt Fortress, WCA: UA-00744, COTA-RU: U-128, located on Kotlin Island, IOTA: EU-133, RRA: RR-01-06, RDA: SP-09. He going to work from 7:30 to 9:30 UTC on 40, 30 and 20 meters CW, SSB and Digital as RZ1CWC/m. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info RN1CW]

– Thomas DO3GE will active on the 10^th of October from Wasserschloss Horst, WCA: DL-02841, COTA-DL: WNB-005 (first activation). He plans to work only SSB on 28.450 MHz from 16:00 – 16:30 UTC, on 21.250 MHz from 17:00 UTC and on 3.730 MHz from 17:45 as DK0HN (please note both calls – DK0HN and DO3GE in your logs). Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DO3GE].

– Andrey RN1CW and Vladimir UA1CIO will active on the 7^th of October from Izhorsky (Krasnogorsky) Fortified, WCA: UA-00311, COTA-RU: U-118 and Lighthouse Shepelevsky, ARLHS: ERU-007, RLHA: RLE-007, RDA: LO-30. They going to work from 7 to 9 UTC on 40, 30 and 20 meters by CW and SSB as RZ1CWC/m.73 & 11! [tnx info RN1CW]

– Feri HA7UL will active on the 7^th of October in the morning (before the SOTA/WFF activation) from Szt. Marton Templom in Kemenesszentmarton, WCA: HA-00071, COTA-HA: NDV-027. He plans to work CW and SSB on 40 and 20 meters as HA7UL/p. Antenna is GP, power is 100 watts. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info HA7UL]

– HB9HI Team (HB9ICJ, HB9TWU, HB9IAB and others) will active on the 7^th of October from Chateau de Bavois, WCA: HB-00639, DCS: DCS-VD009 (NEW ONE). They plan to work from 7:30 to 10:30 UTC on 40 and 20 meters CW and SSB as HB9HI/p. Please spot him if you hear. QSL direct or via bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info HB9TZA].

– II3WW Team will active on the 7^th of October from 7:30 to 14 UTC from Tagliata Bariola, WCA: I-11193, DCI: DCI-VI039 and also GRA-7828. More info at qrz.com. Please spot them if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info IK3FHP].

– Florian DL8ECA will activate on the 4^th of October 23 WCA and COTA-DL references – from DL-02675 to DL-02697 all from the same location in the city Nördlingen. He plans to work CW beginning about 14:00 UTC as DL8ECA/mon 7.031 MHz, 10.021 MHz, 14.031 MHz, 21.031 MHz (+/- QRM) and try also 2 m band: 144.195 MHz SSB. RIG:FT991A – PWR: 50 Watt – ANT: ATAS125A – Battery 2x105Ah + Solar. More info at qrz.com. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DL8ECA].

New member of WCAG:

#203, ES1ACS Sergei Klimenko.

Our congratulations!

– Andrey RN1CW is going to work on the 30^th of September from Krasny Castle, WCA: UA-00550, COTA-RU: C-144, RDA: LO-23. He plans to work from 8:00 to 10:00 UTC on 40, 30 and 20 meters (mainly 20 meters) Digital, CW and SSB as RZ1CWC/m. 73 & 11! [tnx info RN1CW]

– IQ5QO Team (Stefano IZ5GST and Piero I1ASU) plans great activity from Sardinian castles during their Tour to Sardinia Island from 26^th of September to 2^nd of October. They plan to work as IQ5QO/IS0 and IQ5QO/IM0. Please spot them if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info IZ5GST].

– George LZ2OQ will active on the 25^th of September from Baba Vida Fortress, WCA: LZ-00003, BHS: VD-01, Bdin, WCA: LZ-00006, BHS: VD-02 and Vidin Kale, WCA: LZ-00159, BHS: VD-06. He plans to work on 40 and 20 meters as LZ2OQ from 8 to 13 UTC. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call. 73 & 11! [tnx info LZ2OQ].

– Gerd DL5AWI will active on the 24^th of September from Castle Dryburg, WCA: DL-04401, COTA-DL: THB-243 in the city Bad Langensalza. He plans to work beginning about 12:00 UTC as DF0WCA . Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DL5AWI].

Photo by LZ1FW

On 24^th September 2017 I plan to activate Shishmanovo Kale WCA LZ-00088, BHS SO-09. QRV depending conditions on 7, 10, 14 MHz mainly on CW, possible PSK and SSB

New members of WCAG:

#200, Z35M Vladimir Kovaceski;

#201, DL1ASA Thomas Marek;

#202, DL9SEP Franz Leuschner.

Our congratulations!

– Thomas DO3GE will active on the 19^th of September from Wasserschloss Raesfeld, WCA: DL-02872, COTA-DL: WNB-036 (first activation). He plans to work only SSB on 10 (28.450 MHz), 15 (21.250 MHz) and 80 (3.730 MHZ) meters beginning from 18 – 18:30 UTC as DK0HN (please note both calls – DK0HN and DO3GE in your logs). Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DO3GE].

– Feri HA7UL is going to activate on the 19^th of September Burg Neuleiningen, WCA: DL-00711, COTA-DL: RPB-032 (first activation) and Burg Battenberg, WCA: DL-00696, COTA-DL: RPB-017. He plans to work on 40 and 20 meters CW and SSB as DL/HA7UL/p beginning about 8 UTC. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info HA7UL].

– Gerd DL5AWI will active during the 18^th – 20^th of September from several castles of Bamberg:
– Neue Residenz Bamberg, WCA: DL-03180, COTA-DL: FBN-352;
– Residenzschloss Bamberg, WCA: DL-03181, COTA-DL: FBN-353;
– Altenburg Bamberg, WCA: DL-03179, COTA-DL: FBN-351.
He plans to work from Neue Residenz Bamberg and Residenzschloss Bamberg as DF0WCA (special DOK: COTA) and from Altenburg Bamberg as DL5AWI/p. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via Home Call, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DL5AWI].

New members of WCAG:

#198, DK8RE Hans-Jurgen Doring;
#199, DL2HUC Erich Trenkel.

Our congratulations! 

 New members of WCAG:

#196, IQ5QO MDXC Pistoia Club;
#197, DJ0JB Jorg Boggel-Trahe.

Our congratulations!

– The Award certificate “World Castles Activity Group – WCAG” is issued for work with 5 members of WCAG.

Detail info at http://wcagroup.org/?page_id=8044