– Romualdas LY1SR and Petras LY2KM will be active on the 20^th of July 2017 from Hill Forts, WCA: LY-00041, LHFA: TA-10/TA-69 located in park LYFF-023. They plan to work as special call LY17LP on two station CW/SSB from 06:00 UTC. QSL via LY2KM. 73 & 11! [tnx info LY2KM].

– Thomas DL1ASA will be active on the 17th of July 2017 from Castle of Ehrenberg, WCA: OE-01089, COTA-OE: OE-71089 also SOTA: OE/TL-043. He plans to work as OE/DL1ASA/P on 80, 40, 30 meters CW and little SSB on 40 meters. QSL via Home Call. 73 & 11! [tnx info DL1ASA]. 

– Konstantin RA1L will be active on the 16th of July 2017 from Petropavlovskaya Fortress, WCA: UA-00015, COTA-RU: C-115, RDA: SP-16. He plans to work as RA1L/M on 20 meters SSB. QSL via Home Call. 73 & 11! [tnx info RA1L].

– New members of WCAG:
# 189, BM2LDT Zheyu Shen;
# 190, OK1DLA Ludek Aubrecht
# 191, DL2DXA Bernd Ponetka.

Our congratulations!

– Andris YL2GQT will be active from 14th till 16th of July 2017 from Krustpils Bishop’s Castle (Kreutzburg), WCA: YL-00040. He plans to work on all bands CW and SSB. 73 & 11! [tnx info YL2GQT].

– Helmut DM2BPG will active on the 7^th and 8^th of July from Castle Stiege, WCA: DL-02203, COTA-DL: SAB-072, QTH Loc: JO51KP. He will work on the 7^th of July from 15 till 17 UTC on 80 meters SSB (3.572 MHz +/- QRM) and on the 8^th of July beginning from 6 UTC on 80 meters SSB (3.572 MHz +/- QRM) and later on 40 meters SSB (7.140 Mhz +/- QRM). Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DM2BPG]

– Peter DJ2OS will active on the 7^th of July from 7 till 8 UTC from Burg Rahden, WCA: DL-03355, COTA-DL: WNB-063 and from 8:30 till 9:30 UTC from Castle Haldem, WCA: DL-03354, COTA-DL: WNB-062. He plans to work only SSB on 40 meters as usual: between 7130.0 MHz and 7150.0 MHz starting at 7.131 MHz. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DJ2OS]

– Anton OG2K, Kostya RA1L, Vladimir UA1CIO and others hams are going to activate several fortresses of Southern Finland during the 30^th of June – 2^nd of July by special call OF11WCA (prefix OF is devoted to 100^th anniversary of Independence of Finland) on all bands CW and SSB. Please spot them in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via OG2K and RA1L (C.I.S. countries). 73 & 11! [tnx info RA1L]

– Peter DJ2OS will active on the 29^th of June from 8:30 till 9:30 UTC from Water Castle Senden, WCA: DL-02844, COTA-DL: WNB-008 and from 10:30 till 11:30 UTC from Water Castle Kakesbeck, WCA: DL-02877, COTA-DL: WNB-041. He plans to work only SSB on 40 meters as usual: between 7130.0 MHz and 7150.0 MHz starting at 7.131 MHz. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DJ2OS]

– Carsten DF2DD will active on the 29^th of June from 5:30 till 12 UTC from Water Castle Rodenberg, WCA: DL-02083, COTA-DL: WSB-138. He plans to work as DA0COTA only SSB and Digital on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters on WCA (COTA) frequencies. It’ll be the first activation of Water Castle Rodenberg. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DF2DD]

Chrtopher will be  acitivited in Voldingborg Slot   27 – 30 June  prefen  Digi mode  and  have  only 10Watts.

– Peter DJ2OS will active on the 28^th of June from 7:30 till 8:30 UTC from Water Castle Buldern, WCA: DL-02848, COTA-DL: WNB-012, from 9:30 till 10:30 UTC from Castle Merfeld, WCA: DL-02847, COTA-DL: WNB-011 and from 11:30 till 12:30 UTC from Castle Sythen, WCA: DL-02879, COTA-DL: WNB-043. He plans to work only SSB on 40 meters as usual: between 7130.0 MHz and 7150.0 MHz starting at 7.131 MHz. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DJ2OS]

– Peter DJ2OS will active on the 26^th of June from 7:30 till 8:30 UTC from Castle Harkotten, WCA: DL-04236, COTA-DL: WNB-072 and from 9:30 till 10:30 UTC from Water Castle Rheda, WCA: DL-02858, COTA-DL: WNB-022. He plans to work only SSB on 40 meters: between 7130.0 MHz and 7150.0 MHz starting at 7.131 MHz. Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DJ2OS]

– DK0GYB Team (Erich DL2HUC and Helmut DM2BPG) will active on the 23^rd and 24^th of June from Castle Stecklenberg, WCA: DL-02188, COTA-DL: SAB-057 and Burgruine Lauenburg, WCA: DL-05070, COTA-DL: SAB-208 as DK0GYB/p.
On the 23^rd of June – after 15:30 UTC on 80 meters (3.720 MHz +/- QRM) only SSB.
On the 24^th of June – after 5 UTC only SSB on 80 meters (3.720 MHz +/- QRM), later 40 meters (7.135 Mhz +/- QRM) and more later on 20 meters.
Please spot them in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DM2BPG]

– Peter DJ2OS/p will active on the 23^rd of June from 7 till 8 UTC on 40 meters SSB from Burg Luetkenbeck, WCA: DL-03964, COTA-DL: WNB-070. From 9:30 till 10:30 UTC on 40 meters and from 11 UTC till 11:30 UTC on 20 meters from Castle Wolbeck, WCA: DL-03963, COTA-DL: WNB-069. He plans to work only SSB as usual – on 40 meters: between 7130.0 MHz and 7150.0 MHz starting at 7.131 MHz, on 20 meters: on 14.231 MHz (+/- QRM). Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DJ2OS]

Jarek SP3CMA and Waldek SQ3HTK are going to activate some castles around Tczew (Northerm Poland):
– Pomyje, WCA: SP-01390, ZWP: FTC07;
– Miedzylez, WCA: SP-01392, ZWP: FTC09;
– Subkowy, WCA: SP-01391, ZWP: FTC08;
– Tczew I, WCA: SP-00424, ZWP: FTC02;
– Tczew II, WCA: SP-01389, ZWP: FTC06;
– Lubiszewo I, WCA: SP-00425, ZWP: FTC03;
– Lubiszewo II, WCA: SP-00426, ZWP: FTC04;
– Sobowidz, WCA: SP-00429, ZWP: FUG02.
They plan to work beginning from 6 UTC on 80, 40 and 20 m, depending on propagation as SP3CMA/2 and SQ3HTK/2. Please spot them in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info SP3CMA]

Photoreport about work AYAN DX TEAM in WCW-2017 to Fortress Kara-Tobe and Gorodskie Gate of Evpatoria (in Russian)

– Peter DJ2OS will active on the 21^st of June from 7:30 till 8:30 UTC on 40 meters SSB from Castle Loburg, WCA: DL-03346, COTA-DL: WNB-054. From 9:30 till 10:30 UTC on 40 meters and from 11 UTC till 11:30 UTC on 20 meters from House Dyckburg, WCA: DL-03965, COTA-DL: WNB-071. He plans to work only SSB as usual – on 40 meters: between 7130.0 MHz and 7150.0 MHz starting at 7.131 MHz, on 20 meters: on 14.231 MHz (+/- QRM). Please spot him in the DX Cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info DJ2OS]