Castles in Poland (ZwP) presented an interesting novelty: the Program Architectura Militaris XX. Chris SP5DU will active as SP5DU/p on the 18^th of January 2020 from 2 NEW ONE’s of this Program: WCA SP-03604 & SP-03605. For both, SPPA: R-OO, PGA: OO08 (Wiazowna). Beginning from around 07:00 UTC for approx. 4 hours,  SSB/CW, 80/40/20. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. Welcome, 73 & 11!

– Ivan LZ2HT is going to be active as LZ2HT/p on the 18^th of January from German Monastery Sv. Ivan Rilski, WCA: LZ-00429, BHS: SF-10 located in Lozenska planina, WWFF: LZFF-0136.Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info LZ2HT].

– Toon PD0RWL is going to be active on the 18^th of January as ON/PD0RWL/p from Kasteel Puyenbrug, WCA/BCA: ON-00344 located in Bossen van Puyenbroek, WWFF: ONFF-0643. He plans to work from 10 to 16 UTC. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info PD0RWL].

Bob, M0MJA will be active as M0MJA/P from new Castle reference no G-453, WCA G-00453 also WFF: GFF-0297 and ARLHS: ENG-031 WAB SX85. 80/40/20 meters from 10.30 in the morning +/-. Qsl via buro or direct, please spot should you hear us.

73, 44, 11.

– Jean-Marie F5NLX will active as F5NLX/p on the 16^th of January from Castle Laurens, WCA: F-06807 , DFCF: 34-161 (New one). 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 14^th of January as IQ5QO/1 from Torre del Castello Sperone Reale di Chiavari, WCA: I-04587, DCI: DCI-GE015 and Torre Quadrata di Chiavari, WCA: I-04588, DCI: DCI-GE016 located in Natura 2000 – Rio Tuia – Montallegro, WWFF: IFF-1821 and Natura 2000 – Foce e medio corso del Fiume Entella, WWFF: IFF-1822. Please spot him in the DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or direct. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info IZ5GST].

– On January, 12^th will ten years exactly since the date of World Castles Award Program foundation.
In connection with this event, traditionally, on the full second weekend of January, in 2020 – on January 11 and 12, will take place activity radiohams from castles and fortresses of the world – WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD).
We invite you to participate. Hope to contact you on the air!

WCA HBD On the occasion of 11 years of the diploma program several resident activators will be aired on 11 and 12 January 2020.
Nasko LZ1YE will activate WCA LZ-00263 THRACIAN TOMB KAZANLIK , KRASY LZ2CH and MILEN LZ2XYZ – WCA LZ-00060 KREPOST DUROSTORUM and
LZ-00696 ROMAN VILLA in SILISTRA : JOVKO LZ2JU – WCA LZ-00061 FORT ABDUL MEDJIDI in SILISTRA.
ACTIVATORS mobile and portable will be from different references in both days. Follow in the cluster.
And please spot in DX cluster if you hear them.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WCA ! 73! 11!

– Dragan YT2KID will take part in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active as YT2KID/p on the 11^th and 12^th of January from Koznik, WCA: YU-00007, CISA: YT-003 and Milosev Grad, WCA: YU-00079, CISA: YT-012. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11!  [tnx info YT2KID].

– special station EM7U will participate in the 11^th WCA HBD on the 11^th and 12^th of January from Fortress Tumasch, Kyiv oblast, WCA: UR-00215, UCFA: KO-010, URDA KO-22, QTH Loc KO50gd, River Stugna, URA-048, located in Gorodyshe Gorodok Natural Landmark, WWFF: URFF-0199 (also UFF UVFF-1185). QSL via UR7UT or eQSL. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info UR7UT].

– Eddy ON3EALVC will take part in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active on the 11^th of January beginning from 8:30 UTC from Kasteel de Broqueville, WCA/BCA: ON-00581. He plans to work as ON3EA/p on 80, 40 and 20 meters. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11!  [tnx info ON3EA].

– Rumen/LZ2AF will participate in the 11th WCA HBD starting on the 10th of January from Krepost MATORA, WCA LZ-00067 & BHS/SN-05, Pagan temple Daul Tash, WCA LZ-00503 & BHS/SN-09, Madara Rider WCA LZ-00504 & BHS/SN-10, which is also WHSA WH-BG002 MADARA RIDER, and SOTA LZ/EB-060 Dvete mogili, all from WWFF LZFF-0121 Provadiysko-Royaksko plato. Later, the same 3 WCA references, plus Roman villa, WCA LZ-00267  & BHS SN-11, from LZFF-0364 Madarski skalni ventsi. On 11th of January he’ll active Krepost Missionis, WCA LZ-00064 / BHS TA-02 from GMA LZM / PV-043 Kaleto & LZFF-0176 Preslavska planina, all of them new! Additional activations are possible on 11th and 12th of January. ALT-511, 5-7W + Inv V, 7m high at the centre. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau or eQSL. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info LZ2AF]

– Luc ON2LVC will take part in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active on the 11^th of January beginning from 9 UTC from Kasteel van Sombeke, WCA/BCA: ON-00359, Kasteel van Hamme, WCA/BCA: ON-02551 and Bijgebouw Kasteel Verbist, WCA/BCA: ON-02549 located in Meulendijkbroek, WWFF: ONFF-0752. He plans to work on 80, 40 and 20 meters. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 44 & 11!  [tnx info ON2LVC].

– Danny ON4VT will take part in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active on the 11^th of January as OT4V/p beginning from 8:30 UTC from Hof ter Bruelen, WCA/BCA: ON-00564 and Kasteel van Gravin Jeanne de Merode, WCA/BCA: ON-01930. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. Live logging at https://www.cqgma.org/live/?ON4VT. QSL info at qrz.com. 73 & 11!  [tnx info ON4VT].

– Ivan LZ2HT will participate in the 11^th WCA HBD and be active as LZ2HT/p on the 11^th of January from Krepost Shtipon, WCA: LZ-00084, BHS: SO-11, WWFF: LZFF-0764 in and on the 12^th of January from Monastery Sv. Kiril & Sv. Metodi, WCA: LZ-00364, BHS: MN-06, WWFF: LZFF-0669. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 44 & 11! [tnx info LZ2HT].

Sergei R4RL will take part in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active on the 11^th and 12^th of January from Tower of Chertovo Gorodishche in Yelabuga, WCA: UA-00323, COTA-RU: C-408, RDA:TA-12. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info R4RL].

– Andrey RN1CW and Kostya RA1L will take part in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active on the 11^th of January from Petropavlovskaya Fortress, WCA: UA-00015, COTA-RU: C-115, RDA: SP-16. They plan to work from 6 to 8 UTC on 40, 30 and 20 meters CW and SSB as RN1CW/m and RA1L/m. Please spot them in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info RN1CW and RA1L].

– The members of RZ1CWC team (Victor R1CBNand Vladimir UA1CIO) and Sergey UA1COA will participate in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active as RZ1CWC/p on the 11^th of January beginning from 8 UTC from Fort Krasnaya Gorka, WCA: UA-00203, COTA-RU: F-109, RDA: LO-30 on all bands CW and SSB. Please spot them in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info RZ1CWC].

– Dmitriy RC1C (ex RX1CQ) will take part in WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) and will active on the 11^th and 12^th of January from Karelsky Fortified, WCA: UA-00256, COTA-RU: U-102. He plans to work on all bands mainly FT8. Please spot him in DX cluster if you hear. QSL via bureau. 73 & 11! [tnx info RC1C].

– Andrey RN1CW will active on the 8^th of January from 7:30 t0 8:30 UTC from Fortress Nienshants, WCA: UA-00301, COTA-RU: C-132, RDA: SP-07. He plans to work only CW on 20 and 30 meters as RZ1CWC/m. Log will be uploaded to WCA E-LOG and COTA-RU E-Log.
73 & 11! [tnx info RN1CW]