– 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]

As reports our friends – SP9YFF Team: “We are happy to announce that the SP9YFF PZK SRG Club members activated their castle number 300 during the recent World Castles Weekend. Consequently, we have fulfilled the requirements of the ZWP Kasztelanski (Castellan) Award, called the ZWP Crown, as it is the highest class of the Castles-in-Poland Award Programme. The average number of our QSO’s per castle exceeded 150. We wish to thank all the Castle Award Hunters, as well as the WCA and ZWP Managers.”

Dear friends!

On the 17^th and 18^th of June took place the 8^th International days of radioamateur activity from castles and fortresses (World Castles Weekend-2017). We are very pleased that with each year the number and geography of the participants is expanding.

On behalf of the WCW-2017 organizers we express ones gratitude to all participants – castle activators and hunters, to everyone who called and spotted us.

Thank you for participation!

See you in WCW-2018!

List of operators  WCW-2017 – HERE

Update on 14.06.2017

 – On June the 17th and 18th, 2017 will take place the 8^th international days of ham’s activity from castles and fortresses of the World – World Castles Weekend – 2017 (WCW-2017).

On behalf of the organizers we invite you to take part in WCW-2017 as awards hunters and castles activators.

This year, partners of WCW-2017 will:

– WCAG – World Castles Activity Group;
– S50CLX – Cerkno Linux Palk DX Cluster, Slovenia;
– WCA E-log by OK5NN, Czech Republic;
– The K1BV DX Awards Directory, USA;
– ICPO – Island & Castles Portable Operations, Canada;
– COTA Russia Team, Russia;
– German Castles On The Air (COTA-DL), Germany;
– S5-WCA, Slovenia;
– WCA Serbia, Serbia;
– SP9YFF – Silesian Radioamateur Group, Poland;
– COTA-YL, Latvia;
– WCAG-LZ, Bulgaria;
– Amateur Radioclub «DELTA», Ukraine;
– DCI, Italy;
– 4XCA, Israel;
– 9A-COTA, Croatia;
– RFA- Romanian Fortress on the Air, Romania;
– BFORTA 14-18, Belgium;
– DCS-SSD, Switzerland;
– Ayan DX Team, Russia;
– COTA-ES, Estonia;
– BHS – Bulgarian History Sites Award, Bulgaria;
– COTA-OE, Austria;
– Dragan YT2KID, Serbia;
– COTA-PA, The Netherlands;
– ODXG – Oeste DX Gang, Portugal;
– DMHP – Diploma Monumentos Historicos Portuguesses, Portugal;
– CCA – Czech Castles Award, Czech Republic;
– Castel Club «King Lazar», Krushevac, Serbia.

It is expected that several stations will operate from new historical sites that will first present their country on the air.

We invite to cooperation clubs, organizations, hams.

See you in WCW-2017! Join now!

The members of Lesvos Island Amateur Club (SZ8LES) will activate the fortress of Sigri, WCA: SV-00079 (NEW ONE) on the 18^th of June from 08:00 UTC until 12:00 UTC. At the same time we will broadcasting from the petrified forest of Sigri

Hope to meet you on the air!!  

73 and 44 de SZ8LES.

– Volker DO4VH will active on the 18^th of June from Burgruine Falkenstein, WCA: DL-00100, COTA-DL: HBN-025 beginning from 10 UTC.

LZ stations will be active on the 17^th and 18^th of June and participate in WCW-2017 as follows:
17.06 – LZ1QZ/p WCA: LZ-00263, BHS: SZ-25;
18.06 – LZ1QZ/p WCA: LZ-00237, BHS: VT-24 + VT-27;
18.06 – LZ1QZ/p WCA: LZ-00201, BHS: VT-11;
17-18.06 – LZ2HT/p WCA: LZ-00245, BHS: KD-06 + KD-10;
17-18.06 – LZ2RV WCA: LZ-00045, BHS: VN-04;
17-18.06 – LZ2OQ/p WCA: LZ-00073, BHS: KD-01;
17-18.06 – LZ2OQ/p WCA: LZ-00144, BHS: KD-02, WCA:LZ-00174,BHS: KD-03.

– AYAN DX TEAM will take part in WCW-2017 and be active:
– on the 17^th of June from Fortress Kara-Tobe, WCA: UA-00592, COTA-RU: C-785, RDA: RK-10;
– on the 18^th of June from Gorodskie Gate of Evpatoria, WCA: UA-00588, COTA-RU: C-781, RDA: RK-07.
They plan to work on SW bands as R7KFF/p, RA7KW/p и R7KTA/p. 73 & 11! [tnx info R7KFF].

– special station EN1UCF will be active on the 17^th and 18^th of June and participate in WCW-2017 from Kievskiy ukreprajon, north. Artillery polukaponir. Pillbox #554, Guta-Mezhigorskaia village, nr Kiev, WCA: UR-00039, UCFA: KO-004, URDA: KO-13, QTH Loc KO50dq, River Irpen, URA-017. QSL via UR7UT or eQSL. 73 & 11! [tnx info UR7UT].