Award program "Castles of Germany"
The award program "Castles of Germany" is founded under aegis "COTA-Team-Germany" and includes awards of each federal Land of Germany. At present 6 awards has been instituted.
All awards are issued for QSO/SWL with the radiostations working no more than in 500 metres from castles, fortresses (/p). Each castle has the number including location of radiostation (the federal Land of Germany) and castle number. For example BBN-004.
Each castle is valid only once regardless of band or mode. Awards can issued for separate band or mode.
All awards are issued on the basis of recieved QSL-cards.
Lists of castles of each diploma can be received at award managers by e-mail or by postmail (need SASE), or download from sites. The general castle list you can find here - http://www.cota-team-germany.com/burgen-ref.html
Following awards are issued:
Land Baden (BBN) : Badisches Burgendiplom
QSOs/SWLs since 01.01.2008 are valid
Need to have QSOs/SWLs:
DL-Stations EU-Stations DX-Stations
Bronze 15 10 5
Silver 30 20 10
Gold 60 40 20
Award fee is: for DL-stations - ˆ7, for others ˆ10 or $13.
Award application and payment should send to:
Holger Eckstein, DL5UP
Sudetenstrasse 37
D-74918 Angelbachtal
Germany
Internet page: http://www.a22-kraichgau.de/html/content/diplom_award.html
Land Ruhrgebiet (RBN): Ruhrgebiets Burgendiplom
QSOs/SWLs since 01.01.2007 are valid
Need to have QSOs/SWLs: DL-stations - 7 QSO; EU-stations - 5 QSO; DX-stations - 3 QSO;
Award fee is:
for DL-stations - ˆ7, for others ˆ10 or $13.
Award application and payment should send:
Stefan Dix, DL1ATR
Teutoburger Str. 195 A
D-46119 Oberhausen
Germany
Internet page: http://www.darc.de/distrikte/l/18/content/diplome.htm
Land Thuringen (THB) : Thuringian Burgendiplom
QSOs/SWLs since 01.01.2003 are valid
Need to have QSOs/SWLs: DL-stations - 10 QSO; EU-stations - 7 QSO; DX-stations - 5 QSO;
Award fee is ˆ5 or $5.
Award application and payment should send:
Jurgen Haring, DL3ASJ
Waldstrasse 22
D-07589 Munchenbernsdorf
Germany
Internet page: http://www.darc.de/x20/thb.html
Land Wurttemberg (WBB) : Wurttemberger Burgendiplom
QSOs/SWLs since 01.01.2008 are valid
Need to have QSOs/SWLs: DL-stations - 20(5) QSO; EU-stations - 7(3) QSO; DX-stations - 5(2) QSO;
Number of districts what must to be worked in brackets.
Award fee is:
for DL-stations - ˆ5, for EU-stations - ˆ10, for DX-stations - $12.
Award application and payment should send:
Stefan Siebenhaller, DC2SF
Roemerhalde 31
D-89287 Bellenberg
Germany
Internet page: http://www.mydarc.de/dc2sf/wbb.htm
Land Westfahlen-Sud (WSB) : Westfalen-Sud Burgendiplom
QSOs/SWLs since 01.01.2008 are valid
Need to have QSOs/SWLs: DL-stations - 10 QSO; EU-stations - 7 QSO; DX-stations - 5 QSO;
Award fee is:
for DL-stations - ˆ5, for others - ˆ10.
Award application and payment should send:
Wilhelm Eidmann, DD3QK
Melanchthonstr. 9
D-44649 Herne
Germany
Internet page: http://www.darc.de/o38/
