World Castles Award Program (WCA) has been instituted by group of the Russian radiohams-founders of "Castles On The Air-Russia” (COTA-Russia) award program, and by participation and the agreement of national fortress awards programs in the world:
- “Belgium Castles Award” (BCA), Belgium
- “Castles And Stately Homes On The Air” (CASHOTA), England
- “Castles And Stately Homes On The Air - Ireland” (CASHOTA-EI), Ireland
- “Czech Castles Award” (CCA), Czech Republic
- “Castles On The Air Team – Germany” (COTA-DL), Germany
- “Castles On The Air - Netherland” (COTA-NL), Netherlands
- “Castles On The Air - Russia” (COTA-RU), Russia
- “Castles and Palaces of Belarus Award" (CPBA), Belarus
- “Diploma dos Castelos e Fortalezas de Portugal" (DCFP), Portugal
- “Diploma Dei Castelli d’Italia” (DCI), Italia
- “Hungarian Castle Series” (HCS), Hungary
- “Le Diplome des Chateaux Suisse” (DCS-SSD), Switzerland
- “Diplome des Forts et Chateaux de France” (DFCF), France
- “Swiss-French Castle Award-Diplome des Chateaux de la Suisse-Romande” (SFCA-DCSR), Switzerland
- “Slovakia Castles Award" (SCA), Slovakia
- “Ukraine Castles and Fortress Awards” (UCFA), Ukraine
- “Zamki w Polsce” (ZWP), Poland
The Purpose of the program is joining of efforts of radiohams in different countries for activation and popularization historical objects (fortresses, castles, forts e.t.c) all over the world.
The award is issued to any licensed radio-amateur or SWL who submits proof of radio contact with 100, 200, 300, 500, 700, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 fortresses from not less than 3 countries-participants of the program. The High Prize - HONOUR ROLL is issued for QSO with 3000 fortresses and special prize - TROPHY for contact with 5000 fortresses.
Contacts with objects having any number of the national fortress program are valid: BCA, CASHOTA, CASHOTA-EI, CCA, COTA-DL, COTA-NL, COTA-RU, CPBA, DCFP, DCI, DCS, DFCF, HCS, SCA, UCFA, ZWP.
For example: DCI: AG-005; CCA: JC-001; DFCF 77-001; COTA-RU: C-114, etc. Each object is valid only once.
QSO/SWL are valid since January 1st. 1995 on any bands (including WARC) by any modes.
Application for diploma is based on the received QSL cards according to Application WCA form and must be signed by two radio hams. No QSLs, only certified application is required. The award manager can require QSL for check. The award may be issued for separate MODE (optionally).
The application may be sent to award manager by e-mail: rn1cw@rambler.ru
Or by post: Andrey Aleksandrovich Petushkov, P.O.Box 340/5, Sosnovyj Bor, Leningrad oblast, 188540, RUSSIA.
Award fee is 10 IRC, or 10 $, or 10 ˆ.
PAYPAL (only USD!!!!!) is ua1air@yandex.ru
Fee of HONOR ROLL and TROPHY please ask Award Manager at the moment of application.
UPDATE on 16/05/2009: QSO's in European Castle Day (ECD) are valid for WCA and COTA-Russia
awards without QSL confirmation.