Castles On The Air
WCA resp. COTA are international resp. German award programs focussing on working resp. activating castles by means of amateur radio. More information is available by clicking the embedded links above. The castles I have activated so far are quoted as a matter of personal documentation only. This list may not necessarily be up to date.
| No. | Call | WCA # | COTA # | Object Place |
activated from-until |
No. of QSO’s |
Log uploaded |
| 01 | DJ0JB | DL-00461 | NSB-016 | Schloß Blumenau Wunstorf-Blumenau JO42RK |
03.09.2016- 31.01.2018 |
2.507 | 01.02.2018 |
| 02 | DJ0JB/p | DL-02882 | NSB-085 | Schloß Bokeloh Wunstorf-Bokeloh JO42QJ |
08.08.2017- 04.09.2017 07.11.2017 |
54 7 |
04.09.2017 07.11.2017 |
| 03 | DJ0JB/p | DL-02876 | WNB-040 | Burg Wolfsberg Lüdinghausen JO31RS |
18.08.2017- 11.11.2017 |
7 10 41 |
12.09.2017 20.10.2017 11.11.2017 |
| 04 | DJ0JB/p | DL-02845 | WNB-009 | Burg Vischering Lüdinghausen JO31RS |
18.08.2017- 11.11.2017 |
7 10 41 |
12.09.2017 20.10.2017 11.11.2017 |
| 05 | DJ0JB/p | DL-02846 | WNB-010 | Burg Lüdinghausen Lüdinghausen JO31RS |
18.08.2017- 11.11.2017 |
7 10 41 |
12.09.2017 20.10.2017 11.11.2017 |
| 06 | LZ/DJ0JB | LZ-00094 | BHS-06 | Krepost Mesembria Nessebar KN32UP |
22.09.2017- 25.09.2017 |
25 | 20.10.2017 |
| 07 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00480 | NSB-035 | Schloß Hagenburg Sachsenhagen-Hagenburg JO42PK also valid for DLFF-0118 |
07.11.2017 13.11.2017 14.11.2017 17.11.2017 21.11.2017 22.11.2017 23.11.2017 |
16 4 8 3 4 10 10 |
07.11.2017 23.11.2017 |
| 08 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00460 | NSB-015 | Schloß Ricklingen Garbsen-Schloß Ricklingen JO42SK |
07.11.2017 09.11.2017 16.11.2017 |
6 27 19 |
09.11.2017 |
| 09 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00468 | NSB-023 | Schloß Celle Celle JO52AP |
15.11.2017 | 28 | 15.11.2017 |
| 10 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00471 | NSB-026 | Leineschloss Hannover JO42UI Erstaktivierung |
16.11.2017 21.02.2018 27.02.2018 |
5 17 16 |
16.11.2017 22.02.2018 14.03.2018 |
| 11 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00452 | NSB-007 | Wasserburg Sachsenhagen Sachsenhagen JO42PJ |
13.11.2017 14.11.2017 17.11.2017 20.11.2017 |
3 20 7 22 |
20.11.2017 |
| 12 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00479 | NSB-034 | Schloss Landestrost Neustadt/Rbge. JO42RM |
05.02.2018- 08.02.2018 |
50 | 09.02.2018 |
| 13 | DJ0JB/p | DL-04988 | NSB-164 | Luccaburg Loccum JO42NK |
17.11.2017 | 8 | 22.02.2018 |
| 14 | DJ0JB/p | DL-03307 | FBN-690 | Schloß Untermerzbach Untermerzbach JO50KD Erstaktivierung |
27.02.2018- 02.03.2018 29.07.2018- 01.08.2018 |
76 | 02.03.2018 |
| 15 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00878 | RPB-199 | Kurfürstliches Schloß Mainz JO40DA |
11.03.2018- 12.03.2018 |
20 | 12.03.2018 |
| 16 | DJ0JB/p | DL-00879 | RPB-200 | Martinsburg Mainz JO40DA |
11.03.2018- 12.03.2018 |
20 | 12.03.2018 |
| 17 | DJ0JB/p | DL-02097 | WSB-152 | Unteres Schloss Siegen JO40AU |
25.04.2018- 29.04.2018 |
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| 18 | DJ0JB/p | DL-02096 | WSB-151 | Oberes Schloss Siegen JO40AV |
xx.04.2018 | ||
| 19 | DJ0JB/p | DL-02881 | NSB-084 | Inselfestung Wilhelmstein Wunstorf-Steinhude JO42PL also valid for DLFF-0118 |
01.05.2018 | ||
| xx | DJ0JB/p | DL-01319 | THB-025 | Stadtschloss Weimar Weimar JO50PX |
06.05.2018- 10.05.2018 |
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| xx | DJ0JB/p | DL-01320 | THB-026 | Belvedere Weimar Weimar JOxxxx |
06.05.2018- 10.05.2018 |
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| xx | DJ0JB/p | DL-01321 | THB-027 | Schloss Tiefurt Weimar JOxxxx |
06.05.2018- 10.05.2018 |
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| xx | DJ0JB/p | DL-02251 | SAB-120 | Schloss Storkau Storkau (Elbe) JOxxxx |
24.10.2018- 26.10.2018 |
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| xx | DJ0JB/p | DL-02253 | SAB-122 | Schloss Tangermünde Tangermünde JOxxxx |
24.10.2018- 26.10.2018 |
My favorite frequencies resp. repeaters:
145.5000 MHz direct
145.6125 MHz DB0STM
145.7500 MHz DM0MAX
433.5000 MHz direct
438.7375 MHz DM0MAX
438.8875 MHz DB0SUN (plus DB0WAS, DB0WUR and DB0KB)
438.9000 MHz DB0GSH
438.9250 MHz DB0XXL
438.9875 MHz DB0SHG
439.1000 MHz DB0ZP
439.2375 MHz DB0TVH
439.3000 MHz DB0ROD
439.3250 MHz DB0HSB
439.4250 MHz DB0KB (plus DB0SUN, DB0WAS and DB0WUR)
Links
| Link Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Geschichten über das "Dampfradio" | http://www.wabweb.net/radio/ |
| COTA Group Germany | http://www.cotagroup.org/cotagroup/ |
| World Castles Award | http://wcagroup.org/ |
| Diplom Sammler Waterkant DSW | http://dsw.mb4ham.de/ |
| Diplom Interessen Gruppe DIG | https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/ |
| Sun Spot Numbers | https://meteo.plus/sonne.php |
| Tropospheric Ducting Forecast (V/UHF) for NW Europe | http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_nwe.html |
| DB0HB Link List | http://www.db0hb.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=68 |
| ISS Fanclub | https://www.issfanclub.com/ |
A Journey to Mars
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How It All Started
Born in the end of the 1950’s, I grew up with old tube radios. My grandparents as well as my parents owned such a radio, which I started to explore. They were looking like a piece of furniture instead of a technical apparatus. As a student aged 13 I used to listen to international radio stations broadcasting in English and German on the shortwave bands. Stations such as Radio Polonia, Radio HCJB, Radio Sweden, Radio Beijing and many more.