HB9WCA
Swiss
Amateur Radio
Group of Castles
HB9WCA
Team
World Castles Award
Switzerland
Since 2023 a group of radio amateurs joins with the intent to increase the activations by proposing an indicative, HB9WCA, that was immediately recognizable with the international diploma World Castles Award (WCA) which is available to any OM who requests it and at the same time establishing a challenge between the activators and an award for hunters who connect the Swiss stations that are activating a reference of the Award of Swiss Castles (DCS-SSD).
The Team World Castles Award Switzerland operates but does not manage or is responsible for managing the Award of the Swiss and Liechtenstein (DCS-SSD), which is managed by its managers.
Swiss
Amateur Radio
Group of Castles
The founders were Luciano HB9FBI, Maico HB9OAE (SK) and Augusto HB9TZA and they proposed to bring this activity also in Switzerland so as to make known the Swiss castles, their attractions and tourist potential, and to enhance the historical and architectural heritage in the context of the history of Europe within the amateur radio and to promote the activation with portable stations. In 2009, when the International Award program World Castles Award (WCA) was born, our group also unified.
Since January 2024 the castles of Liechtenstein have also been in our Award
WCA
World Castles Award
The Purpose of the program is joining of efforts of radiohams in different countries for activation and popularization historical objects relating to fortification (fortresses, castles, forts e.t.c) and attract attention to historical and architectural heritage as well as visiting existing historical monuments all over the world.
Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs.
Fortification is usually divided into two branches, namely permanent fortification and field fortification. Permanent fortifications are erected at leisure, with all the resources that a state can supply of constructive and mechanical skill, and are built of enduring materials.
Contacts with objects of permanent fortification such as castles, fortresses, forts, fortified areas are valid for WCA.
DCS-SSD
Award of
Swiss and Liechtenstein
Castles
The Swiss Castelli Prize (DCS-SD) recognizes the stations that connect activations to the castles with diplomas. The DCS-SD is the only one entrusted to the certification of references and diplomas and is made up of two OM who are managers. The references that are identified with the castle are fortifications that in the DCS diploma are cataloged with castle, fortress, tower, bastion, city or pretty village, walls, citadella, fortress, strong, fortified gate (maximum one for village), Fortified palace, construction or fortified residence, residence of landfogti, bailiffs and local governors and everything related to the fortified architecture born and built for the defensive and military needs with defensive and military needs 1945.
The Team World Castles Award Switzerland (HB9WCA) does not manage and participate in the Award of Swiss Castles (DCS-SSD) for the administration of the diploma, references, activations, but works with administrators to promote the World Castles Award in Switzerland.
Our
hunters and activators
award
We recompense all participants with diplomas to participate and a recognition of merit for the first classified in their respective categories.