The "Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club e.V., Ortsverband Illertissen (T15)" awards the "Schwäbische Burgen-Diplom". It can be applied for by all licensed radio hams and SWL´s that have made contact with station´s  after 1st January 2009. Only contact with portable station´s activating a castle within 500m in "Schwaben" are valid for the certificate.
Every castle has a "Schwäbische-Burgen-Nummer (SWB)" and a "World Castles Award-Nummer (WCA)".
The WWB and WCA -Number must be written by the /p-station to the QSL - Card.

Here is the list of the SWB/WCA-Numbers Online . Download of a complete list.

Each number counts only one time. To apply for a certificate you need the following :

DL-stations 7 different SWB-Numbers from 5 different Districts
Other EU-stations 5 different SWB-Numbers from 3 different Districts
DX-stations 3 different SWB-Numbers from 2 different Districts

All operational modes except "Packet Radio" and "Echolink-Contacts" can be used.
Applications for a certificate with a list of verified QSL-cards (GCR-list) and the following fee

DL: 5 €    EU: 7,5 € DX: 12 US-$

should be sent to::

Manfred Siebenhaller,  DB6SQ
Römerhalde 31
D-89287 Bellenberg

Germany

Download  of a GCR-list-form as PDF -file.

 

Stand: 19. Februar 2012 10:53