"Luxembourg Castles" Award

1. General Information

The Luxembourg Castle Award was issued in 2009 by the national organisation – RL – to promote radio-amateurisme and valorise Luxembourg’s historical and architectural patrimony.

For this award we count a maximum of 55 castles in 3 districts and 12 cantons.

2. Rules

The Award is available to licensed radio amateurs and shortwave-listeners.

Beginning is January 1st 2009. Two way contacts on HF bands (160 to 10 meters and 6 meters) must be established. Contacts made via active earthbound reflectors, repeaters and Echolink may not be counted. There is no restriction on the mode used.

Applicants should submit a list showing the date, station worked or heard, time, frequency and mode duly certified by two licenced radio amateurs or by the award manager of their society. Please use our application form available on the RL-website www.rlx.lu

Any dispute concerning the award shall be settled by the RL Board.

3. Awards

  • Basic – 1 Castle in each District (3);
  • Cantons – 1 Castle in each Canton (12);
  • All – All Castles (55).
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    Each award is numbered.

    4. Applications

    The application fee is USD 8 or EUR 5 .

    Applications shall be sent to:

    Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes

    Award Manager

    P.O. Box 1352

    L-1013 Luxembourg
    (Please check if your postal service is able to deliver mail to Post Office Boxes. Please also send an email to the Award manager to inform him that you sent out your application)

    5. Castle Activations

    Activation: Each valid operation has to take place from a distance not exceeding 1000 meters (1km) from the castle.

    All participiants (LX and foreign radio-amateurs) who like to activate a castle are required to announce the activity by sending an email to castler@lx.lu at least 3 days before the event for validation. You must leave a notification in the RL Forum (LX Castle Award Forum) to make some your activations known to the public.

    Exceptions: Those LX radio-amateurs, members of the RL, living in a town with a castle are valid for this castle. To see which callsigns are valid, please check the LX Castle Callbook.

    LX Castle Activation
    Illustration 1

    Example: Any activation of a castle can be done in the inner limits of the Activation Zone as shown on illustration1. Whereas the castle is situated in Town A, the Activation Zone is valid 1 km around the castle. Therefore also the part of the zone that is located on the Town B territory counts for the castle for mobile or portable operations. Any Radio Amateur who lives in Town A counts for the castle, however a Radio Amateur living in Town B does not count for the castle, even if his shack is located in the Activation Zone.

    6. Miscellanous

    The RL will publish a list of special events and activations on its website. A national castle activation day will be held once a year to promote the award.

    7. Castles and References

    Ref.

    Castle

    Commune

    Canton

    District

    LX-01

    LUXEMBOURG-CITY *

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-02

    ANSEMBOURG

    Tuntange

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-03

    ASPELT

    Frisange

    Esch/Alzette

    Luxembourg

    LX-04

    BEAUFORT

    Beaufort

    Echternach

    Diekirch

    LX-05

    BERBOURG

    Manternach

    Grevenmacher

    Grevenmacher

    LX-06

    BERG (COLMAR)

    Colmar Berg

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-07

    BERTRANGE

    Bertrange

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-08

    BETTANGE/MESS

    Dippach

    Capellen

    Luxembourg

    LX-09

    BETTEMBOURG

    Bettembourg

    Esch/Alzette

    Luxembourg

    LX-10

    BETTENDORF

    Bettendorf

    Diekirch

    Diekirch

    LX-11

    BETZDORF

    Betzdorf

    Grevenmacher

    Grevenmacher

    LX-12

    BIRTRANGE

    Schieren

    Diekirch

    Diekirch

    LX-13

    BORN

    Mompach

    Echternach

    Grevenmacher

    LX-14

    BOURGLINSTER

    Junglinster

    Grevenmacher

    Grevenmacher

    LX-15

    BOURSCHEID

    Bourscheid

    Diekirch

    Diekirch

    LX-16

    BRANDENBOURG

    Tandel

    Diekirch

    Diekirch

    LX-17

    CLERVAUX

    Clervaux

    Clervaux

    Diekirch

    LX-18

    COLPACH

    Ell

    Redange

    Diekirch

    LX-19

    DIFFERDANGE

    Differdange

    Esch/Alzette

    Luxembourg

    LX-20

    DUDELANGE

    Dudelange

    Esch/Alzette

    Luxembourg

    LX-21

    ELL

    Ell

    Redange

    Diekirch

    LX-22

    ERPELDANGE

    Ettelbruck

    Diekirch

    Diekirch

    LX-23

    ESCH/ALZETTE

    Esch/Alzette

    Esch/Alzette

    Luxembourg

    LX-24

    ESCH/SURE

    Esch/Sûre

    Wiltz

    Diekirch

    LX-25

    EVERLANGE

    Useldange

    Redange

    Diekirch

    LX-26

    FISCHBACH

    Mersch

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-27

    HEFFINGEN

    Heffingen

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-28

    HEISDORF

    Steinsel

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-29

    HERINGEN

    Muellerthal

    Waldbillig

    Grevenmacher

    LX-30

    HESPERANGE

    Hesperange

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-31

    HOLLENFELS

    Tuntange

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-32

    KOERICH

    Koerich

    Capellen

    Luxembourg

    LX-33

    LAROCHETTE

    Larochette

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-34

    MERSCH

    Mersch

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-35

    MEYSEMBOURG

    Larochette

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-36

    MOESTROFF

    Bettendorf

    Diekirch

    Diekirch

    LX-37

    MUNSBACH

    Schuttrange

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-38

    PETTANGE

    Mersch

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-39

    ROSPORT

    Rosport

    Echternach

    Grevenmacher

    LX-40

    SANEM

    Sanem

    Esch/Alzette

    Luxembourg

    LX-41

    SCHENGEN

    Remerschen

    Remich

    Grevenmacher

    LX-42

    SCHOENFELS

    Mersch

    Mersch

    Luxembourg

    LX-43

    SCHORELS

    Eschette

    Redange

    Diekirch

    LX-44

    SCHRASSIG

    Schuttrange

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-45

    SCHUTTBOURG

    Kautenbach

    Wiltz

    Diekirch

    LX-46

    SEPTFONTAINES

    Septfontaines

    Capellen

    Luxembourg

    LX-47

    STADTBREDIMUS

    Stadtbredimus

    Remich

    Grevenmacher

    LX-48

    STOLZEMBOURG

    Putscheid

    Vianden

    Diekirch

    LX-49

    USELDANGE

    Useldange

    Redange

    Luxembourg

    LX-50

    VIANDEN

    Vianden

    Vianden

    Diekirch

    LX-51

    WALFERDANGE

    Walferdange

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-52

    OBERWAMPACH

    Wincrange

    Wiltz

    Diekirch

    LX-53

    WEILER/LA/TOUR

    Weiler-La-Tour

    Luxembourg

    Luxembourg

    LX-54

    WILTZ

    Wiltz

    Wiltz

    Diekirch

    LX-55

    WINTRANGE

    Remerschen

    Remich

    Grevenmacher

    LX-01 Luxembourg-City *

    Bock
    Dommeldange
    Gouverneur
    Mansfeld
    Palais Grand-Ducal
    Septfontaines

    The Districts and their Cantons

     

    Luxembourg

    District of Luxembourg

    1. Capellen

    2. Esch/Alzette

    3. Luxembourg

    4. Mersch

    		 Grevenmacher

    District of Grevenmacher

    1. Echternach

    2. Grevenmacher

    3. Remich

    		 Diekirch

    District of Diekirch

    1. Clervaux

    2. Diekirch

    3. Redange

    4. Vianden

    5.Wiltz






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