6th-15th September 2024
Join the fun by activating and hunting ECA/WCA castles during this week. Along with normal activations, special points will go to activators and hunters who activate and hunt a site listed in both the ECA/WCA list, and are also English Heritage sites. Note! Not all English Heritage sites qualify as ECA/WCA sites so activators please check your locations by using the XLS and KMZ files below. Activators please use as many bands and modes as possible.
The usual ECA Activation Rules apply for Multi-Program Activations.
Activators
- 1 Point per Activation of a Non English Heritage Site
- 25 Points per Activation of an English Heritage Site
- Activate as many Unique English Heritage References as possible
Hunters
- 1 Point per QSO (Band and Mode) for Non-English Heritage Site
- 25 Points per QSO (Band and Mode) for an English Heritage Site.
English Heritage Site List Excel Spreadsheet
— For EVERYONE to DOWNLOAD!
All English Heritage site listed in their own easy to use spreadsheet.
English Heritage Site .KMZ File
— For EVERYONE to DOWNLOAD!
All English Heritage references and 1km activation zones
Activity Schedule
sEP
6
Start of English Heritage Week Activity
Activations Begin – All English Castle References but focus on English Heritage Sites for maximun points.
sEP
15
Last day and end of English Heritage Week Activity
Ensure all logs are submitted by 18th Sept to allow results to be available as soon as possible after the event ends.
logs
Activators Logs Count!
All scores will be calculated by using the activators logs (No Hunter data is required to be sent), so please ensure your QSO is valid before signing off(on air only). No logs will be altered once submitted to the ECA Logs Manager. For Activators Ham2k Polo has built in English Castle activities, we highly suggest using this as it creates all your ADIF files in the correct format along with the right filenames.
Send your logs to the ECA Log Manager logs@englishcastlesawards.co.uk
Short Wave Listeners
SWL’s
Swl’s can join in too, please keep a log of your contacts – activator callsign, reference worked, date, time and the station the activator was working at the time of logging. Making sure you add your claimed points total, send your results to us via email after the event has finished.
Spot to DX Clusters
Help your activators reach the required number of QSO’s for a successful activation and ensure you hunters obtain your credits and awards by spotting in the clusters!
Suggested DX Spot comment format WCA/ECA EH Week G-xxxxx.
Spot using DXWatch or Android app BktDxCluster
All QSO’s count towards Battle Royale and ECA/WCA Lifetime awards
Big opportunity to increase your scores in the yearly Battle Royale aswell as more credits towards the ECA/WCA awards!