The Aargau Castle Award - Award Rules
Both licensed amateur radio operators and short wave listeners (SWL) can apply for the award.
Contacts on or after first of January 2010 with members of the Aarau Amateur Radio Group representing the following castles count towards the award:
Castle | Location | Call |
Biberstein Castle | Biberstein | HB9COB |
Fortress of Aarburg | Aarburg | HB9CTU |
Governor's Castle | Baden | HB9BWN |
Habsburg Castle | Habsburg | HB9MQM |
Hallwyl Castle | Seengen | HB9AQF |
Kasteln Castle | Oberflachs | HB9XAR |
Lenzburg Castle | Lenzburg | HB9AJ |
Liebegg Castle | Gränichen | HB9KAB |
Schlössli Castle | Aarau | HB9KAM |
Wildegg Castle | Möriken-Wildegg | HB9BAQ |
Contacts on all frequencies allocated to the Amateur Radio Service and in all modes of operation allowed are valid for the Aargau Castle Award with the exception of contacts via terrestrial repeater stations and Echolink. April and November are designated special activity months for stations participating in the Aargau Castle Award.
The award is issued to applicants submitting proof of contacts with at least seven different stations representing castles in the canton of Aargau.
Applications including a list of QSL cards certified by two
licensed radio amateurs (GCR list) are to be sent to the
award manager:
Roemerstrasse 32
CH-5400 Baden, Switzerland
To cover the costs of the award the following fees are charged:
Swiss applicants CHF 10.00, foreign applicants EUR 10.00 or US$ 15.00.
The money should be sent in bills with the application.