LX AWARDS

Luxembourg Castle 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 Three different award categories are available Basic 1 Castle in each District (3) Cantons 1 Castle in each Canton (12) All All Castles (57) Each award is numbered. 4. Applications The application fee is USD 8 or EUR 5 . Applications shall be sent to:  Réseau 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.  Foreign radio-amateurs who like to activate a castle are required to  announce the activity by sending an email to castlerlx.lu at  least 3 days before the event for validation.  Members of the RL must leave a notification in the RL Forum  ( LX Castle Award Forum ) to make the activations known to the public no later then 5 days after the activation. 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. 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 Grevenmacher 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 Waldbillig Echternach 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-56 MAMER Mamer Capellen Luxembourg LX-57 SENNINGEN Niederanwen Luxembourg Luxembourg LX-01 Luxembourg-City * Bock Dommeldange Gouverneur Mansfeld Palais Grand-Ducal Septfontaines The Districts and their Cantons District of Luxembourg 1. Capellen 2. Esch/Alzette 3. Luxembourg 4. Mersch District of Grevenmacher 1. Echternach 2. Grevenmacher 3. Remich District of Diekirch 1. Clervaux 2. Diekirch 3. Redange 4. Vianden 5.Wiltz

LX Award

 

The LX AWARD has been issued since 1970 by the 'Réseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes' (RL), a member society of IARU, in commemoration of 50 years of amateur radio activity in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg The Award is available to licenced radio amateurs and short wave listeners All LX contacts made by radio amateurs since January 1st 1951 (except 50MHz since March 2nd 1990) count for the LX Award The award is issued in two sections: a) THE HF AWARD: Applicants must provide proof of having obtained the following number of points: European stations: 30 points (of which at least 20% should be on 1.8; 3.5 or 7 MHz). Each contact counts 1 point Non-European stations: 20 points. Each contact on 14, 18, 21, 24 and 28 MHz counts 1 point Each contact on 1.8, 3.5, 7 and 10 MHz counts 2 points If the same station has been worked on all HF bands, European stations my count 10 points and non-European stations 15 points. b) THE VHF AWARD (above 30 MHz): Applicants must provide proof of having obtained the following number of points: European stations: 30 points. Non-European stations: 20 points. Each contact on 50 MHz counts 5 points Each contact on 144 MHz counts 3 points Each contact on 432 MHz or above counts 5 points Contacts via earthbound repeaters are not valid If all contacts have been made on a single band, there will be a special mention on the award. The same station may be worked once on each band in different modes. There is no restriction on the mode used Applicants should submit a list showing the date, station worked or heard, time, band and mode, duly certified by two licenced radio amateurs or by the award manager of their society. The applications should be sent to: Réseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes The Awards Manager P.O.BOX 1352 L-1013 LUXEMBOURG The fee for the award is 5 IRCs or EUR 5 or USD 8 Any dispute concerning the LX Award shall be settled definitively by the Board of the RL.