>>> 🐧NEW ONE WBA 2026 🐧 <<< 165DA/NU004 – Nuraghe Sa Domu ‘E S’Orcu (by 165DA101 Alex)/ 4 PTS (H)/6 PTS (A) / DATE: 02 april 2026 start @ 09.00 UTC / Freq. stay tuned on WhatsApp WBA news / PROVINCE 318 ( Città Metropolitana di Cagliari )/ Historical Region HR03 ( Campidano di Cagliari ) / (Municipality I443 ( Sarroch )
ANT: 3 EL. SKYPPER / PW 270W – PTS(A):1Basic+1N.One+2Field+1Qso+1Continents=6
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📻 WBA Activation Report: Between History, Cinema, and Radio Waves 🌊
Today was a truly unforgettable day of radio for the World Beauties Award (WBA) circuit. The setting? A majestic Nuraghe surrounded by the wild greenery of our Sardinia.
Arrival and a “Cinematic” Surprise 🎬
As soon as Giacomino and I reached the parking lot near the Nuraghe, we headed out for a site survey to find the perfect spot. To our surprise, we walked right into a film set! A crew was shooting a commercial with actors dressed in traditional Sardinian costumes. We managed to snap a few evocative photos of this timeless scene before moving on to ensure we wouldn’t disturb their work.
Setup Immersed in Nature 🍃
I slowly moved the gear to a clearing about 100 meters from the monument. I chose a strategic spot where the trees and bushes provided a natural shield against the prevailing wind. Once the field station was set up, we were ready to put the reference on the air!
The Big Catch: 341DA/0 Darren 🎯
Before officially starting the activation, the clusters showed that Darren had begun his DX expedition as 341DA/0. I couldn’t miss the chance: I immediately jumped to 27.610 (split .615). After about 5 calls, I finally broke through! Darren was coming in strong, between 5/7 and 5/9 with a bit of QSB, antenna beamed between 60 and 90 degrees. That success was a massive boost to start the day!
The Activation: The Log Takes Flight ✈️
Around 11:00 UTC, I prepared the Live Log and began the activation. Propagation was wide open toward the East, with great backscatter toward the West.
- Phase One: The first 50 QSOs were quickly logged with Europe, Oceania, and Asia.
- Lunch Break & Shift in Propagation: After a quick sandwich, the skip finally opened to the West (the Americas). Additionally, short-skip conditions kicked in for Northern Europe and the UK, making the log fill up rapidly.
Culture and History 🗿
Once the activation was over, Giacomino and I went to visit the Nuraghe. We immersed ourselves in its millennial history—a truly great experience that reminded us why we love activating these historic sites.
Conclusion 🏁
We are heading home with excellent results and a wealth of memories. It was a perfect day: technical radio satisfaction, rare contacts, an unexpected encounter with Sardinian tradition, and the timeless beauty of our archaeological heritage. Thanks to all the hunters who chased us!
Until the next activation! 73! 🎙️📡
✨ Stats & Highlights:
- Reference: WBA (World Beauties Award)
- Top Contact: DX with 341DA/0 Darren 🌍
- Regions Worked: Europe, Asia, Oceania, Americas 🗺️
- Location: Nuraghe (Sardinia) 🏰
🌿📸 Radio, Nature, and History: the perfect mix! 📸🌿
🏛️ WBA – World Beauties Award: Mission Nuraghe Sa Domu ’E S’Orcu 🏛️
The journey of 165DA101 Alex continues under the banner of history and beauty. Tomorrow, April 2nd, 2026, 11-meter radio waves will cross the boundaries of time, broadcasting from a place steeped in legend and mystery: the Nuraghe Sa Domu ’E S’Orcu in Sarroch (CA), Sardinia.
📍 The Location: A Bastion Between Sky and Sea
Perched on the Sa Punta hill, overlooking the coastline, this monument is far more than just a stone structure. It is a complex nuraghe featuring two towers and an internal courtyard, built with cyclopean blocks that have defied the millennia.
Why this activation is extraordinary:
- Cultural Fusion: Archaeological excavations here revealed Mycenaean pottery fragments—proof that this site was a Mediterranean crossroads as far back as the Bronze Age. Activating from here symbolically connects the ancient mariners of the past with today’s “explorers of the ether.”
- Avant-garde Architecture: The discovery of finely worked sandstone blocks suggests the towers once featured projecting terraces—a masterpiece of Nuragic engineering.
- The “Field” Experience: We will set up our portable station within the open-access site. We won’t just be “near” the monument; we will be part of its atmosphere, transmitting surrounded by the silence of ancient stones.
📡 Technical Activation Details
- Reference: 165DA/NU004 (New One!) 🐧
- Scoring: 3 PTS (H) / 4 PTS (A) Field
- Setup: 3-Element SKYPPER Antenna – Power: 270W
- Operation: Starting at 09:00 UTC – Frequency: Stay tuned on WBA News!
🌍 The Importance of the World Beauties Award
The WBA is more than just a radio competition; it is a bridge between technology and heritage. Bringing a radio station inside Sa Domu ’E S’Orcu (The House of the Ogre) means giving a voice to stones that have been silent for centuries, promoting Sardinian culture and tourism on a global scale. Every QSO will be a piece of history carried by the wind.
Get your radios ready, the hunt for reference NU004 is about to begin!
73 de 165DA101 Alex 🎙️📻
The monument sits on a hillside at Sa Punta, not far from the sea.
This is a Nuraghe with two towers and an internal courtyard. The blocks used to create the parts of the Nuraghe still visible are huge and roughly cut. That said, the discovery, amidst the crumbled buildings of some well-built wedged sandstone ashlars (other similar ones can be seen in Antigori and amidst the crumbled ruins of the Nuraghe Mereu), give us reason to believe that the towers finished further up with a worked ashlar coping, most likely used to build the typical support shelves for the protruding terrace. During the excavation work some fragments of Mycenaean ceramic were uncovered as well as typical Nuragic ceramics.
Follow the road signs out of Sarroch and when you reach the public park turn right onto a dirt track which runs around the hillside. From this point onwards, the Nuraghe is clearly visible. Follow the road and you come to a pathway which you can walk along for about 300 metres. https://idese.cultura.gov.it/en/place/nuraghe-sa-domu-e-sorcu/
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| LOG |
| 341/43DA1 Darren 56TR277 Timo 56SD173 Kristian 165AT448 Franco 1AT227 Livio 1GIR198 Diego 14AT292 Bernard 14AT824 Philippe 1AT562 Antonio 153AT777 Jan 14AT16 Bruno 1AT127 Luciano 1AT1692 Willi 91AT124 Yogi 19AT515 Ron 91AT149 Ari 13AT715 Pete 161DA135 Sylvester 13SD114 Matt 1RC118 Vittorio 14AT371 Michel 153DA102 Lars 56AT888 Reijo 3KPI1 Fernando 108AT46 Jim 14GT44 Pierrot 13DA285 Tommy 1AT682 Giuliano 29AT38 Tim 3AT303 Renato 1AT14 Vincenzo 14LE928 Bruno 19LR1 Ger 1AT771 Marco 1ALE13 Alessandro 1DA6 Sergio 56LR555 Hannu 14EK154 Daniel 1TW25 Claudio 1AT1982 Daniele 14GT54 Gérald 34RC24 Cristo 20EK20 Frank 20LR117 Rune 34ASM78 Ayoze 165PAT104 Pierpaolo 14AT47 Yohann 26AT352 Paul 13SD208 Wolf 14AT23 Jean Marc 1PC74 Mattia 29LR49 Michael 34VAG379 Victor 68AT142 Paul 68AT108 Richard 108CT338 Kenny 1SR13 Andrea 34DA10 Saul 13AT13 Steve 108FB213 Brian 68AT121 Robert 1PAT198 Maurizio 108JR204 Jim 108AT888 Jim 56FL1 Timo 91AT109 Agus 34AT192 Nando 14DA26 Nicholas 14AT75 Georgette 108DD180 James 26AT22 Ron 14DA66 14AT247 Hervé 108DT11 Kevin 31AT183 Nuno 30DA10 Sergio 14AT145 Philippe 35SSB79 Björn 20WD7 Egil 1AT40 Franco 56SD106 Ville 108AT122 Ged 20JG117 Jan 1CI373 Luigi 1AT114 Mauro 14DA20 Pascal 34AT116 Belen 14AT661 Gérard 3EK508 Felix 3DA10 Marcio 24EK11 Gregorio 14AT219 Alain 1AT993 Piergiacomo 20LA314 Steinar 108AT107 Billy 1SP1 Santo 108AT109 Ron 14AT832 Christian 108SC65 Stewart 14AT66 Brian 47AT124 Palle 14AT264 Pat 14DA21 Phil 13IR121 Jürgen 123KPI1 Frankie 3AT140 Marcos 108TT2 Ray 29AT101 Mike 68K2 Nor 47DX54 Leif 21EE102 Stewe 1AT1171 Maurizio 3AT135 Paulo 1SR177 Luca 14AT177 Manu 14AT259 Allan 14TW207 Jean Pierre 47AT240 Niels 108RC2 Ben 26ABC Ash 108EK999 Bob 68CI67 Rab 108DD221 Dave 56CT12 Jacke 29DX77 Des 1AT535 Alessandro 29OP60 Steven 13IR100 Stefan 14AT484 Steven 108KPI379 Robin 108LR3 Callum 165AT108 Fulvio 1AT285 Francesco 102EK101 Bader 13IR11 Jimmy 3SD410 Fernando 14RA41 Chris 108DT255 John 26AT23 Ian 49SD155 Toni 153AT102 Fred 14LE1191 Manuel 1AT730 Claudio 34DA183 Juan Carlos 1SD14 Fabio 108KPI157 John 91AT777 Hakiem ————————— 341/43DA001 56TR277 56SD173 165AT448 1AT227 1GIR198 14AT292 14AT824 1AT562 153AT777 14AT016 1AT127 1AT1692 91AT124 19AT515 91AT149 13AT715 161DA135 13SD114 1RC118 14AT371 153DA102 56AT888 3KPI001 108AT046 14GT044 13DA285 1AT682 29AT038 3AT303 1AT014 14LE928 19LR001 1AT771 1ALE013 1DA006 56LR555 14EK154 1TW025 1AT1982 14GT054 34RC024 20EK020 20LR117 34ASM078 165PAT104 14AT047 26AT352 13SD208 14AT023 1PC074 29LR049 34VAG379 68AT142 68AT108 108CT338 1SR013 34DA010 13AT013 108FB213 68AT121 1PAT198 108JR204 108AT888 56FL001 91AT109 34AT192 14DA026 14AT075 108DD180 26AT022 14DA066 14AT247 108DT011 31AT183 30DA010 14AT145 35SSB079 20WD007 1AT040 56SD106 108AT122 20JG117 1CI373 1AT114 14DA020 34AT116 14AT661 3EK508 3DA010 24EK011 14AT219 1AT993 20LA314 108AT107 1SP001 108AT109 14AT832 108SC065 14AT066 47AT124 14AT264 14DA021 13IR121 123KPI001 3AT140 108TT002 29AT101 68K002 47DX054 21EE102 1AT1171 3AT135 1SR177 14AT177 14AT259 14TW207 47AT240 108RC002 108EK999 108EK999 68CI067 108DD221 56CT012 29DX077 1AT535 29OP060 13IR100 14AT484 108KPI379 108LR003 165AT108 1AT285 102EK101 13IR011 3SD410 14RA041 108DT255 26AT023 49SD155 153AT102 14LE1191 1AT730 34DA183 1SD014 108KPI157 91AT777 |
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