LIGHTHOUSE CALANDER
ZO.5-2-2012: Steady growth for the ILLW
Among the latest to join the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend in August is South Africa, with entries at Great Fish Point and Doring Bays lighthouses.
Australia on 31 is in the forefront with Germany having a worthy 20 entries putting it ahead of the USA on 15, followed by England with nine.
Among the others are Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Honduras, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.
With only 22 countries and 115 entries so far, there was a long way to go to last year's record of 55 countries and entries reaching 470.
The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is a 48-hour fun event. For guidelines, an entry form and other information about August the 18th and 19th this year visit the website illw.net
Jim Linton VK3PC
Zo.18-9-2011: ILLW-2012 op weg naar een nieuw record
ILLW-2012 heads towards a new record
With 11 months to go to the third weekend in August 2012, some 70 have already registered, almost instantly after the International Lighthouse & Lightship weekend opened.
There was a record number of 470 this year from 55 countries. The next event has entrants from Argentina, Australia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Netherland, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, USA and Wales.
The fun weekend continues to grow and it’s no surprise that those already listed make an early commitment to show their strong support.
It will be held on August 18 and 19, 2012. The website illw.net is well worth a visit to read the reports of activations held this year, there is also a facebook page with more than 1,000 fans, plus online registration.
Jim Linton VK3PC
Do.15-9-2011: Muzee Scheveningen hoeft nog niet weg
DEN HAAG - Muzee Scheveningen hoeft nog niet te verdwijnen. Dat zegt wethouder De Jong in een commissievergadering.
Het museum ging er van uit dat ze geen subsidie meer zouden krijgen omdat de gemeente had gezegd dat niet ieder stadsdeel haar eigen museum mocht hebben. Volgens de wethouder klopt dit niet. Een adviescommissie moet nog gaan kijken welke musea in de toekomst nog subsidie krijgen.
Wel zegt De Jong dat musea zoals het Muzee en het Loosduins Museum moeten gaan professionaliseren en onder de paraplu moeten gaan vallen van het Haags Historisch Museum.
(HD:rtvwest/nl13286-daniel)
ILLW Za.20/Zo.21-8-2011: Alweer een recordjaar voor het ILLW
Another record year for ILLW
At about 469 sites around the globe, hundreds of radio amateurs are going portable this Saturday and Sunday as entries participate in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend.
With improving HF propagation and more than 180 in Europe alone, plus 100 in Canada and the USA areas among 55 countries involved, it will easier to make contact with them.
Central and South America will be represented in the ILLW by least Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Mexico and Uruguay. The areas of Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Russia are covered too.
We welcome new ones from Azerbaijan 4J0LH at Absheron Lighthouse, and Thailand HS0IB Golden Jubilee Light at Phuket.
Joining us lately are Alleppey Lighthouse in India VU9LHA, from Iceland TF8IRA at Gardskagaviti Lighthouse and Rorschach on Lake Constance Switzerland HB9DAR.
A number have special QSL cards including those in VE7 celebrating the 100th birthdays for their lighthouses.
Enter and activate one of them this weekend August the 20th and 21st, or check out the website illw.net
Za.27-8-2011: International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend - 2011
Kevin VK2CE, the Event Organizer, has sent a personal congratulation to all VK amateurs who participated in this year's ILLW event held last weekend.
In 1998 four Australian stations participated in what then was a very young event. Last weekend saw 66 stations registered with possibly others on the air who did not send-in an entry form.
Australia has around 400 lighthouses which qualify for the event which means some 17 percent of our lights were on the air.
Some of these lighthouses are in remote locations and require some expenditure and effort to get there and set up a station. For example a VK3 ham went to King Island, another amateur walked a long way to get to Wilson's Promontory lighthouse and no doubt there are others who can speak of similar feats.
VK's were second only to the USA where 80 stations registered which is only a very small proportion of their total number of lighthouses. It was good to see an upsurge in numbers from that country.
Kevin singled out Jim Linton VK3PC for his untiring efforts to promote this event both here and overseas, and hopes to see you all again next year and oh! Bring a friend!
Ma.22-8-2011: Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse on the air
The Democrat and Chronicle newspaper reports on Amateur Radio activity from the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse for International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend
Read the article International Lighthouse Weekend celebrated
Zo.21-8-2011: Operating from LV15 Light Vessel in Tollesbury
Essex amateur radio operators were transmitting from the LV15 Trinity House Light Vessel moored at Tollesbury on the Essex coast this weekend.
Operating as part of the Lighthouses and Lightships On the Air Weekend, Andy G0IBN opened up the LV15 for members of the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society to work CW and SSB HF, as well as on 2 metres.
Other operators on Saturday were Steve G4ZUL, Martyn G1EFL, James 2E1GUA, Jim 2E0RMI and Pete 2E0PSL
Zo.21-8-2011: Zendamateurs tezamen in Marken
MARKEN Vanuit de hele wereld proberen radio-zendamateurs dit weekend contact te leggen met de vuurtoren op Marken. De vuurtoren doet mee aan het internationaal evenement en is één van de honderden vuurtorens over de wereld waar tijdelijke zendstations zijn opgericht.
De bedoeling van dit weekend: zoveel mogelijk verbindingen met vuurtorens verzamelen.
Ray en Maurice Goossens doen niet aan twitteren of facebooken. Die leggen nog ouderwets contact met anderen op de wereld met hun amateurzendapparatuur
RTVN-H: BEKIJK REPORTAGE
(HD:nl-13286-daniel)
Vr.19-8-2011: Blackhead Lighthouse
Jim GI0BJH will be using GB5BL from Blackhead Lighthouse, Co. Antrim, UK-0032 during ILLW 2011 and will be active on 2, 70 & HF.
Details are listed at QRZ.COM
Vr.19-8-2011: Indian stations on-air for ILLW
On the occasion of International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW), four stations - Akshay VU2BUG, Basappa VU2NXM, Nandu VU2NKS and Deepak VU2CDP are going to be QRV as ATØULH from Uttan Point Lighthouse (WLOL IND 119).
Uttan is a small fishing village in the northern suburb of Bhayander just outside of Mumbai.
We hope to run two stations with activity focused primarily from 40m and up. 80m operation is not ruled out, condx permitting.
Further details are on http://www.qrz.com/db/at0ulh/
Another station VU9CLA is QRV from Alleppey in Kerala -the Alleppey
Lighthouse is turning 150 years in March 2012.
With 2 lighthouses on air this weekend (Alleppey VU9LCA and Uttan AT0ULH) it gives prefix hunters a rare opportunity to work 2 unique VU prefixes. So give us a shout if you hear either of us!
[Tnx: Deepak VU2CDP]
2011-08-19
Ganesh VU2TS
B.R.HILLSU
Do.18-8-2011: Punta del Este Lighthouse on the air for ILLW
Ham radio operators from the Radio Club Uruguayo will be active as
CW1R, the special event callsign for the Punta del Este Lighthouse (ARLHS URU-008, ILLW UY0005, Grid Loc. GF25ma), during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (August 19-21st).
Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes with at least two stations on the air.
QSLs for this activity is via Bureau or direct to:
Radio Club Uruguayo,
P.O.Box 37, 11000, Montevideo,
URUGUAY, SOUTH AMERICA;
with a SAE and 1 new IRC or 2 green stamps.
Do.18-8-2011: Amateur radio set to light-up Sandy Cape Lighthouse
Sandy Cape Lighthouse will be home to four amateur radio operators from Queensland's Ipswich and District Radio Club for the International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend, this weekend, August 20 and 21.
The 4WD permit for travel on Fraser Island has now been obtained, and also the special callsign VI4FI.
A TH3 Junior Tribander will be used for 10, 15 and 20 on a 10m Clark Mast and the Butternut HF6V for the lower bands in addition to a Multi-band dipole in an Inverted V configuration.
The main radio will be a Yaesu FTDX-5000 with back up rigs consisting of an Icom IC-7600 and a Kenwood TS-480HX.
Power will be supplied 24 hours a day via a RAPS Solar System so on air time will be around the clock as much as possible.
A special QSL Card to celebrate this activation will be designed by UX5UO QSL Print Services.
The DXpedition to Fraser Island is supported by club sponsors Ipswich City Council and VK4ICE Communications.
All updates via the website at www.sandycape2011.com and LIVE status updates via Twitter @VI4FI which links directly with the VK4WIP Facebook page at www.facebook.com/vk4wip as the Twitter updates are posted.
The Ipswich Sandy Cape team of Paul VK4FPDW, Derek VK4MIA, Mike VK4QS and Graham VK4FGCC are looking forward to working you on the bands.
Allan VK4FABR
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Ma.16-8-2011: Panama on the air for Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend
Members of the 'Radio Club de Panama' will be active as HP2TP from Toro Point Lighthouse (PAN-021, Grid Loc. FJ09ai) during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW), August 20-21st.
Activity will be on CW and SSB. QSL via HP1RCP.
Toro Point Lighthouse was built by the French in 1894 and designed by Gustav Eiffel and was called Pointe le Taureau. Today it still marking the Northside entrance of the Panama Canal in the Atlantic side of the Isthmus of Panama.
Ma.16-8-2011: ILLW – NW microwave activation
On the weekend of 21 and 22 August Rex VK7MO will be joining Eric VK7NFI and Wayne VK7NET for the International Lighthouse Weekend, operating from Table Cape Lighthouse in QE29 North West Tasmania.
The top of the lighthouse gives an excellent take-off all across Bass
Strait.
Rex will operate on 144, 432, 1296 and 10368 both SSB and digital on XXX.225. Rex will also try meteor scatter during the normal activity sessions on 144.230.
With this fast approaching weekend for the International Lighthouse and Lightship brigade teams are planning to activate several lighthouses across VK7, Devonport, Winston VK7EM, and Scott VK7NWT, are preparing to activate Mersey Bluff lighthouse.
Eric VK7NFI, and Wayne VK7NET, are doing the usual at Wynyard with the Table Cape lighthouse. After last years event, the Wynyard council offered to make available the lighthouse structure which is now open for inspection tours. There will be much opportunity to improve the antenna locations as the lighthouse is in the order of 20 m high.
Dion VK7DB will be doing a first time activation of the Sandy Cape lighthouse on the rugged west coast. Getting to this remote location will be an adventure in itself as the only access is via about 20km of beach and tracks heading south from Temma.
The event will be run on the 20th and 21st of August. Please drop in and give some support to these operators doing their bit to promote Amateur Radio and keeping the airwaves active. They will look forward to both personal visits and on air contacts.
Ma.16-8-2011: ILLW heads in the right direction
So far more than 430 have made online entries and already counted towards this year’s grand tally for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend.
There’s been improvements this year have been in Australia, Chile, Portugal, South Africa and the USA, while generally Europe has been lower than previous.
Notable by their absence so far are those from Alaska, China, Cuba, Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan and Uruguay.
The event came into being from the Scottish Northern Lighthouses Award Weekend first held in 1994 and has grown in statue ever since.
The basic objective of the fun event is to promote awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for preservation, and to promote amateur radio and to foster International goodwill.
It’s not too late to enter and activate one this weekend.
Check out the latest on the website illw.net which has access to an online registration form for August the 20th and 21st, and there’s Facebook too.
Ma.15-8-2011: Indian lighthouse on the air for ILLW
Members of the Bangalore Amateur Radio Club (VU2ARC) and Lions Clubs International Amateur Radio Club Station (VU2LCI)
will be active as VU9LHA from the Alleppey Lighthouse (F 0706, WLOL 071, ILLW IN0004, Grid Loc. MJ89dl) in Alappuzha - Kerala between now and August 22nd, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Week.
Their activity is also celebrating the 150th anniversary of the
lighthouse.
QSL info and more details about the event can be found on QRZ.com.
Vr.12-8-2011: Cabot Head Lighthouse
Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club (GBARC) will be activating the Cabot Head Lighthouse EN95IF on August 20 & 21 as part of the International Lighthouse/Lightship weekend event with more than 450 Lighthouses and Lightships in some 50 countries around the world participating.
GBARC members will set up a modern radio station at the lighthouse where public can listen and possibly talk to other Lighthouses/Lightships in the world and see different modes of communications used today.
Come and talk to us on becoming a Amateur Radio (also known as Ham Radio) operator and experience the world of ham radio yourself.
* Where:
Cabot Head Lighthouse
Cabot Head
* When:
Saturday, August 20, 2011 to Sunday, August 21, 2011
* Web:
www.gbarc.ca
See you at the Cabot Head Lighthouse.
Check www.gbarc.ca for more information.
Wo.10-8-2011: Another milestone reached by ILLW
The 400th entry in the International Lighthouse and LightshipWeekend goes to Bill Tinnion M0DXT at the Maryport old lighthouse in Cumbria, England.
Not previously activated on the weekend, its octagonal cast iron shape makes it the first of that construction type in England and possibly the world’s oldest using the technique.
Previously announced were the 200th entry at Sea Hill Point by the Central Queensland Amateur Radio Association VK4CQR, and the 300th was from Team ON6HR at Rovargrund Lighthouse, Finland.
As far as totals go the USA has taken the lead on 65, followed by Australia on 63. The pair is followed by Germany, England and the Netherlands. Then Sweden, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, Finland, Portugal, and New Zealand. In all up to 50 countries have entered.
With the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on August the 20th and 21st organisers are confident that even more entries will be received in coming days, despite the impacts of seismic disasters, financial woes and riots.
Check it all out at the website illw.net which includes an online entry form and the guidelines for this fun 48-hour event.
Jim Linton VK3PC
Di.9-8-2011: Chilean amateur radio groups on air for ILLW
Hector, CE3FZL, Manager for the Diploma Faros de Chile (FEDERACHI), announced that a number of Chilean amateur radio groups will be activating several lighthouse (both north and south in Chile) for the upcoming International Lighthouse / Lightship Weekend (ILLW).
Look for the following to be on the air between August 19-21st:
CE2C - Faro Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico; Radio Club Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil/CE3RAC
CE2UNE - Baliza Rio Limari, Ovalle; Manuel/CE2UNE
XR2FCU - Faro Punta Curaumilla (CL0017); Radio Club de Valparaiso/CE2AA
XR2FPC - Faro Punta Condell (CL0015); Radio Club de Valparaiso/CE2AA
XR2FPD - Faro Punta Duprat (CL0016); Radio Club de Valparaiso/CE2AA
XR2Q - Faro Quintay (CL0018); Radio Club Carabineros de Chile/CE3ETE
XR6Z - Morro Gonzalo (CL0019); Carlos/CE6AMN
XR7F - Faro Corona, Chiloe; Radio Club Provincial Chiloé Castro/CE7BLI
Vr.19/Ma.22-8-2011: Have you ever wanted to be BAD?
Well, a large group of VK and ZL radio amateurs are going to be BAD for thee days, in fact they are going to be VERY BAD, VK3BAD that
is.
VK3BAD will we active from Cape Liptrap from Friday 19th August through Monday 22nd August, from Bear Gully cottages just down the road from the Cape Liptrap Lighthouse.
Our team of eighteen amateurs will be active on most HF bands so please listen out for us, when we are not cooking steaks , drinking red wine and generally having a BAD time, we will be on the air and eager to take your call.
This is John VK3DQ
who's going to be a BAD boy !
Do.4-8-2011: ARVM in ILLW 2011
The Associação de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide will be active as CS2HNI from within the premises of the lighthouse at Forte do Cavalo (PT-0012 - ARLHS POR-021) during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 2011 (20-21 August), operating SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.
QSL via CT1RVM, bureau preferred.
This is a special event station "in memoriam" of our beloved friend Artur Gil - CT2HNI.
Call sign to be used: CS2HNI
Ligththouse name: Farol do Forte do Cavalo
Ligththouse number: ARLHS POR - 021
QSL: Bureau pse via CT1RVM
Location: 38° 26′ 4.4″ N, 9° 6′ 159.3″ W
Nearest City: Farol do Forte do Cavalo - Sesimbra
Date Established: 1896
Height: 7 m
Tower Height: 35 m
Optics: 5ª Ordem 187.5 mm
ARVM - Associação de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide.
INFO
Wo.3-8-2011: Amateur radio club on Fire Island for ILLW
The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club will be operating as W2GSB/LH from the Fire Island (IOTA NA-026, USi NY013S) lighthouse (ILLW US0019, ARLHS USA-286, TWLHD WLH K-060, WLOTA 1922), Suffolk County, New York, for the International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend (20-21 August).
The operators will be Walter KA2CAQ, Bob K2TV, John K2IZ, Alice KC2VLV, Bill W2ANQ, Joe KC2RJW, Pete WB2OQQ, Tom KA2D, John W2JGH and John W2HCB.
QSL direct with SASE/SAE + sufficient postage to W2GSB (Fire Island LH, PO Box 1356, West Babylon, NY 11704 USA).
Wo.3-8-2011: Thailand enters the ILLW
Welcome our newest country Thailand to the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, which is on August the 20 and 21.
Simon Luttrell HS0ZIB will be operating from the Golden Jubilee Lighthouse, at Phromthep Cape, Phuket.
With just days to go, the big entry improvements are from Australia, Chile, Portugal and the USA. They have already exceeded previous records and a few more countries are about equal with last year’s total.
The 48-hour event is not a contest but is plenty of fun. Those participating are requested to take the time to work others as well as the slow operator, new licensee or QRP stations.
Qualifying as lightships are 16 entries from Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Sweden, USA and Wales.
This is a growing area of interest that involves lightships which are, or have been, listed officially as floating aids to navigation.
Visit the revamped website for the latest and an online entry form at illw.net
Jim Linton VK3PC
Za.30-7-2011: Time running out for ILLW entries
With just weeks to the 14th annual International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, some 360 entries have been recorded so far from 46 countries.
Many have already reached or exceed last year’s totals. These include Australia, Canada, Chile, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia and the USA. Most have further accessible lighthouses that are worth entries and participation.
We welcome new lighthouses from Azerbaijan and the Lebanon. Among those yet to enter are Alaska, Cuba, Canary Islands, China, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Hawaii, Iceland, India, Japan, Jersey or Channel Islands, Mexico, Panama, Taiwan and, Uruguay.
Germany and England are among the entries late this year, but organisers remain confident that last year’s record of 447 can be met again.
Included in the rules is a requirement to be at one of the historic structures and not a great distance away. This puts all entries on level footing and reinforces the link between wireless communication, lighthouse keepers and seafarers over the years.
Come and join the 48 hour fun event by setting up a station at a lighthouse or lightship on the full third weekend of the month, which this year is August 20-21.
To read the latest visit the ILLW website which include the online entry form at illw.net
Jim Linton VK3PC
Di.19-7-2011: ILLW milestone ahead of time
With entries running well in advance of this time last year, the 300th is club station OH6NR located at Rövargrund Lighthouse in Finland.
One of seven received from that country, the milestone entry is for an island in Western Finland, to be activated by DXers as a club using the vanity callsign OH6N, who on their recent outings to Rövargrund favoured HF through 6-metres including the digimodes.
With 30 days to go there have been a steady average of five entries a
day.
This is to escalate in the final weeks and it’s not too late to get
permission to set up and make an entry.
Looking around the globe there’s strong support from Argentina, Chile and interest from Brazil in South America. In the north there’s Canada and the USA.
In Oceania we have Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. While across to South East Asia to find Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines and Malaysia.
South Africa and has a presence, with entries also received from England, Europe, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, Lebanon and across to the Russia.
So far we have more than 40 countries in all including the smaller ones of the Azores, Azerbaijan, Gibraltar, Honduras, Namibia, Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia.
Visit the revised website at ILLW.NET to check out the full list of entries, read more details or register for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on August the 20th and 21st.
Jim Linton VK3PC
Zo.29-5-2011: Het ILLW een echte topper in VK7
The ILLW a real hit in VK7
The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend event has grown each year in Australia, with the VK7 region having nine slotted in so far compared with only seven the entire previous year.
VK7DB Sandy Cape, VK7EM Mersey Bluff, VK7HKN Eddystone Point, VK7NET Table Cape, VK7KT Bluff Hill, VK7VTX Low Head, VK7ZM Rocky Cape, VK7ZE Cape Wickham who will join VK3VTH portable 7 Currie Light - both on King Island.
Information about the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend to be held on the weekend of August the 20th and 21st, can be found at the website
http://illw.net/
Do.26-5-2011: Nieuws over ILLW 2011 en PA6SCH/lh vuurtoren Scheveningen
Vandaag is van Rijkswaterstaat Noordzee de officiële toestemming binnen om tijdens het ILLW 2011, d.d. zaterdag en zondag 20 en 21 augustus a.s. weer QRV te zijn met de call PA6SCH/lighthouse vanuit de vuurtoren van Scheveningen.
Zo.13-3-2011: alle QSL-kaarten uitgeschreven
NEW INFORMATION:
UPDATE MARCH 13 2011: ALL QSL-CARDS RECEIVING FOR PA6SCH/lh 2008 / 2009 / 2010 ARE NOW ANSWERED DIRECTLY & VIA BUREAU.
N.B.: If you don't receive our PA6SCH/lh-QSL in the next future, please contact QSL-manager PA1JOS E-mail pa1jos@veron.nl or pa1jos@vrza.nl and I will write/send out another QSL-card for your receptionreport/QSL.
Thank you so much for QSO-ing & QSL-ing PA6SCH/lh.
Upcoming information PA6SCH for ILLW-2011 will follow soon.
Best regards from the PA6SCH-Team, good DX/TX & 73:
PA1JOS
RESULTS PA6SCH/lh 2010.
ILLW-2010 PA6SCH/lh RESULTS
On VHF/UHF, HF the PA6SCH/lh-operators made 484 QSO's in phone, cw & digital-mode.
