[Corkradioclub] Old Head of Kinsale Activation

[Dave Moore]

Good suggestion on callsign Cormac.....
What does everybody think? Will we go ahead and apply for it?

For information on Lighthouse weekend have a look at www.illw.net

Anyone else  interested.

73
Dave EI4BZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cormac Gebruers" <ei4hq.mail at gmail.com>
To: "corkradioclub" <corkradioclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:05 AM
Subject: [Corkradioclub] Old Head of Kinsale Activation


> All,
>
> Subject to being keelhauled at short notice off to some forsaken corner of
> the World for work, I'm on board and hereby volunteer to do the overnight
> 40m stint.
>
> Re callsign, could I suggest *EI2OHK* - 2 to match the light 
> characteristics
> at the Old Head (2 flashes every 10s) and "OHK" for Old Head [of] Kinsale
> which is how the light/headland is named on nautical charts.
>
> If we do this then we can have a nautically themed QSL card using a chart
> extract (I'll arrange) showing the light with it's light characterictics 
> as
> part of the callsign?
>
> BR
> Cormac, EI4HQ
>
> On 15 June 2011 00:12, jeremy sheehan <jeremysheehan1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ger /Tim
>>
>> Those beds would be great Ger.
>> Any person staying overnight can bring their own sleeping bag or quilt.
>>
>> Tim-Hope you can make it at some stage over the Weekend.
>> Should be fun.
>> Last Time I operated here (2002) I worked 250 stations in the Far East
>> alone & ended up with 2000 QSO's
>> It's the best location for radio I have ever operated from.
>>
>> I believe Dave 4BZ has registered the event with the relevent
>> authority now also.
>>
>> I think we should secure a special event callsign from Comreg also.
>> Open to suggestions re. what callsign to request...
>> We used EI1OHL in 2002 & another group used EI?KLH in about 2000.
>>
>> What you think ?
>>
>> 73
>> Jeremy
>> EI5GM
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> -- 
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> Cormac
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