[KCDXC] FYI

Mon, 1 Mar 2004 08:59:53 -0800 (PST)

 I can turn on the beacon light and put Stet
Lighthouse on the air...

--- Lee Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
> Passing this on for your enjoyment.
> 
> I hope Tonganoxie Island's Lighthouse gets
> activated, maybe KU1CW can
> get the antennas down from Stet and installed in
> time for this
> important weekend.
> 
> K0LW-----
> 
> 
> 
> INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND 2004.
> 
> This highly popular annual August event attracts
> hundreds of amateur radio
> stations at lighthouses and lightships (369 in 2003)
> in 48 countries. It is
> organised by Mike, GM4SUC, and Kevin, VK2CE is the
> web-master.  This year
> the period of the event is from 0001 UTC on Saturday
> 21 August until 2359
> UTC on Sunday 22 August 2004.
> 
> The event is NOT a contest.  It is a special event
> weekend when amateur
> radio stations are established at lighthouses or
> lightships and each group
> decides how it will operate the station with regard
> to modes and bands. 
> Participants are not committed to being on the air
> during the entire period
> - operate as much as you can.  There are no
> restrictions on aerials or
> power.  We wish operators to enjoy themselves and
> have fun while making
> contact with as many stations as possible whilst
> giving priority to other
> lighthouse/lightship stations. Please take some time
> to work the slow
> operator, the newly licensed and QRP stations.
> 
> As available space in many lighthouses is filled to
> capacity, participation
> in this activity does not have to take place inside
> the tower itself. 
> Field day type set-up at the light or other
> buildings next to the light or
> adjacent field is OK.  Permission MUST be obtained
> from any interested
> parties.
> 
> The International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend is
> used to obtain maximum
> exposure for our hobby.  We invite the press and,
> QTH permitting, also the
> public and try to underline the parallel between the
> international aspects
> in lighthouses, lightships, and amateur radio.      
>    As from last year,
> the World Lighthouse Day is held on the Sunday of
> the event and lighthouse
> keepers/managers/caretakers all around the world
> open their lighthouses to
> the public.
>
http://www.lighthouse.fsnet.co.uk/events/intlighthouseday.html
> 
> We use the event segment of the 5 Classic bands,
> consider the following as
> a range of suggested frequencies.
> 
> CW
> 80m: 3.510 - 3.540 kHz
> 40m: 7.005 - 7.035 kHz
> 20m: 14.010 - 14.040 kHz
> 15m: 21.010 - 21.040 kHz
> 10m: 28.010 - 28.040 kHz
> 
> PHONE
> *80m: 3.650 - 3.750 kHz
> *40m: 7.040 - 7.100 kHz
> 20m: 14.150 - 14.290 kHz
> 15m: 21.150 - 21.250 kHz
> 10m: 28.300 - 28.400 kHz
> 
> * Some of the frequency ranges listed above are NOT
> legal in the United
> States of America. As a substitute, USA operators
> should consider these
> alternatives.
> 
> USA PHONE
> 80m: 3.950 - 3.990 kHz
> 40m: 7.250 - 7.290 kHz
> 
> However because the ILLW is NOT a contest, you can
> operate on any
> authorised QRGs as per your licence, including the
> WARC bands.  Please be
> sure to observe band limits for your class of
> licence and your country.
> 
> To assist other stations in the identification of
> lighthouse/lightship
> stations, we request that participating stations
> using CW add LS after
> their callsign at a lightship and LT at a
> lighthouse.  SSB and other modes
> should use LIGHT, LGT, LIGHTHOUSE or LIGHTSHIP after
> their call.  UK
> stations normally obtain a GB callsign with the
> letter L in the suffix and
> USA stations can request a Special Event callsign
> from the ARRL.
> 
> A list of the lighthouses/lightships of the world,
> currently 10,550 in 203
> DXCC countries, with their Amateur Radio Lighthouse
> Society (ARLHS) Number
> can be found at  
> http://arlhs.com/awards/arlhs-numbers.html       The
> list
> is constantly being updating and added to as more
> data become available.
> You can help: If you see a correction or an addition
> needs to be made,
> please send an e-mail with the information to
> [email protected]    
> 
> If you decide to join us, please register on-line at
> http://illw.net/index.html   with details of your
> name, callsign to be
> used, lighthouse/lightship, Country, qsl route etc. 
>  Although registration
> is not compulsory, doing so enables us to maintain a
> detailed list of
> participants at  http://illw.net/2004.htm   showing
> QSL address, web site
> and any special event calls they may be using.  
> E-mail addresses will be
> modified with unicode to minimise harvesting by
> spammers.
> 
> So come and join us in the fun of the weekend,
> already 55 stations have
> confirmed their participation, establish a station
> at a lighthouse,
> lightship or maritime beacon. If you are unable to
> find a lighthouse/ship
> you can still join in the fun by contacting the
> special stations. The more
> the merrier.
> 
> 
> 73 Mike GM4SUC
> [email protected]
> [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
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