[RRDXA] FW: International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 2004

[Carsten Steinhöfel]

FYI

vy 73 de Carsten, DL1EFD


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike GM4SUC [mailto:gm4suc at btinternet.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:41 AM
To: RRDXA at qsl.net
Subject: International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 2004


INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND 2004.
 
This highly popular annual August event attracts hundreds of amateur radio
stations at lighthouses and lightships (369 in 48 countries for the 2003
weekend .)world-wide.  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, they do not
have to be adjacent to salt water, 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.         Full details of the
event can be found at   http://illw.net
 
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
 
A list of the lighthouses/lightships of the world, currently 10,802 in 209
DXCC countries, plus 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 K2JXW at arrl.net    
 
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 over 100 stations
have confirmed their participation and numbers are expected to exceed 300,
establish a station at a lighthouse, lightship or maritime beacon.    
 
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND A LIGHTHOUSE OR LIGHTSHIP TO MAN YOU CAN STILL
JOIN IN THE FUN OF THE WEEKEND BY CONTACTING THE WORLD-WIDE SPECIAL
LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP STATIONS.
 
The more the merrier.
 

73 Mike GM4SUC
gm4suc at compuserve.com
gm4suc at btinternet.com