International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend is August 20-21
08/18/2016
International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) is this weekend — August 20-21 (always the third weekend in August). The 2-day event gets under way at 0001 UTC on August 20 and continues until 2400 UTC on August 21.
Radio amateurs will activate some 500 or more lighthouses and lightships in dozens of countries during the event, which came into being in 1998 as the Scottish Northern Lights Award, run by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group in Scotland. This is the 19th annual event.
A list of entrants signed on for the 2016 event is on the ILLW website, along with an official list of participating/qualifying lights and lightships.
Any one local activating?
Hi Daniel
Here is an email I just received from Mike n2ybb
Good afternoon,
The Division is up to at least 5 clubs participating in this
weekend’s International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Joining GSBARC
at Fire Island and OMARC at Sandy Hook are the following:
—The Bonac Amateur Radio Club will be activating the Montauk Point
Lighthouse on Saturday August 20th only.
They will be using the special event call W2M. Operators are welcome,
and the club expects to operate from approximately 10 am to 4 pm.
For more information go to the club website at:
http://www.bonacarc.org/
Or contact Eddie Schnell WZ2Y at eddie@schnellnetworks.com
—Another activation will be made by the QSY Society. K2QS is
activating the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse USA0065. For more
information, the club website is: http://qsysociety.org
— And you can also work the activation hosted by The Nassau Amateur
Radio Club (NARC), who will be activating the Horton Point Lighthouse
in Southold NY (on the north fork of Long Island) on Saturday August
20th.
They will use K2VN and they hope to be on the air from 9am to around
5pm. Modes will be CW, SSB and PSK-31. Visitors and guest ops welcome.
For more information, contact club president Rich Collins K2UPS at
k2ups@arrl.net
Or go to the club website at: http://k2vn.org/
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Have a great weekend! 73 de Mike N2YBB