Special Event Alert
This coming weekend is International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Here’s an article I caught online:
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_4b4d8e82-21ea-11e4-9326-001a4bcf887a.html
I’ve had the opportunity to work various lighthouses and lightships the world over throughout the years and it’s always been fun. Back when the Piscataway Amateur Radio Club was in its hey-day, we activated the Twin Lights Lighthouse in Atlantic Highlands, NJ.
- Cape May Lighthouse
- Barnegat Lighthouse
- Twin Lights
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse
- Sea Girt Lighthouse
- Tucker’s Island Light
- Absecon Lighthouse
- Hereford Inlet Lighthouse
- East Point Lighthouse
- Finn’s Point Rear Range Light
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse
I’m not sure how many, if any, will be activated for ILLW Weekend. Even though the Skeeter Hunt falls the weekend before ILLW Weekend, maybe next year we can make lighthouses part of the theme and do some “pre-activations”. What say?
Here’s a little video “advertising” a Spanish lighthouse that will be activated this coming weekend. The link was provided by fellow ETS clubmember, Don K2DSV. This definitely gets the juices flowing, thinking about all the exotic lighthouses that will be on the air this coming weekend.
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP – When you care to send the very least!
Paul VA3PAW posted a list of stations expected to be active this weekend:
http://www.illw.net/index.php/entrants-list-2014
The lightship “Overfalls” at Lewes, DE will be activated.
73 /paul W3FIS