This coming weekend, 20-21 August, is a great opportunity to chat to a lighthouse and work some rare DX.
There will be over 350 lighthouses on the air in over 40 countries. Germany has 70 registered, USA 41, Australia 38, England 19. Some smaller countries with 1 entry are Canary Islands, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Iceland, Isle of Man, Latvia, Malta.
As this will be the 25th anniversary for the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend, one of our Indian supporters has organised a set of first day cover postage stamps to be printed.
After the event there will also be a 25th anniversary certificate available for download from the ILLW web site for those who would like to have a record of their participation in the event.
It is interesting to note that some stations have taken part in the event every year, some with the same call sign and some at the same lighthouse. It is the support of amateurs globally that has grown this event into what it has become, one of the most popular events in the amateur radio calendar.
Kevin vk2ce & Ted w8tts