ARLA/CLUSTER: Novo recorde para o ILLW

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Tambem Portugal bate o recorde de participações anunciadas, com 10 estações.
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 Page last updated on: Friday, August 19, 2011

Another record year for ILLW

At about 450 sites around the globe, hundreds of radio amateurs are
going portable this Saturday and Sunday as entries participate in the
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend.

With improving HF propagation and more than 180 in Europe alone, plus
100 in Canada and the USA areas among 50 countries involved, it will
easier to make contact with them.

Central and South America will be represented in the ILLW by least
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Mexico and Uruguay. The areas of
Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Russia are
covered too.

We welcome new ones from Azerbaijan 4J0LH at Absheron Lighthouse, and
Thailand HS0IB Golden Jubilee Light at Phuket.

Joining us lately are Alleppey Lighthouse in India VU9LHA, from
Iceland TF8IRA at Gardskagaviti Lighthouse and Rorschach on Lake
Constance Switzerland HB9DAR.

A number have special QSL cards including those in VE7 celebrating the
100th birthdays for their lighthouses.

Enter and activate one of them this weekend August the 20th and 21st,
or check out the website: www.illw.net