ARLA/CLUSTER: ILLW 2013 a caminho dos 500 registos de participação

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

ILLW heads toward a new milestone

Will there be a 500th registration for the first time this year in the
annual International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend?

At last count, 485 registrations had been received from nearly 50
countries with only days to go before this weekend, when the annual
fun-filled event is held.

Already breaking the existing popularity record of 473 reached last
year, organisers believe it may well now nudge 500.
Not bad seeing that only 158 turned out for the first weekend in 1998.

The 100th registration went to Campen Lighthouse DL0EM, number 200 was
 Whitby High Light M0OXO, Luehe Lower Light DL9OE is 300 and the
Lightship Carpentaria VK2MA makes it 400.

Steadily increasing over the years are radio amateurs who truly enjoy
operating portable at a lighthouse, lightship or marine beacon.

The guidelines are published, registrations still being taken and
listed by country at the dedicated website www.illw.net

Get on air this weekend to join many thousands of others globally
finding out how many you can contact.

Jim Linton VK3PC