ARLA/CLUSTER: Centenas de estaçoes portateis registadas para o ILLW 2014

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Hundreds of portable stations head for lighthouses

The *International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend* is tracking ahead of
last year's record with four weeks left to go, and now stands at 385
registrations from 43 countries.

Among the latest is Estonia, with its 9-metre tall cylindrical concrete
tower Lou Lighthouse built in 1934 near the Estonian village of Lou, and
put on air by Russ Rowlett ES0/OH1EJY.

The South Point Lighthouse of Barbados is a new country registered by
Amateur Radio Society of Barbados 8P6AW. That club will now also put the
Ragged Point Lighthouse on the air.

The Aruba Amateur Radio Club P43ARC was last in the fun-event in 2005. It's
now back with the California Lighthouse - named after the steamship
California wrecked in 1891.

No matter where you are in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania or the Americas,
there will be plenty to contact and all have a rich history to tell. Some
issue special QSL cards.

The United States of America stays in the lead with 69 registrations,
followed by Germany 57, Australia 56, and England 27.

The primary aims are to raise public awareness of the old navigational aids
and help publicise portable Amateur Radio.

For more details of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on
August the 16th and 17th, visit the website www.illw.net



*Jim Linton VK3PC*
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