ARLA/CLUSTER: 440 estações de 49 países participaram no ILLW 2018

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

 ILLW wrapup

The *International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend* was, according to reports,
another successful event with 440 stations which entered for the event from
49 countries.

This was the 21st year the event has been held and 25 years since the
Northern Lights Award came on the air in 1993. The ILLW evolved from that
Scottish Award concept to become one of the most popular events in Amateur
Radio. Band conditions were improved on last year but were still a long way
from those of years ago.


German club DM2C erecting their antenna at Moritzburg

One of the main comments was the apparent lack of courtesy on the air by
some of the larger stations running a lot more power than most of those at
lighthouses.
We continually point out that the ILLW is not a contest and there is no
reason or benefit in accumulating a lot of lighthouse contacts.
The objective is to talk to other stations and spread the word about
lighthouses and their situation as an endangered species. Please remember
that stations at lighthouses are running less than 100watts and with
temporary antennas, usually wire.

Another suggestion is that entrants not leave it until the last few days to
enter as most stations would like to update their list before they leave
for the lighthouse and internet connections are not always available at
remote locations.

The entrants list for 2019 already has 71 lighthouses listed for the
weekend of 17th and 18th of August 2019

See you then.

*Kevin vk2ce*

*https://illw.net <https://illw.net/>*
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