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<H1>A very bright weekend for lighthouses</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>This year's <STRONG>International Lighthouse &
Lightship Weekend</STRONG> was from all accounts, a fantastic two days.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>There was a record <STRONG>447</STRONG> registrations, four
more than last year. On the country tally, Germany came out on top with 60
registrations, five up on 2009.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Australia was the improver with 57, eight more than its
record set last year.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Often heard during QSOs with lighthouse stations were
comments from others seriously thinking about being involved in the future. Such
is the enthusiasm demonstrated for the fun event that already 30 registrations
have been made for next year online at the website </FONT><A
href="http://www.illw.net/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>ILLW.NET</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Also in the feedback section are various reports from last
weekend, for example <STRONG>Rizal 9M2RDX</STRONG> of West Malaysia detailing
how he was part of a team of seven radio amateurs at the Gelang
Lighthouse.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Gert PA2LO</STRONG> who went portable with three
friends to the Netherland’s Vischpoort lighthouse and enjoyed every minute of
it, making many DX contacts.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Members of the <STRONG>Tableland Radio and Electronics
Club</STRONG> travelled 300kms to reach the Archer Point Lighthouse north of
Cairns in Far North Queensland Australia on a very exposed headland. Dale VK4DMC
reports that a total of 36 other lighthouses were contacted on the weekend
around Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>It was more than a great weekend from the perspective of
the <STRONG>Amateur Radio Victoria team VK3WI</STRONG> at the Williamstown
Lighthouse and Timeball Tower in the inner west of Melbourne. Up to 40 other
lighthouses were logged, mostly VK but also in ZL and G-land.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The 20m band opened up both days with DX worked from
Europe, Africa, North America and Martique, plus back-to-back QSOs with a R1
station in Russian Antarctica and then Canada.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Want to know more? Then check out the website </FONT><A
href="http://www.illw.net/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>ILLW.NET</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma> or the International
Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend Facebook page.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> </FONT></P>
<P><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma>Jim Linton
VK3PC</FONT></STRONG></EM></P></BODY></HTML>