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style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"></strong>25 years ago on 28th August 1993 the very first Northern Lighthouse Weekend Activity took place managed by Mike Dalrymple GM4SUC of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">One of the 10 entrants in the event was the Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club which operated from the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse using the club callsign<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">GB2LG</strong>. The Ayr Amateur Radio Group also participated in the weekend activity from the famous Turnberry Lighthouse with the callsign<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">GB2LT</strong>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Having proved to be a popular event and which other countries wanted to take part in, it became known as the<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend</strong><span> </span>some 5 years later.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box"><img src="https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/32916049_1867071746649669_4285906890690396160_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=a62bb5b574839583f4d0438514cc5d23&oe=5B97A284" width="300" align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: auto;">In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the NLWA, the Wigtownshire ARC has registered at the same lighthouse with the same callsign for this year’s ILLW event.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">They will be joined by members of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group as well due to the fact that Turnberry lighthouse is now the private property of the US President Donald Trump who bought the property in 2012 no doubt due to its proximity to the famous Ailsa golf course.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">The full story on the sale of Turnberry as well as this year’s entrants list and entry form are on our web site at<span> </span><a href="https://illw.net/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://illw.net</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Kevin Mulcahy vk2ce</em></strong></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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