Hi all
More outdoor fun this Saturday and Sunday during International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend.
Some 400 lighthouses will be activated around the world including more than 50 from Australia.
On the Saturday, my club (Waverley Amateur Radio Society) will be running portable from Sydney's Macquarie Lighthouse - Australia's oldest - as VK2BV and from Endeavour Light at La Perouse with VK2GEL and others.
Most contacts are generally SSB but some of us will also be calling and listening on CW. The most active band will be 40M though I am also planning to hoist the 30M dipole and call CQLT around 10119.
Power is going to be QRP, though we may manage some QRO if the batteries hold out.
The activity is designed to highlight the history and significance of both amateur radio and lighthouses.
It is not a contest, so no exchange of serial numbers, however each lighthouse/lightship has been designated a number for those who like to collect them! Macquarie Light is AU0022; Endeavour is AU0052.
We will be operating from about 10am to 4pm local time on Saturday only.
Hope to contact as many of you as we can.
73 Laurie VK2GZ
