Expeditions & Activations
February thru December 2008
A free public listing for
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Monthly Public Calendar
of Lighthouse Events
INDIVIDUAL POSTINGS
--------------------------------------See the "425 DX Cluster" for up-to-the-minute postings of lighthouse activities.
May 2-7, 2008
CROATIA (Susac Island)
9A0CI at Kanula Lighthouse (ARLHS CRO-064)
QSL to DE0MST
May 10, 2008
MARYLAND
W3S at Piney Point Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-601):
1300 - 2000 UTC on 80/40/20 meters
Ops = Dan - KD3CQ, Reg - W3REG, Jim - KA3UNQ
QSL via KA3UNQ
This is an ARLHS-sponsored event.
May 31, 2008:
WORLDWIDE
NEW! WLC contest (worked Windmills, Lighthouses, Castles), sponsored by a Belgian group. Guidelines and rules for participation are HERE.
May 31 -- June 1, 2008
PORTUGAL
Members of the Algarve DX Group (ADXG) will activate 7 lighthouses simultaneously. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters, and possibly 80/15m and 6m (from Santa Maria LH). Modes will be: CW, SSB and RTTY.
A FREE award will be issued to any who contact all 7 special LH callsigns during activity.
QSL via CT1GFK, by the Bureau or direct. E-mail Bureau requests can be sent to ct7lh@sapo.pt. All information can be found HERE / AQUI on our web site.
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Look for the following 28 operators to be distributed between the 7 lighthouses using the following special callsigns:
CT7LHA — Ponta do Altar Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-044)
Operators: CT1GFK, CT5JJY, CT2FZY, CT2HTN
CT7LHF — Torre da Igreja da Fuzeta Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-074)
Operators: CT1EVE, CT1EUB, CT1ETX
CT7LHM — Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-013)
Operators: CT1GPQ. CT1EHX, CT1EPS, EA7AH, CT2FPE, CT2IPG
CT7LHP — Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-042)
Operators: CT1IUA, CT2IOV, CT2JBK
CT7LHR — Vila Real de Santo Antonio Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-057)
Operators: CT1AUO, EA7TV, EA7AC
CT7LHV — Cabo de Sao Vicente Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-012)
Operators: CT1DVG, CT1ERY, CT2GFJ, CT1ASU, CT1GZL
CT7LHZ — Alfanzina Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-001)
Operators: CT2IHP, CT1FNT, CT1EWX, CT1FDU
June 17-20, 2008:
SHETLAND / SCOTLAND
MM/K6EIL at Bressay Light House (ARLHS SCO-021)
Eu CW/SSB QRP freqs.
June 25 thru July 5, 2008:
SABLE ISLAND
CY0X at ARLHS SAB-002 and CY0RA at ARLHS SAB-001. 6 M, 20 M & 40 M cw/ssb
de VE3IKV, K5AND, W3CMP
July 25 thru August 4, 2008:
GREECE
SX5C at Kastelorizo / Dodecanese
Strogili [Megisti (Kastelorizo Island)] — ARLHS GRE-123
All time, all Bands, all Modes
August 2-3, 2008:
WORLDWIDE
National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend
Register Here
August 16-17, 2008:
WORLDWIDE
International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend
Register Here
About Individual Activation and Expedition Postings
Note: After you have posted your notice to the
ARLHS free Public Calendar (see above),
send your activation / expedition announcements
to the webmaster.
Allow a week's lead time for it to be posted.
Please follow the format listed below; if this is not done,
there is no guarantee that your notice will be listed
Be sure to give the following data in this format and order:
Date of activity
(Important!)
State/Province/Country
(Important!)
Call used
(Important!)
LH name
ARLHS LH# (no others)
UTC time and frequency