INTERNATIONAL Lighthouse and Lightship (ILLW) Weekend on
Aug, 20 and 21st. Special Event
This is one of our clubs premier events of the year
A few of us will be camping out there beginning Wednesday evening.
Some members will be arriving for the weekend starting on Thursday
There will be a Civil War reenactment on the lighthouse grounds,
Saturday and Sunday. I was told a cannon will be fired.
They have a very interesting war scenario planned and also camp out.
There will be live music and some special exhibitors there
Our role is participating in the International Lighthouse/Lightship
weekend which is a ham radio special event
with over 400 lighthouses worldwide that are activated with hams.
List of participating lighthouses <http://illw.net/index.php/
Our radio club sets up similar to field day with our hf radios and antennas
We make many radio contacts and send out Lighthouse QSL cards and certificates
All LARC club members and family are welcome to attend and participate
in this lighthouse special event. Come out for the weekend or the day. You can camp out , tents or campers or stay at the local motels
Bring your radio gear, antennas, electrical cords , etc. or you can
use one of the clubs HF stations
Bring a chair !!!!! drinking cup, knife, fork ,radio, antenna ,
electrical cords , rain gear, jackets,
bug spray and any special food and refreshments you would like.
The club will be providing hot dogs and hamburgers
We will be monitoring the clubs repeater and 146.400