wa3vjb
08-04-2005, 12:57 AM
Lighthouses illuminate the airwaves during activations this weekend on HF !!
The Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society again sponsors National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend Saturday and Sunday Aug. 6th and 7th. All are invited to participate in a QSO party to hear and work lighthouses across the country, from Florida (including N4AUG St. Augustine)
http://www.wa3vjb.com/pics/N4AUG-logo.gif
...through the mid-Atlantic states like Bowers Beach, Delaware to New England on the East Coast, to the lighthouses of the Great Lakes
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/musewil/images/chlight.gif
... and the Gulf Coast, to the lighthouses along the Pacific Coast.
More about the sponsor.
http://www.wa3vjb.com/pics/ARLHS.gif
The ARHLS, established at the turn of the century, showcases the event as part of an effort:
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To promote public awareness of the role ham radio and light beacons have played
in assisting and maintaining safety at sea.
To preserve the heritage and history of lighthouses and lightships
To aid in preserving those lights in danger of destruction or decay
To recognize the keepers of the lights as maritime heroes
To foster camaraderie within the ham fraternity
To provide fellowship amongst members of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
For more information:
Amateur Radio Light House Society (http://arlhs.com)
FREQUENCIES of OPERATION are centered on:
1970 3970 7270 14270 21370 28370kc for PHONE
1830 3530 7030 14030 21030 28030kc for MORSE CODE
Please look for our station as well -- K3L
K3L Webpage (http://www.qrz.com/K3L/)
http://www.qrz.com/hampix/l/3/k3l.1114141520.jpg
We will be about a mile offshore in the bay. Here's a link to a wide view taken from Thomas Point looking outward to the lighthouse left of center. JPEG file size 900K but worth the wait:
Thos. Pt. Light (http://www.wa3vjb.com/pics/LongView.jpg)
The U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA maintain automated systems for navigation and weather on the lighthouse, but the structure itself is now under the care of the U.S. Lighthouse Society and the City of Annapolis, Maryland.
Please consider donating to the Society's restoration cause, (get a charitable tax deduction too) and mention it's to show support and appreciation for their allowing us to establish a station out there. It is a very rare occasion.
Chesapeake Chapter, U.S. Lighthouse Society (http://www.thomaspointlighthouse.org/preservation.asp)
Hope to work you !!
Paul/VJB
Annapolis
The Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society again sponsors National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend Saturday and Sunday Aug. 6th and 7th. All are invited to participate in a QSO party to hear and work lighthouses across the country, from Florida (including N4AUG St. Augustine)
http://www.wa3vjb.com/pics/N4AUG-logo.gif
...through the mid-Atlantic states like Bowers Beach, Delaware to New England on the East Coast, to the lighthouses of the Great Lakes
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/musewil/images/chlight.gif
... and the Gulf Coast, to the lighthouses along the Pacific Coast.
More about the sponsor.
http://www.wa3vjb.com/pics/ARLHS.gif
The ARHLS, established at the turn of the century, showcases the event as part of an effort:
Quote[/b] ]
To promote public awareness of the role ham radio and light beacons have played
in assisting and maintaining safety at sea.
To preserve the heritage and history of lighthouses and lightships
To aid in preserving those lights in danger of destruction or decay
To recognize the keepers of the lights as maritime heroes
To foster camaraderie within the ham fraternity
To provide fellowship amongst members of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
For more information:
Amateur Radio Light House Society (http://arlhs.com)
FREQUENCIES of OPERATION are centered on:
1970 3970 7270 14270 21370 28370kc for PHONE
1830 3530 7030 14030 21030 28030kc for MORSE CODE
Please look for our station as well -- K3L
K3L Webpage (http://www.qrz.com/K3L/)
http://www.qrz.com/hampix/l/3/k3l.1114141520.jpg
We will be about a mile offshore in the bay. Here's a link to a wide view taken from Thomas Point looking outward to the lighthouse left of center. JPEG file size 900K but worth the wait:
Thos. Pt. Light (http://www.wa3vjb.com/pics/LongView.jpg)
The U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA maintain automated systems for navigation and weather on the lighthouse, but the structure itself is now under the care of the U.S. Lighthouse Society and the City of Annapolis, Maryland.
Please consider donating to the Society's restoration cause, (get a charitable tax deduction too) and mention it's to show support and appreciation for their allowing us to establish a station out there. It is a very rare occasion.
Chesapeake Chapter, U.S. Lighthouse Society (http://www.thomaspointlighthouse.org/preservation.asp)
Hope to work you !!
Paul/VJB
Annapolis