Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 27 2018 05:04 pm
LIGHTHOUSE NUMBER 300 IS REGISTERED
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: As hams prepare to activate lighthouses in August, the
numbers keep growing, as we learn from Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
ED: Kevin, VK2CE, one of the organisers of the International Lighthouse
& Lightship Weekend, sent the following report to ARNewsline, regarding
the event that will take place in just three weeks time: Almost right
on schedule, the 300th entry for this year's event came in from Germany,
and it is the lighthouse on the West Mole harbour wall at Lindau on Lake
Constance. This lovely and much-photographed lighthouse is accompanied
by a Lion on the East Mole both sheltering the town's harbour.
The lighthouse was built and operated by the railroad (now called
Deutsche Bahn) until the railroad dropped its ferry routes, and sold its
Lindau harbor facilities to Stadtwerke Konstanz, which operates the ferry
service from Lindau to Meersburg on the German side, and Romanshorn on
the Swiss side of the lake. In 2010, the town of Lindau acquired the
lighthouse, and opened it to the public as a museum. The museum and the
tower are open daily except when bad weather makes the pier unsafe.
Kevin told ARNewsline that he often gets 150 or more registrations in the
last three weeks, sometime as late as the weekend itself, or even after
the event. The record so far was in 2014, with 544 lights registered from
56 countries. Whether this total will be beaten this year remains to be
seen, the main point is to get out there, demonstrate amateur radio to the
public, and promote conservation of these important parts of all our
histories.
This year's highly popular fun event takes place on the 18-19 August
coinciding with the International Association of Lighthouse Keepers
annual open day on the Sunday. It is not a contest, logs are not
required, all that is needed is some portable gear, and permission
to site yourselves somewhere "near" to the Lighthouse or Lightship.
Some clubs get a special event callsign to go with their operation, but
that is in no way mandatory. Full information and the online registration
form are at I L L W (dot) net .
For AR Newsline, this has been Ed Durrant, DD5LP, getting ready to do
his lighthouse activation in just three weeks' time.
(KEVIN VK2CE)
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YHOTY
STEPHEN: Speaking of awards, the judges reviewed an outstanding crop of
nominations, and have finally reached their decision on who will be
presented the Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young
Ham of the Year award. Amateur Radio Newsline's Mark Abramowicz
(Abramo-vich), NT3V, the chairman of the committee, has the story...
MARK:
3:00
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A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE FOR A BLOCKBUSTER CONTEST
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Imagine a storyline of both friendship and intense
competition against a backdrop of picturesque European scenery. It has
the makings of a movie, no? Ed Durrant, DD5LP, tells us that radio
amateurs can expect exactly that, following the recent World Radiosport
Team Championship in Germany.
ED: After an extreme high level of activity during the WRTC 2018 in
Wittenberg, the work was not finished with the core team staying on for
a few more days to double check all sites were cleared, everything was
put back to normal in the HQ Hotel, and all non-sold equipment returned
to the warehouse where it was packed, and shipped off before the
warehouse itself was cleaned, and handed back to its owners. Even then
the work is not finished with such a large event: Paperwork and financial
matters will take some time to complete. On a lighter note more creative
work is also under way. A film about the WRTC in the Wittenberg & Jessen
area is being made, as is an official book with many photos and stories
from all parts of the event. It is hoped that both of these projects will
be completed before years-end.
The WRTC 2018 will remain in people's memories for some time to come, and
now with the film and the book, it will be possible to get a permanent
reminder of one of the largest Amateur Radio projects in Europe for many
years.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
