International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend

Lighthouse activities have become very popular over the last few years, especially in August.

Be prepared to have all kinds of reference numbers tossed at you when working these stations (ARLHS, ILLW, Member#...etc.).

Some may think this is not DX, but you are wrong. It is fun and a challenge to work as many lighthouses as it is working many DXCC entities.

The scheduled events in August are as follows:

August 1-9th:
The International Lighthouse-Lightship Week and QSO Party Contest. This highly popular annual event, now in its 15th year, has been extended to a full week!
http://ialhp.org

August 15-16th:
The International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend is held every third full weekend in August starting at 0001z on Saturday and finishing at 2359z on Sunday. It also now coincides on the Sunday with the "International Lighthouse Day" which is an event organized by the "International Association of Lighthouse Keepers" whereby as many world lighthouses will be open to the public for the day."

The ILLW event is organized and controlled solely by the 'Ayr Amateur Radio Group' of Scotland. The basic objective of the event is to promote public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for preservation and restoration, to promote amateur radio and to foster international goodwill. The event is NOT a contest.
There are no prizes, certificates or other enticements to participate and therefore, participation is free.

Each station's operators decide how they will operate their station regards modesand bands. For complete details on the "ILLW Event", go to: http://illw.net

For a list of ILLW participants: http://illw.net/2009_list.htm

Source: OPDX

See also:
Dave Raycroft's ICPO Bulletin
ICPO - Islands, Castles & Portable Operations
Probably the most comprehesive ham radio activity listings available anywhere on the internet