Kadalur Point Lighthouse activation - India

Hello!

Government of India - Ministry of Communication and Information Technology - Deparment of Telecommunications, WPC Wing Amateur Cell vide its Special Permission No. L-14011/639/2009-AMT Dated 4th August 2009 has allocated Special Callsign AT8LHC for Kadalur Point Lighthouse, Calicut - Kerala from 7th to 16th August 2009 on occasion of International Lighthouse and Lightship Week.

Directorate of Light houses and Light Ships, Cochin vide Letter No. VII/75/CHN/C/2009 dated 22nd June 2009 conveyed their Director General of Lighthouse and Lightship, Noida approval for Amateur (Ham) Radio operation at Kadalur Point Lighthouse WLOL IND 013 at 11 Degree 28 Minutes North and 75 Degree 39 Minutes East (Grid Location MK 71 tl ) ALOL 0682

This Lighthouse is going to celebrate its Centenary 100th Year in month of October hence we have choosen callsign "Love and Kisses from Lighthouse Centenary that is 88's from LHC"

Details of this lighthouse is available on
http://www.dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/kadalur.html

Amateur Radio Operation from Lighthouses details are on http://www.arlhs.com

Do look out on 40 m and 20 m band on CW and Voice and also on Digital modes, plans to be QRV on VHF and Echolink either on individual callsigns as VU2JHM, VU2LU, VU2FI, VU2LX, VU2UR, VU2GUR, VU2KGN, VU2OJ or clubstation callsigns of VU2ARC VU2IIH or VU2LCI.

Lions Club of Bangalore North Club # 026596 that is District 324-D6 thru its Lions Clubs International Amateur (Ham) Radio Club has lent their HF equipment and accessories.

This is part of Bangalore Amateur Radio Club's Golden Jubliee and Hamfest India 2009 activity.

de Lion Ajoy VU2JHM
ARLHS # 1571

& Manohar VU2UR
# 1578

..plus a handful of resourceful Amateur (Ham) Radio volunteers.