ILLW Events

A fellow Amateur Radio Operator has a website with a primary focus on lighthouses. His callsign is VK2CE, he lives in Australia and hosts a website for the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekends that are in August. GM4SUC, who lives in Scotland, is the coordinator of the ILLW. Amateur Radio Operators from around the world operate from lighthouses or lightships. All of them operate from the grounds of an actual lighthouse or lightship. It is an exciting weekend, and a great way to promote both lighthouse awareness and amateur radio awareness! We have compiled all of our past year operation information into one section.

Year	Modes of Operation	Bands of Operation	Antennas
2001 Callsign: N8MR	CW, SSB, SSTV, FM Voice Satellite	80 – 10 Meters, 6 Meters, 2 Meters, 440 MHz	G5RV for 80 – 10 Meters Vertical for HF 5-Element beam for 6 Meters Beam for 2 Meters Beam for 440 MHz Arrow antenna for AO-27 and UO-14
2002	SSB, FM Voice Satellite	80 – 10 Meters, 2 Meters	G5RV, 40/15 Meter Dipole, 80 Meter Dipole, Vertical for 2 Meters, Arrow antenna for UO-14
2003	CW, SSB, FM Voice Satellite	80 – 10 Meters, 2 Meters	G5RV for 80 – 10 Meters, Vertical for 20 Meters and various dipoles for HF bands, Arrow antenna for SO-51
2004	CW, SSB, FM Voice Satellite	80 – 20 Meters, 2 Meters, 436 MHz	Vertical for 40/20 Meters, Long dipoles for other HF bands Arrow antenna for SO-50
2005	CW, SSB, FM Voice Satellite	80 – 20 Meters, 2 Meters, 70cm	Vertical for 20 Meters Multi-band dipole for HF bands Arrow antenna for SO-50
2006	HF CW, HF Phone	6, 20 and 40 Meters	Vertical for 20 and 40 Meters Multi-band dipole for HF bands 6-Meter dipole
2007	HF CW, HF Phone	40 and 20 Meters	Vertical for 20 Meters Multi-band dipole for HF bands
2008	HF CW, HF Phone, FM Voice Satellite	80 – 15 Meters, 2 Meters, 70cm	Vertical for 20 Meters Multi-band dipole for HF bands Arrow antenna for FM satellite
2009

Our primary callsign: K8E

Grid Square: EN57

County: Keweenaw

QSL via the bureau or direct to:

N8MR

14071 Fairway

Livonia, MI 48154-5227

U.S.A.

NOTE:

For all QSL requests, please send a self-addressed stamped #10 business-sized envelope (or larger). Our QSL cards are 4 1/8 inches x 5 7/8 inches (105mm x 150mm). They are larger than usual, but they're worth it!