International Lighthouse &
Lightship weekend
August 20th to August 21st,
2011
Local Summary for ONTARS
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Amateur Radio Club VE3DC click
banner for information
Pt. Clarke Ontario cancelled due to construction
Cape Race/Cape Race North, Ontario
Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club click banner for information
Cabot Head Lighthouse
Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club (GBARC) VE3OSR
will be activating the Cabot Head Lighthouse this year.
August 20 & 21st. Click for details.
Click the banner above for more details on The Lighthouse
and Lightship organization.
PURPOSE
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.
GUIDELINES
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 modes and bands.
Participants are not committed to being on the air during the
entire period - only as much as they can. There are no restrictions on
aerials or power.
We wish operators to enjoy themselves and have fun whilst making
contact with as many amateur radio stations as possible.
We request that stations take time to work other lighthouses or lightships
as well as the slow operator, or the newly licensed or QRP stations.
The onus is on operators to act within the spirit of the event, the
object of which is to have a visible presence at or near the lighthouse
because the event is used to obtain maximum exposure for our hobby.
We invite the press and, QTH permitting, also the public and
try to underline the obvious parallel
between the international aspect in lighthouses, lightships and amateur
radio.
FREQUENCIES
We generally recommend use the event segment of the 5 'Classic' bands
with a centre frequency if conditions are bad,
then at least we have one place we can (try to) meet.
We request that the centre frequencies are not used as primary
frequencies but as a last point of call to other participating stations.
These may be 3.800, 7.200, 14.250.
Because it is NOT a contest you may operate on any authorised frequency
as per your licence.
Persons using this information do so at their own risk, and by doing so agree to imdemnify and hold
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