International Lighthouse and
Lightship weekend
2016
The Elmira Radio Club
20th and 21st August 2016
The Point Clark lighthouse is
located 18 kilometres south of Kincardine and 35 kilometres north of Goderich,
Ontario.
Pictures courtesy of Barry
VE3ISX and Bob VE3IXX and the ONTARS net management.
The newly restored Point Clark Lighthouse
#CA0011 attracts a lot of public attention.
The G5RV hung from a tree to the tip of the lighthouse.
Gord VE3DBP with Carol VE3IYY
Tracy with hubby Jason VE3JVG
Central command post for operations
Bruce VE3QB at the controls with
Bill VA3QB and Brian VA3DXK
Ted VE3TRQ ready to start operations.
Barry VE3ISX and XYL Judy
Al VA3TET with Ken VE3KCY setting up Elecraft QRP
CW station.
Ken VE3KCY's magic loop!
Barry VE3ISX operating the 8 am Saturday ONTARS net.
Our main source of power courtesy of Paul VA3PDC
Beautiful scenery all around the lighthouse at Point
Clarke
Setting up Brian's
VA3DXK dipole
Bruce VE3QB with Bill VA3QB
John VE3JXX with xyl Cathy and mascot Maverick
John VE3JXX "go-box
HF/VHF/tuner"
Bob VE3IXX doing the ONTARS net checkins on
the Kenwood TS440S/G5RV
Dennis VE3UTN and his digital station...server
in the car!
VE3UTN station antenna.....Huster all band vertical
The large trees provided a nice shade.
Paul VA3PDC at his Flex 3000 operating station
Joycee VA3WXU busy logging contacts
Joycee VA3WXU
Judd VE3WXU Bob VE3IXX
Bruce VE3QB with Al VA3TET during setup.
Al VA3TET presenting Brian VA3DXK with his official
ERC tee shirt.
Judd VE3WXU and wife Joycee VA3WXU
working with Judy (XYL) of VE3ISX Barry setting up the control
tent.
Terry VE3XTM with XYL Patty
joining the group.
Judy preparing the salad
Al VA3TET prepares the mushrooms and onions
for the burgers...
VE3CD Harold with XYL Edna enjoying one of the
juicy burgers.
Al VA3TET with XYL Joan at dinner
Judy Carol VE3IYY with
hubby Dave VE3DJL over dinner at Chuck's Roadhouse.
Judy Barry VE3ISX with Ted VE3TRQ
enjoying a cold 807!
Paul VA3PDC with Ken VE3KCY
at dinner.
Gord VE3DBP ordering dinner.
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