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Welcome
One of my main interests is Lighthouses, in
particular the International Lighthouse weekend event in
August each year. As the organizer and web master for this
event one of my objective is to encourage more participation
by Australian amateurs in the event. We have hundreds of
lighthouses around our vast coastline and it is a fairly
simple matter to camp near one and fire up the rig and talk to
other stations around the world who are doing the same thing.
I am also a member of Lighthouses
of Australia Inc. whose basic objective is to create a
higher profile for Australian lighthouses within Australia and
Overseas and thereby promote their preservation and place
within our history. In October 2002, the World
Lighthouse Society commenced in the UK and I have
also become a member of that organisation. More information
about this Society will appear here in the near future.
What is the connection between ham radio and
lighthouses? This is a frequent question and answered by
saying there is a very close link between the two. In a word,
"communication". A lot of ham operators are
ex-Service people who were in signals, worked in maritime
coast stations, were radio operators in the Merchant Navy or
had something in their life to do with safety at sea. Then
there are those who, like me, just love lighthouses.
My Lighthouse interests have become large
enough for a web site to be devoted to that topic alone. See
link above.
http://lighthouses.net.au
Lighthouses
of Australia
Cape
Otway Lighthouse
My
Lake Applets.
MY "GUESTBOOK"
If you have enjoyed wandering
around the site please take a moment to jot down
a word or two to let me know my labour of love has been
appreciated.
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