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One of my main interests is Lighthouses, in particular the International
Lighthouse weekend event in August each year. As the Oceania
co-ordinator 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. Gradually most of the lighthouse info on this site
wil be transferred to the new one at:
http://lighthouses.net.au
My Australian and
Oceania Lighthouses Web site
Greencape & Gabo
Island
Lighthouses
Our Little
Business
Lodge Pambula Daylight
VK7CHT Web Site
Lighthouses of
Australia
Cape Otway Lighthouse
My Lake
Applets.
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