NOTE 1: David ZL2DW advises "we will suspend a 1km rope between 2 hills at the Cape and support our aerial system with/from this rope. Aerials will be 120 ft AGL and 420ft ASL, clear path across water to the North.

NOTE 2: If qsling direct, please include SASE and a reasonable sized envelope as some stations are offering certificates for this event as well as specially printed qsl cards. Your contributions will help defray expenses.

 NOTE 3: MALTA. The Gozo Amateur Society will DEFINITELY be operating from MLT003 Giordan's Lighthouse on Sunday, 19th August 2001.
 We have to get permission from the Malta Maritime Authority so that we can get electricity supply from within the Lighthouse itself (it is fully automatic in these days). It is not the first time that we will be operating from there: we participated in theLighthouse and Lightships weekend in 1998 and 1999. Last year I could not organise this Field day and it was not held. We will be trying for three stations: 20m, 15mand 10m (if 10 will be open) and will be operating continuously (and simultaneously) from about 7.00 UTC till about 1500 UTC or thereabouts.

The Giodan's Lighthouse is the ONLY lighthouse in Gozo. There are two harbour lights in Mgarr but I don't know if they count for anything. There are no Lighthouses in Comino island.

There are definitely two lighthouses in Malta as far as I know. What I can do is to contact the Malta Maritime Authority - we have to contact them to get permission to activate Giordan's anyway - and see if they can pass me further information: exact location, height above see
level, when they were built, if they operate on automatic, etc. If you need further information, please let me know.

My society also awards the "Worked All Gozo" award. To get this award, one needs to collect just FIVE points. Normally any QSO in any mode with a 9H4xx station (9H signifies the Republic of Malta, 9H4 signifies Gozo island) will award 1 point. A QSO with 9H4GRS or 9H4VSG will award 2 points. Any FIELD DAY event (such as the Giordan Lighthouse) will award 3 points.

Some further information: 9H is an archipelago i.e. a group of 3 inhabited islands and a lot of uninhabited islets and rocks. The largest island is called Malta and after which all the archipelago takes its name. Anybody with a Maltese residential permit and with an address in the island of Malta will have a 9H1 prefix. Anybody with a residential address in Gozo (the second largest island in the group) will have a 9H4 prefix.
A resident of Comino - the smallest inhabited island (just 5 persons!) should use a 9H8 prefix. However, since none of the 5 'natives' is a ham, and a residential permission to live in Comino is unobtainable, 9H8 can only be activated by a Maltese person after obtaining permission to
operate from Comino. (The Gozo Amateur Radio Society will be activating this island next September). A visitor with a valid license should have a 9H3 prefix and that license can be used on any island. Anybody calling AB123XYZ/9H or 9H/ABC12DE is a pirate station.

Please feel free to distribute all this information.

If I can be of any other help (including getting 9H3 licences, permits, fixing accommodation, etc.)
please don't hesitate to contact me. 73's and we hope to get you in our log soon!

Joe, 9H5JO,
Awards and Field Day Manager for the Gozo Amateur Radio Society.

NOTE 4: A Western New York DX Assoc activity, operating 2 stations within Lighthouse. Seeking Mayoral Proclamation proclaiming Int'l Lighthouse week.

NOTE 5: Situated in the South part of the Grand Canaria Is. We have a special QSL card with a nice full colour view of the site. Valid for the Spanish Light Award. (FEA)

NOTE 6: w0oog will be operating from the radio room in the Keeper's cottage. 14.250 during daytime, except during the subvets net, 14.243 1600-1700Z. Also 7.279 at 2030Z and 7.243 in the evening after 0100Z.

NOTE 7: DENMARK - all entries have the same web site ie  Danish Lighthouse Society   DLS numbers are Danish Lighthouse Society award identification numbers.

NOTE 8: VI8LH - As of 0930 local ( 00:00utc ) on the 18th August 2001 a special Amateur 
Radio Callsign VI8LH will used on Air for 48hrs from Emery Point Darwin 
, Port or Darwin Lighthouse , this is the 1st Time that a Lighthouse in 
the Northern Territory of Australia has been Operated on Amateur Radio , 
There will be 3 Stations operating from 40m - 6m CW , SSB & FM on 10m & 
6m if bands are open , We are operating as part of the World wide 
Lighthouse Contest from AUS071 Lighthouse , as detailed above the 
callsign will be V I 8 L H and QSL is via V K 6 N E Direct or Buro , ( 
Direct ok via CBA ) There is to be up to 10 VK8 operators visiting the 
Dxpedition QTH during the weekend and 1 HF station will Run All night VK 
time . For more info regarding this Email please Email myself , Stuart 
VK8NSB at vk8nsb@vkham.com <mailto:vk8nsb@vkham.com> We hope 
to see you in the Log , and have fun talking to you over the Weekend , 
Lets Enjoy Amateur Radio ..