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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend 2005

 

Four WICEN members, VK7s NXX Stu TPE Peter XRN Roger and Ray donned their sou'westers and headed for the Iron Pot.

Well sort of - as close as they could get without wet feet.  Accessible lighthouses are in short supply in southern Tasmania.

Cape Bruny is about it, but being in a National Park there are limitations especially with regard to overnighting.

The historic Blinking Billy at Sandy Bay was considered  but, as it sits outside a rather salubrious lounge room window,

was discounted.  Thanks go to Rod TRF for his recce trip.

The Army was initially happy to have us stay at Fort Direction where we would be as close as we could get to the Iron Pot.

However, referral to Canberra regarding us playing with RF  in their ammo dump brought a resounding NO WAY.

Maurice VK7SA a neighbour of the said ammo dump suggested another location outside the presumably RF proof fence
on the track to Hope Beach at South Arm.  Not quite at the lighthouse but as close as you can get so sort of within the guidelines.

Thus we arrived in yet another gale concerned this time about falling tree limbs.

Antennae were rigged to and between trees and accommodation establised in Peter's caravan and Roger's trailer.

The food was good and the company most enjoyable.  Unfortunately propagation was not the best and antenna opportunities
somewhat limited, so contacts were equally limited.  In all we had seventeen contacts to thirteen lighthouses and one IOTA station
on VK6 Dirk Hartog island.  So an early pack up on Sunday morning and off to the Domain for discussions and BBQ rounding off
an enjoyable weekend.  Who's for Maatsuyker next year?

LOG

Operator	Contact	UTC	Band	MHz	RST Given	RST Rec'd	Country - LH No.	Lighthouse
VK7TPE	VK3WI (Jim)	0115	40m	7.075	59	59	AUS 170	Williamstown
VK7TPE	VK3OWL (Coreen)	0140	40m	7.075	55	46	AUS 043	Cape Otway
VK7TPE	VK4WIS (Noel)	0210	20m	14.242	59	57	AUS 253	Coloundra
VK7XRN	VK3OWL (John)	0220	40m	7.065	59	59	AUS 043	Cape Otway
VK7TPE	VK2BV (Raffy)	0230	40m	7.090	53	54	AUS 218	Macquarie Light
VK7XRN	VK2ATZ	0253	40m	7.065	58	44	AUS 119	Norah Head
VK7TPE	VI5CP (Bronte)	0305	40m	7.080	59	59	AUS 060	Corny Point
VK7NXX	VK6DHI	0527	20m	14.260	59		IOTA OC206	Dirk Hartog Island
VK7XRN	ZL6LH (David)	0606	20m	14.214	59	59	NZL 089 (Historic)	Portland Island Museum - Wairoa
VK7TPE	ZL6LH (David)	0640	20m	14.214	59	59	NZL 089 (Historic)	Portland Island Museum - Wairoa
VK7NXX	VI5CP	0822	80m	3.585	59	59	AUS 060	Corny Point
VK7NXX	VK3KLB	0835	80m	3.575	59	59	AUS 085	Green Cape Lighthouse
VK7NXX	VK3WI	0850	80m	3.570	58	59	AUS 170	Williamstown
VK7NXX	VK2ATZ	1022	80m	3.592	58	59	AUS 119	Norah Head
VK7NXX	VK5BWR	1030	80m	3.558	59	59	AUS 103	Lowly Point
VK7NXX	VK3EG	1125	80m	3.575	59	59	AUS 133	Point Hicks
VK7NXX	VK4BAR	1122	80m	3.595	58	44	AUS 130	Cleveland