August 2021 event cancelled due to lockdown
International Lighthouse
& Lightship Weekend.
21st - 22nd August
2021.
from
South Solitary Island. S: 30 12 24 x E: 153
16 02. ... click >>> HERE
for an Island picture.
Four Coffs Radio Club members will be operating from South Solitary Island during the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend, August 21st – 22nd.
They have been given permission from the NPWS office in Coffs Harbour and are accessing the Island by local helicopter company, Precision Helicopters for the event.
The
23 acre island is 18km north east from Coffs Harbour and is only accessible by
Helicopter.
ILLW operating hours are …
Local times 10:00 Saturday 21st to 10:00 Monday 23rd
GMT times 00:01 Saturday 21st to 23:59 Sunday 22nd.
The Lighthouse number is AU-0054
and Islands of the
Air id is OC-194
The Callsign
for the weekend will be VK2FM.
The four club members are…
Russell Wotherspoon VK4NGN
Terry Wood VK2TEZ
Ian Ward VK2LL
Freddo McSkimming VK2FM.
Our presence on the Island is from Lunchtime Friday August 20th until Lunchtime on Monday the 23rd and would welcome contacts before, during, and after the ILLW hours.
They will be operating from the now vacant light-keepers cottage which is adjacent to the lighthouse.
Antennas are G5RV on HF and 5/8 wave ground-plane on 2m.
HF frequencies are mainly on the 80m, 40m, 20m bands using one G5RV antenna.
VHF frequencies on
2m FM via Coffs 146.850 mhz repeater then switching to simplex on 146.0 mhz.
VHF
USB on 144.1 mhz. Using 5/8 G/plane antenna on a tripod.
Island
history www.southsolitaryisland.com.au
QRZ
page www.qrz.com/db/vk2fm/
Website
with pics http://vk2fm.atwebpages.com/
Club
webpage .. www.chadarc.org.au with links
Event qsl to
vk2fm@hotmail.com
fred [ freddo ] McSkimming. vk2fm. 66531511. vk2fm@dodo.com.au
