International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend. International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2020 Mark your calendars for an unforgettable event that blends history, community, and the thrill of shortwave radio: the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on August 17-18, 2024! This annual celebration runs from 12:00am on Saturday to 12:00am on Sunday (UTC), bringing together radio enthusiasts and lighthouse lovers from around the world The history of this event can be found elsewhere on this site.
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) runs for 48 hours from 00:01 UTC August 17th to 24:00 UTC August 18th 2024 And is the only OFFICIAL list of lighthouses and lightships used by the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend If your lighthouse is not on this list, go to the OFFICIAL ON-LINE ENTRY FORM and tell us about it.
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28th INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE / LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND 0001 UTC 16 AUGUST 2025 TO 2400 UTC 17 AUGUST 2025 (48 hours or part thereof) Lighthouses/Lightships by DXCC Country If your lighthouse is not on this list, go to the OFFICIAL ON-LINE ENTRY FORM and tell us about it Mark your calendars for an unforgettable event that blends history, community, and the thrill of shortwave radio: the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on August 17-18, 2024! This annual celebration runs from 12:00am on Saturday to 12:00am on Sunday (UTC), bringing together radio enthusiasts and lighthouse lovers from around the world
2019 International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend Cape Lookout National Seashore (U.S. Lighthouses/Lightships by DXCC Country If your lighthouse is not on this list, go to the OFFICIAL ON-LINE ENTRY FORM and tell us about it However, the major event which takes place in August is the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend, ILLW, which came into being in 1998 as the Scottish Northern Lights Award run by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend Editorial Photo Image of illuminating, landmark. The ILLW organisers have compiled a list of lights which have participated in the event for the purpose of allocating an identifying number to each lighthouse/lightship The event was the brainchild of John Forsyth and Mike Dalrymple who were members of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group in Scotland