We have young operators having their first taste of HF during these activities, so please be patient while operating...

There will be a series of Lighthouse activations by TCSWAT during the following five months from the historical lighthouses around Istanbul. In collaboration with the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, TCSWAT is organising the “Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air” activity, which will take place from Karaburun ( TUR 036 ), Sile ( TUR 046 ), Anadolu ( TUR 014 ), Ahirkapi ( TUR  056 ), Rumeli/Turkeli ( TUR 053 ), and Fenerbahce ( TUR 021 ) Lighthouses as of last two weekends of December 2008. The dates, locations and callsigns are as the following:

1.       20-21 & 27-28 December 2008 Karaburun Lighthouse TUR 036 / TC1KLH

2.      17-18 January 2009 Sile Lighthouse TUR 046  / TC2SLH

3.      24-25 January 2009 Anadolu Lighthouse TUR 014  / TC2ALH

4.     21-22 February 2009 Ahirkapi Lighthouse TUR-056 / TC1ALH

5.      21-22 March 2009 Rumeli/Turkeli Lighthouse TUR 053  / TC1RLH

6.      4-5 April 2009 Fenerbahce Lighthouse TUR 021 / TC2FLH

Stations contacting four or more of the lighthouses will recieve “Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air Award” . Details will be later announced on the website www.tcswat.org   .

More lighthouses will be activated in the future by TCSWAT. Please wait till the end of the activity to send in your qsl cards!!!!!   

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR QSL CARDS FOR THE ISTANBUL LIGHTHOUSES ON THE AIR ACTIVITY BEFORE APRIL. CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE AWARD.