First time use of special callsign for International Lighthouse Weekend Activity for 2008. TCSWAT activity by TA1HZ & TA2RX.

Detailed infoabout lighthouse in  http://www.kiyiemniyeti.gov.tr/default.asp?id=7&sid=28&srt=&recNo=451&lng= .

Conditions in August 2008 operation: Fully portable station, Yaesu FT857 running 100w into a trap dipole for 20-40m up on a portable mast of 6.5m. Energy first 6 hrs from the generator, last 2 hrs from car battery.

Conditions in November 2009 operation: Fully portable stations. Yaesu FT 857 and FT 897. Diamond CP6 vertical and mobile whip for 40m. Energy as usual from the generator and car battery.

Thanks for the contacts and nice weekend. Between6 and 23 November 2009, TCSWAT will activate the station once more for MLOTA Award. Activity will be on the usual HF bands with some local VHF-UHF activity. Watch the www.tcswat.org for any info about new lighthouse activations.

Marmara Lighthouses On The Air (MLOTA) Award by TCSWAT

Between August 2009 and May 2010, TCSWAT in collaboration with Coastal Safety Administration is going to activate seven historical lighthouses around the Marmara Sea. The dates, locations and callsigns of these are as follows:

1. 15-17 August 2009 Kocaeli Yelkenkaya Lighthouse (TUR 054): TC99K  ( Done )
2. 15-17 August 2009 Yalova Bozburun Lighthouse (TUR pending): TC99Y ( Done )
3. 19-22 September 2009 Balıkesir Bandırma Balyos Lighthouse (TUR pending): TC3BLH  ( Done )
4. 9-11 October 2009 Tekirdağ Marmara Ereğlisi Lighthouse (TUR 059): TC1ELH  ( Done )
5. 6 - 23 November  2009 Istanbul Yeşilköy Lighthouse (TUR 055): TC1YLH 
6. April 2010 Çanakkale Gelibolu Lighthouse  (TUR 023): TC1GLH 
7. May 2010 Tekirdağ Hoşköy Lighthouse  (TUR 025): TC1HLH

Exact dates for the activations to be announced later.