Titanic Marconi Club to Activate Stage Harbor Light for National Lighthouse Day, August 7, 2018

Stage Harbor LighthouseThe Titanic Marconi Memorial Radio Association Of Cape Cod (W1MGY) plans to operate from the Stage Harbor Light in Chatham during National Lighthouse Day on August 7, 2018, according to the club’s QRZ page.   “[Stage Harbor Light is] privately owned … we have received permission to operate from.”

International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend, ILLW began  in 1998 as the Scottish Northern Lights Award sponsored by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group. ILLW is a popular Amateur Radio event that takes place on the third full weekend in August each year. It attracts over 500 lighthouse entries in over 40 countries.

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  1. From the Falmouth ARA web site:

    “Members of the Titanic / Marconi Memorial Radio Association of Cape Cod were allowed the opportunity to operate from Nobska Light on National Lighthouse Day, August 7th.

    “…There were a number of visitors and they stopped by the room we used for operating. Approximately 40 children came with parents. As each group came in three dots were sent out using a practice code oscillator. The visitors–especially the children, were asked if they knew what letter that represented in Morse Code and why it was significant.”

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