The 2022 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) was held over the weekend of Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August 2022.

I was unable to get out to activate a lighthouse this year, so whenever possible I snuck out to the shack to work some of the lighthouses.

I worked a total of 22 Australian lighthouse activators.

1. Steve VK2NCS/p – Sugarloaf Point AU0033
2. Ross VK7LH – Low Head Lighthouse AU0048
3. Andrew VK5WT – Port Adelaide lighthouse AU0107
4. Joe VK3SRC – Queenscliff lighthouse AU-0051
5. Phil VK6ADF – Cape Leeuwin lighthouse AU0008 & VKFF-0283
6. VK6CNL – Cape Naturaliste lighthouse AU0010
7. Graham VK2UGB – Sugarloaf Point AU0033
8. VK4BAR – Cleveland Point lighthouse AU0014. Op – Russ
9. Paul VK3IH – Cape Liptrap AU0037 & VKFF-0745
10. VK2HQ – Cape St George lighthouse AU0132 & Booderee National Park VKFF-0043
11. Barry VK5ARC – Point Malcolm lighthouse.
12. VK3ILH – Cape Nelson AU0055. Op – Darren
13. VK6CLL – Cape Leeuwin lighthouse AU0008 & VKFF-0283. Op – Shaun
14. VK2FM – South Solitary Island AU0054 & OC-194
15. VK2FRE – Crowdy Head AU-0044. Op – Wade
16. VK3SPL – Split Point AU0032. Op Stuart
17. VK3BJA – Cape Schanck AU-0012. Op – Tom
18. Gerald VK2HBG – Warden Head AU-0035
19. VK3SWV – Whalers Bluff AU0117. Op – Mark VK3UA
20. VK3DX – Lady Bay Upper & Lower AU0049 & AU-0096. Op – Steve
21. VK2AEJ – MV Cape Don AU-0023
22. Gerard VK2IO – Sydney Harbour National Park VKFF-0473 and AU-0041

The map below shows the Australia lighthouse locations I worked.

I worked 16 overseas lighthouses.

1. Tom ZL2LH – Cape Palliser NZ0007 NEW ZEALAND
2. OZ5EBS – Saeding Strand Mellem Fyr lighthouse DK0014 DENMARK
3. GB2SL – Spurn Point High and Low lighthouse UK0080 & 0081 ENGLAND
4. DL0HGW – Lighthouse DE0002 GERMANY
5. II1L – La Lanterna di Genova LH IT00177 ITALY
6. 9H6LH – Delimara Point MT0001 MALTA
7. SZ8G – Lighthouse GR0005 GREECE
8. 4X03LH – Ashdod lighthouse IL0003 ISRAEL
9. TN2LW – Kerjean lighthouse FRANCE
10. PD0FSB – NET006 Nl-0041 NETHERLANDS
11. ZB2LGT – ILLW GI-0001 GIBRALTAR
12. OP8L – Lighthouse BEL008 BELGIUM
13. DL0PJ – lighthouse DL0055 GERMANY
14. 4X01LH – Jaffa lighthouse IL0001 ISRAEL
15. 4X04LH – Akko lighthouse IL0004 ISRAEL
16. ZL2X – Baring Head NZ0005 NEW ZEALAND

Below is a video showing some of the lighthouses I worked around the world.

At about 1200 UTC on 24th August 2022, I tuned in to Adventist World Radio broadcasting in the Amoy language on 12105 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Tashkent 100 KW transmitter in Uzbekistan.

The overall reception of the Adventist World Radio was good.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Adventist World Radio.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 24th August 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 24th August 2022.

At about 1157 UTC on 24th August 2022, I tuned in to Reach Beyond Australia broadcasting in the Tsangla language on 12010 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Kununurra 100 KW transmitter in Western Australia.

The overall reception of the Reach Beyond Australia was good. There was some ‘bleed over’ interference from Voice of Vietnam on 12020 kHz.

Below is a short video showing my reception of the Reach Beyond Australia.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 24th August 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 24th August 2022.

At about 1146 UTC on 22nd August 2022, I tuned in to Short Wave Australia broadcasting in the English language on 2310 kHz.

The overall reception of Short Wave Australia was excellent.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Short Wave Australia.

At about 1017 UTC on 21st August 2022, I tuned in to the Voice of Vietnam broadcasting in the English language on 9840 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Hanoi Sontay 100 KW transmitter in Vietnam.

The overall reception of the Voice of Vietnam was good. There was some ‘bleed over’ interference from RTM Sarawak on 9835 kHz.

Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of Vietnam.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 21st August 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 21st August 2022.

At about 0947 UTC on 21st August 2022, I tuned in to Short Wave Australia broadcasting in the English language on 4835 kHz.

The overall reception of Short Wave Australia was excellent.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Short Wave Australia.

At about 1150 UTC on 23rd July 2022, I tuned in to PBS Gannan broadcasting in the Tibetan language on 3990 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Hezou 15 KW transmitter in China.

The overall reception of PBS Gannan was good. At 1200 UTC interference was experienced from China National Radio on 3985 kHz.

Below is a short video showing my reception of PBS Gannan.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 23rd July 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 23rd July 2022.

At about 0644 UTC on 22nd July 2022, I tuned in to Radio Channel 292 broadcasting in the English language on 9670 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from Rohrbach Waal 10 KW transmitter.

The program consisted of a religious program from Brother Stair.

The overall reception of the Radio Channel 292 was good.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Channel 292.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 22nd July 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 22nd July 2022.

At about 0616 UTC on 22nd July 2022, I tuned in to Radio Algerienne, ALGERIA, broadcasting in the Arabic language on 9620 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Issoudun 500kW transmitter in France.

The program consisted of music.

The overall reception of the Radio Algerienne was good.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Algerienne

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 22nd July 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 22nd July 2022.

At about 0905 UTC on 20th July 2022, I tuned in to Radio Brasil Central, BRAZIL, broadcasting in the Portuguese language on 4985 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Goiania 10kW transmitter in BRAZIL.

The program consisted of music.

The overall reception of the Radio Brasil Central was poor. The band was very noisy with static crashes.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Brasil Central.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 20th July 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 20th July 2022.