Daily Archives: August 29, 2025

XSQ Guangzhou Coast Radio Station – 4212 kHz

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At about 1313 UTC on Sunday, the 17th day of August 2025, I tuned in to the XSQ Guangzhou Coastal Station, transmitting on 4212 kHz.

Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. (Wikipedia 2019)

Above: Map showing the location of Guangzhou. Map c/o Google Maps

The Guangzhou Coast Station is one of China’s largest coastal stations and was established on the 14th day of October 1949. The station is controlled by the Guangdong Maritime Safety Agency. (Blogspot.com 2025)

Below is a short video of my reception.

References.

  1. Blogspot.com. (2025). XSQ – Guangzhou Coast Station. [online] Available at: https://i56578-swl.blogspot.com/2014/11/xsq-guangzhou-coast-station.html#google_vignette [Accessed 29 Aug. 2025].
  2. ‌Wikipedia Contributors (2019). Guangzhou. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou [Accessed 29 Aug. 2025]‌

Chasing lighthouses, WWFF parks & SOTA

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Over the weekend of Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August 2025, the 28th International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend was held. I got into the shack whenever possible, hoping to work as many lighthouses and lightships as I could.

I ended up working lighthouses and lightships in the following countries:

  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Ireland
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • West Malaysia

I also worked several WWFF park & SOTA activators in Europe.

Below is a list of those whom I worked.

SATURDAY

  1. VK2NCS – Sugarloaf Point lighthouse AU0033
  2. VK3DX – Lady Bay Upper & Lower lighthouses AU0049 & AU0096
  3. VK5ARC – Point Malcolm lighthouse AU0029
  4. VK2HBG – Warden Head lighthouse AU0035
  5. VK3SWV – Whaler’s Bluff lighthouse AU0117
  6. 9M4LHU – Puiau Undan lighthouse MY0017
  7. 9M4LHN – Tanjung Tuan/Rumah Api lighthouse
  8. VK6CLL – Cape Leewin lighthouse AU0008 & Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park VKFF-0283
  9. 9M4LBJ – Bukit Jugra lighthouse mY0006
  10. VK6CNL – Cape Naturaliste lighthouse & Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park VKFF-0283
  11. VK3/ZL1MVL – Cape Nelson lighthouse AU0055
  12. ZM2MF – Bean Rock lighthouse NZ0011
  13. VK5CJL – Cape Jervis lighthouse AU0094
  14. 9M4LBJ – Bukit Jugra lighthouse MY0006
  15. VK4GHL – Grassy Hill lighthouse AU0019
  16. VK4CQR – Sea Hill lighthouse AU0060
  17. GB4CL – Cromer Light, Norfolk UK0076
  18. IR3LH – Porto Piave Vecchia lighthouse IT0033
  19. 9H6SEL – St Elmo Grand Harbour West Breakwater MT0003
  20. EI1K – Cromwell Point lighthouse IE0001
  21. DA0OIE – Greifswaler OIE DE0009
  22. SQ2BXI/p – SPFF-1340
  23. TM2LW – Be Leger lighthouse FR0039
  24. M1EYP/p – SOTA G/ SP-015
  25. EG5FOM – Faro Oropesa de Mar lighthouse ES0056
  26. PA6OEL – Old Emmerloord lighthouse NL0029
  27. F6KMB – lighthouse FR0029
  28. OZ1NBG – Nordborg lighthouse DK0006
  29. ZB2LGT – Europa Point lighthouse GI0001
  30. GB1DLH – Dungeness Lighthouses old & new UK0059 & UK0060
  31. DL8ECA/p – DLFF-1255
  32. 9A/DJ1KW – Savudrija lighthouse HR0001
  33. DK0RA – ALtenbruch Unterfeur lighthouse DE0050
  34. DL0RWE – Old lighthouse Borkum DE0046
  35. GB2EL – Rahlin East, Low & High, UK0055 & UK0056

SUNDAY

  1. VK4BAR – Cleveland Point lighthouse AU0014
  2. ZL1FND – Cape Reinga lighthouse NZ0020
  3. DA0LCC – Altenbruch Oberfeur lighthouse DE0057
  4. TC7TR – Yoroz lighthouse TR0003
  5. GB2SL – Spurn Point High lighthouse UK0080
  6. DK5FF/p – DLFF-0040
  7. SQ9MDF – SOTA SP/ BZ-001 & SPFF-0002
  8. SQ2BXI/p – SPFF-0645
  9. VK6ADF – Cape Leewin lighthouse AU0008 & Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park VKFF-0283
  10. VK6CLL – Cape Leewin lighthouse AU0008 & Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park VKFF-0283
  11. F4HXJ/p – FFF-2188
  12. ON4RCO – Oosende ‘Lange Nelle’ BE0008
  13. GB1RP – Rue Point lighthouse UK0185
  14. ON9BD – ‘Westhinder 3’ lightship BE0006
  15. GB2WL – Rathlin West lighthouse UK0217
  16. CT2HOV/p – SOTA CT/ BT-008 & CTFF-0177
  17. MM7TKU/p – GM/ WS-318
  18. F4GYM/p – Cayeux-sur-Mer lighthouse FR0007
  19. DK0SN – Lightship ‘Elbe 3’ DE0150
  20. OZ4HAM – Hammeren lighthouse DK0015
  21. CS2SJB – Sao Juliao da Barra lighthouse PT0006
  22. F4IQU/p – FFF-0027
  23. GB2HLH – Hunstanton lighthouse UK0011
  24. PD0FSB – Ooserdijk Lighthouse de Ven NL0035
  25. EG1LWM – Faro Oropesa de Mar lighthouse ES0020
  26. CT7AUS/p – CTFF-0944
  27. EC2AG/p – SOTA EA2/ BI-073
  28. DL0HGW – Lighthouse Cape Arkona New Tower DE0002
  29. TM0BSM – Phare de Berck lighthouse FR0014

Below is a video of some of my ILLW contacts over the weekend.