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.

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