Hurst Castle Lighthouse Event 2007

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The event is held on the 3rd full weekend in August starting at 0001 UTC on Saturday and finishing at 2359 UTC on Sunday

Last year we operated Amateur Radio on various bands as part of the International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend at Hurst Castle on the South Coast of the United Kingdom. Hurst Castle is adjacent to the operational light house (ENG-057) at Hurst Point.

The event was operated in shifts with some people arriving on the Friday to set up the radios, and leaving on Saturday, and some people arriving on Saturday and operating until Sunday midday.

We mostly operated on the HF 20 Metre band where the majority of contacts were made. Some contacts were made using 2M FM, Notably the Needles Lighthouse. We could have used semaphore for that one as we can see the Needles clearly from the castle.