Elmira Radio Club VE3 ERC Lighthouse Weekend

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Elmira Radio Club VE3 ERC Lighthouse Weekend
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Amateur Radio in the Field

• Purpose
• The basic objective of the event is to promote
  public awareness of lighthouses and lightships
  and their need for preservation and restoration,
• To promote amateur radio and to foster
  International goodwill.

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Amateur Radio

• Amateur Radio a window to the world and beyond
• When the conditions are right, the flick of a
  switch allows amateur radio operators to talk to
  every part of the world and even into space.
  Innovators since the inception of radio, hams
  have pushed the boundaries of radio
  communications and are largely responsible for
  many of the products you take for granted to-day.
  To name a few, cell phones, the wireless
  internet, and space communications.
• To-days amateur radio operators are the often
  the first and sometimes the only responders to
  emergency situations. When floods, earth quakes,
  blizzards, or hurricanes knock out emergency
  services, it is usually the hams that offer the
  first response

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Results of the weekend

• 461 stations checked in over the three days
• 11 other lighthouses
• One US Navy Submarine
• One Young lady at the age of 102 who was a
  lighthouse worker on the Welland Canal
  VE3 ACW
• Over 100 handouts containing information on
  becoming an Amateur Radio Operator.

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More fun and Sun
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Reach out and touch the world.
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Even Non Amateurs got involved in helping with
the Antenna
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Point Clark Ontario
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VE3 WBJ Starts the Three day event On Friday
August 14/09 Joining in with Ontars on Friday
Saturday and Sunday
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More Club Members join in On Saturday / Sunday
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How about some CW action
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Music was added along with other entertainment
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How about VE3 QB with the shades
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All contacts were entered into the database for
E-QSL cards
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A break is needed
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Long day and ...asleep at the controls ???
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Thank you

• To all the many many operators who joined in to
  help
• To Ontars for being so supportive
• To the weatherman for giving us a great weekend
• See You next year ...
• The International Lighthouse and Lightship
  weekend