Ajankohtaista / News

Vuoden 2010 majakkaviikonlopun kohde on Harmaja ALRHS FIN-008 Helsingin edustalla 21.-22.8.2010.

This year the Lighthouse Weekend pedition for the OI3W will be Harmaja Lighthouse ARLHS FIN-008 in 21st to 22nd August.

Radioamatöörikerho OI3W teki majakkapedition Kustavin Heponiemeen (FIN-138) 14.-16.8.2009.
Bandeina oli HF + 6m + 2m. Satelliittikusoja ei ehditty tällä kertaa pitää vaikka kalusto mukana olikin... Majakka oli uusi kohde, mutta HF-kelit varsinkin yläbandeilla eivät olleet kummoiset. Yhteyksiä saatiin vain n. 200 kpl. Kortit ovat lähteneet.

OI3W had a pedition to Heponiemi Lighthouse FIN-138 at Kustavi 14th to 16th August 2009. Heponiemi is a new ARLHS Lighthouse entity FIN-138 and it was activated first time during the pedition. Bands were HF + 6m + 2m.

Heponiemi Lighthouse

Heponiemi Lighthouse is situated in the small Finnish town of Kustavi, right next to the beautiful Archipelago Sea area.

Heponiemi Lighthouse is a brand new entity at the ARLHS World List of Lights and it was added to the list during the summer 2009. OI3W is having the rare opportunity to be the first pedition to activate this new Lighthouse entity.

Right next to the Heponiemi Lighthouse there is the Laupunen's Old Pilot Station where the incoming vessels could request local pilots to assist the navigating at the harsh waters of Kustavi. OI3W pedition crew accomodates at the Old Pilot Station and gives therefore a credit for the 12 brave pilots who operated from there before the station was closed 1993.

Radio amateur club station OI3W belongs to the Finnish Defence Forces Army Signals School in Riihimäki (under the Signal Regiment). All OI3W operators are active duty soldiers or reservists. Club station OI3W has been participating to the traditional Lighthouse Activity Weekends since the early years of 2000.
Every OI3W lighthouse pedition is having a special QSL card (QSL cards via byro).

Lighthouse information:isomajakka2.jpg

ARLHS number: FIN 138

ILLW.NET number: FI 0018

LOC: KP 00 RL / KP 00 RL 26

IOTA: EU-096 (Lansi-Suomi (Turku) Province group)

OHC: 136 Kustavi