Topband: VK6VZ/6 at Australia's first lighthouse for SPTBDC

[Steve Ireland]

G'day,

Those who are interested in contacting historic lighthouses around the
world may like to look out for VK6VZ/6 in the Stew Perry Topband Distance
Challenge on 27/28 December.

I will be re-activating Australia's first lighthouse, located at Cape
Leeuwin (grid OF75), 9 km north of Augusta and around 300 km south of
Perth.  Cape Leeuwin is located on a 1km-long promontory and marks the
place on the Western Australian coastline where the Southern and Indian
Oceans meet.

The lighthouse balcony is around 39 metres above ground and for the contest
this year, an inverted vee dipole will be used.  The only problem is that
Cape Leeuwin is probably the windiest place in Western Australia, so
keeping an antenna in the air can be tricky!

I have visited the lighthouse for the last two years for the SPTBDC - with
terrible 160m conditions.  However, it is an amazing location and one time
am going to hit some decent propagation and have really BIG signal into the
USA and Europe.

A special QSL card commemorating the operation will be available for those
who contact VK6VZ/6 at Cape Leeuwin. 


Vy 73,

Steve, VK6VZ