The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia spent three nights on the island this weekend to celebrate International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend.

Two of the group did the trip last year, but this year the group expanded to 15, including two young boys.

They were able to contact fellow radio operators on all the world’s continents, except Antarctica, although they did try and reach a friend on Macquarie Island, but were unable to raise him.

The group set up all kinds of stations and antennae around the Montague lighthouse in order to get their HF radio signal out.

They communicated in Morse code, voice and digital modes and made over 2300 contacts

“We didn’t get much sleep, but had plenty of food and a great time,” president Tommy Horozakis said.

Around 450 lighthouses around the world this weekend played host to similar radio groups as part of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend.

Find out more at ILLW.net and all info about the club is on www.haraoa.com

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