GB4LL ... the Wirral & District Amateur Radio Club

2008 will go down as one of our best ever 'Lighthouses on the air' weekend .. read our report below.  Thank you all for your patience and look forward to even better conditions in 2009.  73  (Best Wishes).

We have become regular participant in the world-wide amateur radio activation of "Lighthouse and Lightships on the Air" which in 2008 took place on the weekend of Sat 16th & Sun 17th August.

Geoff G4WUA, was once again our Station Manager, and is an active member of both WADARC and The Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse.  QSL will be via the Buro or direct if you send your qsl with return envelope.

Working with the Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse, we set up the Amateur Radio stations on the second floor of Leasowe Lighthouse (pictured right) and used the Special Event callsign GB4LL.

This is the oldest brick built lighthouse in the United Kingdom and is regularly open to visitors on a Sunday.  (Please check the Friends of Leasowe Lighthouse website for Opening Times)On "Open Days", depending on numbers, groups of 15 people are allowed to climb to the top with a guide.  On a clear day the old lamp-house at the top provides spectacular views over the Irish Sea from Liverpool bay to the North Wales coast, so if your visiting, remember to carry your camera and some binoculars.

  You can browse through some of the pictures taken by the webcam in previous years by clicking on the Library pictures below:-

Leasowe Lighthouse ©wadarc 2004

Leasowe Lighthouse
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Library Pictures from 2008

Library Pictures from 2007

Library Pictures from 2005

Library Pictures from 2004

Library Pictures from 2002