More than 100 registrations have been received so far at the website illw.net for this year's event on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of August.
It will be the 11th annual weekend run by Scotland's Ayr Radio Group GM0AYR. The registrations to date are from 19 countries with nearly half of them from Germany and Australia who always strongly support this fun event.
Other countries include Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Honduras, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, USA and Wales.
It's only early days and organisers of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, the Ayr Radio Group, is hopeful that with improved HF propagation the record of 442 registrations set last year could be beaten.
To register or check out the lighthouses already registered for the weekend visit the official website illw.net
The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) held on 15 & 16 August had an all time record 442 registrations from 50 countries.
The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend 2008 topped 406 entrants worldwide, 23 more than the previous record set in 2004.
The 200th lighthouse to register International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is GB4KAY, the Kay Kendall Memorial Lighthouse, Withernsea, Yorkshire.
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