Radio ham clubs to use Morse code

Amateur ham radio operators from around Munster will wind turn back the clock this weekend when they attempt to communicate via radio and Morse code with hundreds of radio clubs throughout the world.

Limerick Radio Club, which comprises members from Clare, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary, will broadcast non-stop for 48 hours from Loop Head Lighthouse in Co Clare, as part of the 17th International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend.

Last year, the club successfully made contact with lighthouses and lightships as far away as Brazil, Australia, Tonga, French Guiana, Asiatic Russia, Ecuador, The Azores and The US Virgin Islands.