{"id":3940,"date":"2018-08-23T18:12:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T17:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lefars.org.uk\/WPblog\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:29:51","slug":"illw-trinity-buoy-wharf-activation-gb0tbw-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefars.org.uk\/WPblog\/illw-trinity-buoy-wharf-activation-gb0tbw-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"ILLW Trinity Buoy Wharf activation GB0TBW August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\"\"The club activated GB0TBW from Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E14 as participants in the annual International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend event held this year on 18th\/19th August. This was the six consecutive year of activation for Trinity Buoy Lighthouse (ILLW# : UK0030) and its associated Lightship LV95 (ILLW#:U K0209).<\/p>\n

Trinity Buoy Wharf is well worth a visit, situated at the confluence of\u00a0 the River Lee and\u00a0 the River Thames. Full details of it’s history are at the end (see links section). The lighthouse was built in 1864-66 to test new types of lamps and lighthouse technology; Michael Faraday carried out experiments at the lighthouse.\u00a0 His only patented invention was designed there, a new type of chimney designed to stop lamp gases combusting. Trinity Buoy Wharf area was used as a maintenance depot for buoys and lightships. In 1988 the Wharf closed. A private company took over the wharf in 1996 and the site has now become “a centre for the arts and cultural activities” and houses several business ventures including Container City and the LV95 lightship which is a floating recording studio.\"\"\u00a0 There is a caf\u00e9 (with a London cab on the roof)\u00a0 and also Fat Boy’s Diner, a traditional 1940’s American Diner.<\/p>\n

The lighthouse is now home to Longplayer, a continuous 1,000 year long piece of music. Initially switched on for the millennium celebrations, the music will run uninterrupted until midnight on the 31st December 2999. There\u2019s a listening room in the lighthouse, available online also as a live stream ( see links section).<\/p>\n

The old East India docks area is changing as new housing replaces the warehouses. The views of the Thames, opposite the O2,\u00a0 and London are superb (photos further down)<\/p>\n

GB0TBW was set up on Saturday morning with the arrival of the trailer mast and essential equipment stored in rural Essex.
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\nSpace was limited but a self-contained station was quickly set up with two operating tables for 40m HF (SSB) and VHF\/UHF working. The X-300 2m colinear was about 15m AGL, the inverted V end being tethered to a convenient container and a telescopic mast.
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\nAlthough sunny, it was also very windy; at times the tent was trying to take off. Additional tethering can be seen above.
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Some views from Trinity Buoy Wharf \u2026. (courtesy of Dave M0TAZ and his telephoto lens)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From Marc G0TOC, a brief summary of ILLW 2018 station GB0TBW activity (18th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup> August)\u2026<\/p>\n