Garden Key Light - ARLHS USA-316

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Also Known As: ARLHS USA 316, USA-316, USA 316, Fort Jefferson, Tortugas Harbor
State or Province	Florida
Lighthouse Coordinates (DO NOT USE FOR MARINE NAVIGATION) 24.62811, -82.87229 24° 37.687' N, 082° 52.338' W 24° 37' 41" N, 082° 52' 20" W
Map Link - KML
Maidenhead Coordinates aka 'Gridsquare' EL84np
Islands On the Air Info.	NA-079, FL State (Dry Tortugas Islands) group, W4
Structure removed, relocated, destroyed or otherwise lost?	no
Listed in the World List of Lights since 2006-06-01
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Jefferson,_Florida https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/fl.htm http://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=903

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Amateur radio activity for this Lighthouse
Start Date	End Date	Callsign	Notes
2025-02-20	2025-02-25	N4T	Multi-op/transmitter activation for POTA, WWFF, WCA, IOTA and lighthouses. Log to be uploaded to clublog and POTA twice daily during the expedition.
2024-02-23	2024-02-26	W3NY	Also using the SES call N4T
2022-04-22	2022-04-25	N0MHJ/4	See my website N0MHJ.NET. Primary purpose is 6m for FFMA chasers, then 20m and 40m for IOTA, ARLHS, POTA, and whomever. Cw and fone; LOTW subsequently. Solar powered, so daylite only. Single op.
2022-04-22	2022-04-26	N0MHJ
2016-05-06	2016-05-09	K4T	Titusville DX Association will be QRV using Call sign K4T to the Dry Tortuga Island. NA-079, US Island FL013S, Grid EL84, ARRL National Park NP17, ARLHS Lighthouse, USA-316 and USA-236. A Team of Operators will be on the island camping and operating as band conditions permit. Visit QRZ.com to view updates and information.
2016-03-25	2016-03-27	K4ESA	Titusville DX Association will be QRV using Call sign K4T to the Dry Tortuga Island. NA-079, US Island FL013S, Grid EL84, ARRL National Park NP17, ARLHS Lighthouse, USA-316 and USA-236. A Team of sis Operators will be on the island camping and operating as band conditions permit. Visit QRZ.com to view updates and information
2016-01-29	2016-01-31	W4FDX	Members of the Mid-Florida DX Association are activing Garden Key NA-079 (US Island FL013S). This is to put grid EL84 on the air during the ARRL January VHF contest. Additionally, this will put Dry Tortugas National Park (NP17) on the air for the ARRL's National Parks on the Air Event. Here is your chance to get four in one shot: NA-079, FL013S, EL84 and NP17. Multiple stations will be on the air during the whole time. Bands/times will depend on conditions. One station will be on 6 meters during the VHF contest, dependent on band conditions. We will also be calling for Asian stations at different times to give them a chance since we were able to work some while down there in July of 2015.
2000-12-10	2000-12-10	K4QD/P

Amateur radio activity for this Lighthouse

Start Date

End Date

Callsign

Notes

2025-02-20

2025-02-25

N4T

Multi-op/transmitter activation for POTA, WWFF, WCA, IOTA and lighthouses. Log to be uploaded to clublog and POTA twice daily during the expedition.

2024-02-23

2024-02-26

W3NY

Also using the SES call N4T

2022-04-22

2022-04-25

N0MHJ/4

See my website N0MHJ.NET. Primary purpose is 6m for FFMA chasers, then 20m and 40m for IOTA, ARLHS, POTA, and whomever. Cw and fone; LOTW subsequently. Solar powered, so daylite only. Single op.

2022-04-22

2022-04-26

N0MHJ

2016-05-06

2016-05-09

K4T

Titusville DX Association will be QRV using Call sign K4T to the Dry Tortuga Island. NA-079, US Island FL013S, Grid EL84, ARRL National Park NP17, ARLHS Lighthouse, USA-316 and USA-236. A Team of Operators will be on the island camping and operating as band conditions permit. Visit QRZ.com to view updates and information.

2016-03-25

2016-03-27

K4ESA

Titusville DX Association will be QRV using Call sign K4T to the Dry Tortuga Island. NA-079, US Island FL013S, Grid EL84, ARRL National Park NP17, ARLHS Lighthouse, USA-316 and USA-236. A Team of sis Operators will be on the island camping and operating as band conditions permit. Visit QRZ.com to view updates and information

2016-01-29

2016-01-31

W4FDX

Members of the Mid-Florida DX Association are activing Garden Key NA-079 (US Island FL013S). This is to put grid EL84 on the air during the ARRL January VHF contest. Additionally, this will put Dry Tortugas National Park (NP17) on the air for the ARRL's National Parks on the Air Event. Here is your chance to get four in one shot: NA-079, FL013S, EL84 and NP17. Multiple stations will be on the air during the whole time. Bands/times will depend on conditions. One station will be on 6 meters during the VHF contest, dependent on band conditions. We will also be calling for Asian stations at different times to give them a chance since we were able to work some while down there in July of 2015.

2000-12-10

K4QD/P

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