Old Barney Lighthouse

ICPO Bulletin (12-19 August 2011)

I.C.P.O. Bulletin (12-19 August 2011)
"Islands, Castles & Portable Operations"
Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)

12/08/2011: Members of Baracoa Radio Club (CO8RCJ), with the support by the
12/08/2011: Maarten, PA3GZU, will once again be active from Mindanao Island
12/08/2011: Geoffrey, F4FVI and Chris, HB9ELV will be active from Barbatre (WW www.qrz.com/db/TM0NOI [islandchaser.com]

13/08/2011: Operators Dervin, PD9DX, Marc, ON8AK and Max, ON5UR will be active www.united-radio.be/index.html [OPDX Bulletin]

13/08/2011: Hans, DK3PZ, will be active from Gotland Island (IOTA EU-020, WLOTA
13/08/2011: Members of the Old Barney ARC will be operating as W2T from the
14/08/2011: Alex, IZ4AMS, will be active holiday style on the HF bands as
16/08/2011: Reinhard, DH6DAO, will be active as EA7/DH6DAO from Velez, Malaga
16/08/2011: Members of the Worked All Britain (WAB) are planning to activate
17/08/2011: Orlando, PT2OP (PQ8OP) and Fred, PY2XB (PQ8XB) will activate Ilha
17/08/2011: Giovanni I5JHW, will be active as T32JB from the Captain Cook
18/08/2011: Peter, EI7CC, will once again be active from Maseru, Kingdom of
18/08/2011: Members of ARMI Taranto and the 599 DX Team will be active as IJ7DX www.armi.ta.it/ij7dx [425 DX News]

18/08/2011: Isao, JH1ROJ, will be active possibly as PJ7ROJ from the island of
19/08/2011: Operators Ki-Sun HL4MC, Gyeong HL4CEL, Wang-hyun HL4RBR, Kei
19/08/2011: Bruce, ZL1AAO, plans to be active holiday style as E51AAO from the
19/08/2011: Aki, JA1NLX, is planning to operate as JA1NLX/VK4 from Lizard
LOOKING AHEAD -

20/08/2011: From 20 until 22 August, Geoff MM5AHO and crew (ILLW UK0122) will
20/08/2011: Lee, F5MUX, will once again be active as TK5UX from the island of
21/08/2011: Anja, DH2AK and Torsten, DL1THM will be active as PJ2/homecall from
25/08/2011: Five operators from Oahu will travel to the Kalaupapa, Molokai www.karc.

Visith The Barnegat (Old Barney) Lighthouse

Barnegat Lighthouse is probably the most symbolic of all New Jersey lighthouses. “Old Barney”, as it is affectionately known, is the most recognized of all the NJ lighthouses. Its image is even available on NJ license plates.

The original Barnegat Lighthouse was built in 1834 and along with the Fire Island Light, helped navigators pin point entrance into the New York Harbor. It stood forty feet high, but the beam was deemed inadequate because of its fifth class light. After years of battling sea erosion, this lighthouse fell into the sea in 1857. But thanks to great foresight, the light had been removed and placed on a wooden tower until a new lighthouse could be constructed.

In 1855 the designer of the Absecon Lightouse and Civil War hero, Lt. George G. Meade, was commissioned to design a new lighthouse. The new structure’s tower light would stand 165 feet above sea level and house a first-order Fresnel lens. This beam could be seen almost 30 miles out to sea. The lens consists of 1,024 prisms of glass mounted in a brass frame. It is eight feet in diameter and stands fifteen feet high. Today it is on display at the Barnegat Light Museum.

Barnegat Light, the second tallest lighthouse in the United States, was first lit in 1857 and was deactivated in 1944. In 1927 the Barnegat Lightship was anchored eight miles offshore and the tower’s light was reduced by 80 per cent. In 1965 the lightship was removed making way for electronic navigation. During World War II the lighthouse was used a a look out tower by our military to spy on prowling German U-boats.

Today, still fondly regarded, Barnegat Light is the reason thousands of tourists visit Barnegat Lighthouse State Park each summer. If you’re daring enough, come and climb its 217 steps and see spectacular views of the Jersey Shore.

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