(26-09-2017)
Today I activated two lighthouses at Suurupi for the ARLHS programme: EST-017 (the upper lighthouse) and EST-012 (the lower lighthouse).
Thanks to everyone who answered my CQ!
I took a single-band vertical GP antenna with resonant radials.
I arrived at the first lighthouse at around 12:30 local time, walked around and took some photos. The lighthouse stands on private grounds that are well kept; the lighthouse keepers apparently live there. I didn't see any locals. The lighthouse opens at 14:00 and admission is 5 euros. You can climb up to the observation deck and take in the view over Suurupi. I didn't wait until 14:00 and went to the nearest clearing to set up the antenna.
Setting up the antenna took 10 minutes. SWR 1.1. I didn't overcomplicate things and went straight to calling CQ. The time was 12:40.
To be honest, I didn't expect two stations from Russia to answer my very first CQ.
Reports ranged from 57 to 59+10, which was very pleasing.
I went QRT at 13:40, as I still planned to activate the neighbouring lower lighthouse.
In that hour I made 50 QSOs. The map is attached.
