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Please check our 2010 activities calendar for a full list of our activities and click on the callsigns for details of the event.

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On 24 and 25 July 2010, TCSWAT will be on the air as TC150SLH from Sile Lighthouse, as part of the 150th Anniversary of Şile Lighthouse Award, and as TC9HLH from Hopa Lighthouse, as part of the Eastern Blacksea Lighthouses (EBLOTA) Award.

TCSWAT is proud to annouce the Eastern Blacksea Lighthouses (EBLOTA) Award Scheme for 2011.

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All QSL cards, except for TC57A, upto July 2010 have been sent to relevant QSL bureaus. Please do NOT send any direct QSLs for these activities. Ask your national QSL bureau instead. 

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TCSWAT was at Friedrichshafen HamFest 2010 together with TRAC-DL between 25 and 27June.

TCSWAT is proud to announce a third award scheme for 2010: 150th Anniversary of Şile Lighthouse Award.

In 2010 Istanbul is the European Capital of Culture. As part of the celebrations, TCSWAT will be activating new special callsigns from different places in Istanbul, in addition to other special events, throughout the year. See the 2010 activities calendar for a full list and click on the callsigns for details of the event.

At the end of the activations, there will be a Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Award by TCSWAT. The dates and places of activations related to this award are as the follows:

1. TC2010CCE European Istanbul, various QTHs, throughout the year.
2. TC2010CCA Asian Istanbul, various QTHs, throughout the year.
3. TC2010CCI Islands of Istanbul, various QTHs, throughout the year.
4. TC2010PSG Pilot Sabiha Gökçen SG Airport, 20-21-22 March 2010 [Completed]
5. TC2010RKM Rahmi Koç Museum, 4-6 June 2010 [completed]
6. TC2010DHO Cabotage Day, Naval Academy,1-4 July 2010
7. TC2010VS Volvo Youth Sailing World Championship, 8-11 July 2010
8. TC2010IIM Istanbul Islands Museum,Princess Islands 30-31 July 2010
9. TC2010LT Leander's Tower , 14-15 August 2010
10. TC2010RH Rumeli Hisarı, 17-19 September 2010
11. TC2010AH Anadolu Hisarı 17-19 September 2010
12. TC2010IDO Istanbul Ferries, 24 -26 September 2010
13. TC2010GT Galata Tower, 10-12 December 2010

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TCSWAT is proud to announce "MLOTA Marmara Lighthouses On The Air" Activity and "MLOTA AWARD".

1. During the ILLW 2009, two new historical lighthouses on the coast of Marmara Sea were activated for the first time. TC99K Kocaeli Yelkenkaya Lighthouse, TC99Y Yalova Bozburun Lighthouses were on the air, on the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that hit Marmara Region, in memory of all the people who lost their lives in the disaster.
2. Balikesir Bandirma Balyos Lighthouse was activated between 19-22 September 2009 with the special callsign TC3BLH.
3. Tekirdag Marmara Ereglisi Lighthouse was activated between 9-11 October 2009 with the special callsign TC1ELH.
4. Istanbul Yesilkoy Lighthouse was activated between 6-23 November 2009 with the special callsign TC1YLH.
5. Canakkale Gelibolu Lighthouse (TC1GLH) was activated on 20-21-22 April 2010
6. Tekirdag Hoskoy Lighthouse (TC1HLH) was activated on 21-22-23 May 2010.

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TCSWAT was on the air from Rahmi Koç Museum between 4 and 6 June 2010 as TC2010RKM, as part of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Award

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TA1A, Ünal Akbal has passed away on 1 June 2010. He will be greatly missed by TA amateur community.