This past Friday 11 November 2022 the the old shipwreck in Glentana was activated from 18h00 as a Heritage On The Air site by Corne ZS1COR.
More info on the wreck is available at these links:
- Glentana Shipwreck - George Trails
- History of the Glentana Shipwreck - Mossel Bay Advertiser
- A Century old Wreck - Travelbucket
- Glentana Shipwreck Video - Marius van Vuuren
This was surely a well worth site to activate but let Corne ZS1COR tell the story about the activation:
What is HOTA?
H.O.T.A (Heritage on the air) is an amateur radio group that strives to motivate radio amateurs to learn more about history, and to keep history alive by activating a multitude of historical sites by using SSB, AM, FM, CW and even with Heliographs. Radio amateurs have great fun going out in the field and visiting places and areas where once history was made. Even if you do not like history there is places that were visited that might be of interest to you. You can even combine your other hobbies with H.O.T.A. Now that you have a faint idea of H.O.T.A it is time to learn more about H.O.T.A and the fun radio amateurs have and can have in activating historical sites.
If you want to learn more about H.O.T.A you can visit the Heritage on the Air website by clicking HERE.
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