This past Saturday , 7 January 2023 the NG Moedergemeente Church in George
was activated from 09h00 as a Heritage On The Air site by Corne
ZS1COR. Site approved: NG Moedergemeente Church, George. HB0047
Corne would like to thank all those who contacted the station and
also who assisted him during the activation. A special thanks also to
the NG Moedergemeente Church for allowing amateur
radio to activate this beautiful church and heritage site!!
History:
The Moederkerk (Mother Church), is a place of worship of the Dutch Reformed Church in George. The church was built in 1842. The cornerstone for the church was laid on 14 April 1832. Slaves were used for some of the building work like the digging of the six-foot deep by five-foot wide foundations. Due to financial problems it took 12 years to complete the church and it was consecrated on 9 October 1842. Although a historical building, the church is still active and sermons are held every Sunday.
More information and images on this beautiful church is available HERE.
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.
Images of this event:
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