The above site was recently activated by Corne ZS1COR. Johan ZS1AAC was also present in support of the days activities. The images underneath reflect the history and activation of the site which was registered on H.O.T.A.
History of "Palinggat Homestead" built in 1809 :
The Palinggat homestead in Langenhoven Street, now the ‘home’ of the Archaelogical Museum and the Stilbaai Tourism Bureau, was built in 1809 and was declared a national monument in 1985. Take a walk through the museum that includes the Blombos Museum of Archaeology, feed the eels and visit the shop filled with lots of local goods, crafts and gifts and have some tea on the ‘stoep’ or under the milk wood trees.
The little Platbosch School Museum section will take many a visitor back to their own school days and the history of schools in the area can be viewed here.
Walk around the building to view the ‘funeral wagon’ that was used between 1880 and 1920 in the Riversdale / Albertinia district.
Images: (Click on images for larger view.)
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.
