EI2GEO - 26/27 May 2012 from the Copper Coast Geopark (South East Ireland)

Activity will be mainly on HF and updates are available on Twitter andwww.searg.com

South Eastern Amateur Radio Group, based in Waterford, Ireland is again QRV from the same location over the 26th and 27th of May 2012. Loc: IO62hd

The annual Geopark communications weekend is co-ordinated from GB6GEO at Kents Cavern in Torquay, in the heart of the English Riviera Global Geopark.

Numerous stations are operating from various Geoparks throughout the world.

The Copper Coast European Geopark is located on the South East coast of Ireland. It extends from Fenor in the east to Stradbally in the west and as far north as Dunhill.

The Copper Coast gets its name from the 19th Century copper mines that were once predominant in the area.

The Copper Coast consists of 25 kilometres of spectacular coastline. Oceans, volcanoes, deserts and ice sheets all combined to create the rocks, which provide the physical foundation of the natural and cultural landscapes of the Copper Coast.

The Copper Coast is an outdoor geology museum with geological heritage that reflects a variety of environments under which the area has evolved over the last 460 million years. Sedimentary and volcanic rocks illustrate the closure of the Iapetus Ocean, the resulting volcanic activity, evidence of the collision of two continents leading to the creation of Ireland and finally the effects of glaciation from the Ice Age. Cross-sections of these are exposed on the many spectacular cliffs along the Co. Waterford coastline.

Activity will be mainly on HF and updates are available on Twitter and www.searg.com

QSL Info: QSL is via the Buro or EI7IS direct. We have recently received QSL cards from the buro for previous years Geopark events. These QSLs will be answered within the coming weeks!

QSL Info:

QSL via Mark, EI7IS (Buro).

Awards:

Visit GB6GEO QRZ profile

Links:

South Eastern Amateur Radio Group (Geopark Page)

The Copper Coast Geopark

Kents Cavern - Communications Weekend

Geoparks Weekend (RadCom article)