Again this year "GB6GEO" will be on the air during the weekend of 23/24th May 2009 from Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves in Torquay, Devon, UK as part of the European Geoparks Festival week, along with other Geopark stations operating from England, Scotland, Wales, N.Ireland, Portugal, Malaysia, Australia, Greece, France and other many other participating countries yet to be confirmed.
There will be many other attractions at the Torquay Kents Cavern site, including Cave Radio, Satellite Communications, Amateur TV and paying tribute to a local
Kents Cavern is famous internationally for its remarkable history of ancient human occupation going back more than 500,000 years. It is an
Nick Powe says “The geological heritage and associated rich cultural heritage of this well known seaside resort on the South West coast of
Visitors over the weekend will be able to exchange greetings and will receive a souvenir certificate recording the station they spoke to.
For amateur radios stations around the world who contact Geopark stations, the English Riviera Geopark will be offering a special commemorative European Geoparks Network radio amateur certificate for contacts with GB6GEO and one other Geopark station, or three Geopark stations excluding GB6GEO. Certificates will cost
1) Radio Amateurs wishing to participate from Global Geoparks should contact Martin Foster (G3VOF) or martin@riviera.fm
2) Geopark stations so far are GB6GEO, GB2GEO, GB1MAC, EI2GEO, DK0GEO, J48GEO, CT, VK, and
3) The frequencies that will be used plus or minus the qrm as where possible will be 3.680Mhz, 7080Mhz, 14.180Mhz, 21.180Mhz, 28.480Mhz, 2mtrs, and
4) Certificate Manager/ qsl's to Martin Foster G3VOF QTHR or QRZ.COM. Please also see qrz.com for the latest updates. Only log details necessary.
5) GB6GEO will be a 48hour working station, SSB will be used during the day, because of visitors to the station. CW will be used during the night time hours, CW frequencies will again be at the operators discretion.