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GEORGE NEWS - St Mark's Cathedral in George was activated on Saturday, 29 October, as a Heritage on the Air (Hota) site.
Activating a site entails legally licenced radio operators making radio contact with each other. Saturday's activation was done by Corné Conradie, who was joined by members of the Eden Radio Club ZS1ERZ.
Conradie (ZS1COR) reported that he made roughly 20 contacts during the activation period from 11:00 to 14:00.
"Thank you to all those who contacted the station and who assisted me during the activation. A special thanks to the dean and rector, as well as the church parish, for allowing amateur radio to activate this beautiful St Mark's Cathedral and heritage site," he said.
Corné Conradie (ZS1COR) reported that he made roughly 20 contacts during the activation period.
What is Hota?
Hota 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 Heliographs.
Radio amateurs have great fun going out in the field and visiting places and areas where once history was made.
PHOTO GALLERY: St Mark's Cathedral activated as a Hota site
Even if you do not like history, some of the that are visited that might be of interest to you. You can even combine your other hobbies with Hota, activating places that are of interest to you.
The cathedral building was consecrated in 1850, initially as the Parish Church of St Mark, and was granted cathedral status in 1911.
More about St Mark's
The Cathedral building was consecrated in 1850, initially as the Parish Church of St Mark, and was granted cathedral status in 1911. The building itself has been extended over the years with the Chancel and Apse, the North and South transepts and the Lady Chapel being added at various times to give the Cathedral its present appearance and appealing style.
It is a visually tasteful, attractive and colourful building lending itself to the accustomed form of Anglican worship.
As an Anglican Cathedral, the style of worship at St Mark’s always has been and still remains largely traditional, with sympathetic acknowledgement of justifiable and sensible adaptations to meet evolving changes in attitudes and needs of the people it serves.
The glorious Anglican church music tradition remains, as does the orderly pattern of common prayer, symbolism and formal ceremony.
The Cathedral Parish tithes on a regular basis to assist community projects in relieving poverty and need whilst providing hope and upliftment, both spiritually and practically. Much of the community work is undertaken by volunteers from the Parish, guided by the Clergy.
As a practical way of promoting the Cathedral’s culture of inclusiveness it is also used as a venue for music and choral performances so raising its public profile as an integral component of George's historic fabric and making it accessible in a way that elevates it beyond being considered only a place of worship.
Hota (Heritage on the Air) is an amateur radio group that strives to motivate radio amateurs to learn more about history.
As a practical way of promoting the cathedral’s culture of inclusiveness, it is also used as a venue for music and choral performances.
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