EI2GEO Special Event
For the third successive year, we operated the special event station EI2GEO from Tankardstown (Bonmahon), Co. Waterford (IO62hd) over the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of of May 2010 as one of the events surrounding the Copper Coast Geopark celebrations during Geoparks Week 2010.
The annual Geopark communications weekend is co-ordinated from GB6GEO at Kents Cavern in Torquay, in the heart of the English Riviera Global Geopark and numerous stations operated from various Geoparks throughout the world.
Some Information about the Copper Coast Geopark
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.
Geopark Communications Weekend 2010
In addition to the excellent weather conditions, the band conditions were favourable throughout the weekend with many QSOs worked on various HF bands. Those on site were; Francis EI5GOB, Declan EI5GRB, Jim EI8IG, John EI7IG, John EI8JA and Mark EI7IS.
Saturday, saw a number of visitiors to the station, most notable were a group of scouts some of whom had particular interest in radio. Martin EI8FFB also called along on the Saturday night for some late night 40 and 20 metre operation.
South Eastern Amateur Radio Group would like to thanks all those who helped out, provided equipment, operated or visited over the weekend. Special thanks to the Coppercoast management who as always are very supportive and helpful to us in setting up the special event station and special thanks also to Jim EI8IG for providing the camper van and for providing a full Irish breakfast on the Sunday morning.
Geopark '09 Photographs (EI2GEO) - Click an image below to enlarge!
