Paignton Zoo 90th Anniversary
1923 – 2013
Saturday 30th March 2013
GB4ZOO
Riviera ARC will be operating the special event station callsign GB4ZOO at Paignton Zoo on Saturday 30th March to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Zoo’s opening at Easter in 1923. Paignton Zoo is now one of the country’s leading conservation charities.
GB4ZOO will be active on 40m and 2m and a commemorative QSL card will be available for stations contacting the event as well as SWLs.
We welcome visitors to the radio station so if you’re at Paignton Zoo on the Saturday over Easter weekend come and see what we’re doing.
Riviera Amateur Radio club is one year old. The club’s inaugural meeting was held on 2nd January 2012. In the first year, the club has grown from around a dozen members to three times that amount. We alternated weekly get togethers between club meetings and outdoor meetings. We registered two club callsigns. We operated three special event stations, half a dozen radio events including RAFARS‘ Airfields on the Air, Railways on the Air, Torbay Steam Fair and supported the RNLI and the Sarah Jayne Fund. We assisted our local Sea Scouts in getting their communicators badge and club members volunteered with RAYNET to assist with communications for Newton Abbot Carnival and Rowcroft Sleep Walk. When we get the chance, we go up onto Dartmoor National Park and operate from there. We’ve made contact with about 30 different countries in the first year, though we hope to improve that number soon. But we still drink tea and eat biscuits. It’s been a fantastic 1st year. Thank you to all those who made it possible!
