AFRICA TROPO
FORECASTS Check out this great resource for forecasting Tropo conditions over Southern Africa!!
PEARS
ZS VHF HOMEPAGE
COMPILED BY BARRY ZR2DX
Welcome to the South African VHF operator's Homepage!
This page is intended primarily as a point of reference and information regarding
VHF DX and Digital VHF operation in South Africa.
The links below are intended primarily to assist you the visitor to obtain information
regarding South African VHF and Digital VHF activities, operators and planned
expeditions. Full information on Soundcard Interfacing can be found on the Projects
Page.
AFRICA TROPO
FORECASTS
Check out this great resource for forecasting Tropo conditions over Southern
Africa!!
PEARS
VHF CONTEST 2004 REVIEW
Review of the PEARS VHF/UHF Contest - the PREMIER VHF contest of the
year - held in January 2004.
SA
GRID SQUARE MAP
Now downloadable - A gridsquare map of Southern Africa, for keeping track of
your VHF grids worked for VUCC and the new PEARS Century Club Award! In BMP
format. Right-click and select "Save Target As" to download.
VHF long-distance contacts are one of the great challenges of amateur radio. Many of our newer amateur operators have never had the opportunity to discover what their station is capable of and the ease of working repeaters has removed most of the thrill of making that rare long distance contact. We need to use our entire VHF/UHF frequencies, not just the repeaters. As they say, use it or lose it. ... Hal Lund ZS6WB
Please E-Mail any information or requests regarding VHF activities to Barry
ZR2DX
