ZS6BTE - Personal Information
Updated 15
April 2009
QSL information
6m
DXCC List - 103 and counting
Satellite
DXCC List - 80 and counting
Mug
Shot of
ZS6BTE via Oscar 13 in 1995
QSL information
Basically,
life
is too
short to fret over QSL cards, but if you insist:
Ian Roberts ZS6BTE
PO Box 825 Randpark
Ridge 2156
South Africa
All requests for QSL
cards are
answered provided an addressed envelope and IRC or $1 note accompanies
them and
the entry is found in the log.
6m DXCC List - 103 and counting
List of stations
worked since
22/2/1998, the first worked within a call sign area is listed.
Call
|
Mode T=TEP, TS=TEP back scatter
|
Date
|
|
3A/OH2BC
|
T
|
4/7/00
|
|
3C5I
|
T
|
7/10/98
|
|
3DA0DX
|
Meteor back
scatter
|
29/7/03
|
|
4Z4JA
|
T
|
14/3/98
|
|
5B4/EU1AA
|
T
|
22/2/98
|
|
5N3CPR
|
T
|
1/12/99
|
|
5R8FU
|
TS
|
21/10/00
|
|
5X1GS
|
T
|
14/4/00
|
|
7P8MS
|
Meteor
scatter/tropo mixture
|
14/6/03
|
|
7Q7RM
|
TS
|
27/10/98
|
|
9A3FT
|
T
|
22/2/98
|
|
9H1GB
|
T
|
22/2/98
|
|
9J2BO
|
TS
|
7/4/01
|
|
A45XR
|
T
|
3/4/01
|
|
A22BP
|
Meteor
scatter/tropo mixture
|
2/3/04
|
|
A61AH
|
T
|
1/3/99
|
|
A71EM
|
T
|
29/10/02
|
|
AP2WAP
|
F2
|
28/3/99
|
|
C98DC
|
TS
|
6/10/01
|
|
CN8LI
|
T
|
4/10/98
|
|
CT1DYX
|
T
|
4/10/98
|
|
CT3FT
|
T
|
11/3/99
|
|
DL4MDQ
|
F2
|
23/10/98
|
|
EH7KW
|
T
|
12/3/98
|
|
EH6ADW
|
T
|
17/3/98
|
|
EH8BYR
|
T
|
17/3/98
|
|
EH9IB
|
T
|
5/10/98
|
|
EI3IO
|
F2
|
12/10/99
|
|
EK6AD
|
T
|
18/3/99
|
|
ER5GB
|
T
|
8/3/00
|
|
ES1CW
|
T
|
5/7/99
|
|
ET3VSC
|
TS
|
13/10/00
|
|
EY8CQ
|
F2
|
13/3/00
|
|
F5QT
|
T
|
29/8/98
|
|
FR5DN
|
TS
|
21/10/00
|
|
G1YLE
|
F2
|
4/10/98
|
|
GD0TEP
|
F2
|
4/10/98
|
|
GJ4ICD
|
F2
|
21/10/00
|
|
GI3PDN
|
F2
|
16/5/99
|
|
GM4TMS
|
F2
|
16/5/99
|
|
GU6AJE
|
F2
|
6/5/00
|
|
GW3ZTH
|
F2
|
4/10/99
|
|
HB9AOF
|
T
|
30/8/99
|
|
HV5PUL
|
T
|
7/11/98
|
|
HZ1MD
|
T
|
3/4/01
|
|
IT9RZR
|
T
|
22/2/98
|
|
IS0UPR
|
T
|
22/2/98
|
|
J28NH
|
T
|
7/10/00
|
|
JR6GV
|
F2
|
9/4/00
|
|
JY4NE
|
T
|
29/10/98
|
|
KH7L
|
Equatorial
zone propagation
|
11/4/00
|
|
LA3EQ
|
F2
|
16/5/99
|
|
LX2DX
|
F2
|
2/4/00
|
|
LY1DL
|
T
|
2/9/99
|
|
LZ1DP
|
T
|
7/4/98
|
|
OD5SK
|
T
|
29/8/98
|
|
OE3MWS
|
T
|
23/10/98
|
|
OH2BC
|
F2
|
10/8/99
|
|
OK1DDO
|
T
|
16/5/99
|
|
OM3EY
|
T
|
23/10/99
|
|
ON7TN/p
|
F2
|
16/3/99
|
|
OY9JD
|
F2
|
26/5/00
|
|
OZ1DJJ
|
F2
|
16/5/99
|
|
PA3HEN
|
F2
|
17/3/99
|
|
RN6HW
|
T
|
14/3/00
|
|
S57AC
|
T
|
9/4/98
|
|
S9TX
|
TS
|
15/9/02
|
|
SM0AJU
|
F2
|
16/5/99
|
|
SP6ASD
|
T
|
6/9/98
|
|
SU1SK
|
T
|
22/9/00
|
|
SV2BZG
|
T
|
7/4/98
|
|
SV5BYR
|
T
|
29/8/98
|
|
SV9ANJ
|
T
|
26/3/99
|
|
T72EB/A
|
T
|
2/11/99
|
|
T97V
|
T
|
4/4/00
|
|
TA1ITU
|
T
|
26/5/00
|
|
TK/DL7HZ
|
T
|
25/5/00
|
|
TL5A
|
T
|
27/9/98
|
|
TO4E
|
Meteor Scatter
|
5/12/2003
|
|
TR8XX
|
T
|
29/10/98
|
|
TS7N
|
T
|
15/11/00
|
|
TT8DX
|
T
|
5/9/01
|
|
TU2MA
|
T
|
15/10/00
|
|
UK6QZ
|
F2
|
24/2/01
|
|
UR5ZEL
|
T
|
14/3/99
|
|
V51KC
|
TS
|
29/10/98
|
|
VE1YX
|
F2
|
28/10/00
|
|
VK4FNQ
|
Equatorial
zone propagation
|
13/4/00
|
|
VR2XMT
|
F2
|
28/3/02
|
|
VU2LO
|
F2
|
16/3/01
|
|
W7GJ
|
EME – JT44
|
13/7/02
|
|
YI9OM
|
T
|
4/9/02
|
|
YK9A
|
T
|
11/2/01
|
|
YL2JN
|
T
|
6/6/99
|
|
YO7VJB
|
T
|
1/9/98
|
|
YT1AU
|
T
|
9/4/98
|
|
Z22JE
|
TS
|
22/9/02
|
|
Z31JA
|
T
|
23/10/98
|
|
ZA/N7BHC
|
T
|
4/10/99
|
|
ZB2EO
|
T
|
16/3/99
|
|
ZC4RAF
|
T
|
1/5/00
|
|
ZD7MY
|
TS
|
29/10/02
|
|
ZS6WB
|
Local
|
7/4/98
|
Most difficult QSOs
(weak or noisy
signals): VR2XMT, Z22JE, C98DC, 9J2BO
Satellite DXCC List - 80 and counting
List of stations
worked over the
last 20 years (very ad hoc operation), the first worked within
a call sign
area is listed.
Call
|
Satellite
|
Date
|
|
3A2MD
|
O10
|
19/8/95
|
|
3DA0WC
|
O40
|
1/8/03
|
|
4X1AF
|
O40
|
11/5/01
|
|
5B4AGY
|
O40
|
10/10/03
|
|
5N0EVR
|
O40
|
16/2/03
|
|
9H3QH
|
O10
|
2/7/95
|
|
9V1XE
|
O10
|
3/2/01
|
|
A22BP
|
O40
|
20/7/03
|
|
CE3AFC
|
O40
|
19/1/03
|
|
CN8HB
|
O13
|
9/3/96
|
|
CT1DMK
|
O13
|
24/5/95
|
|
CT3/CT1EAT
|
O40
|
24/7/03
|
|
CX2AAI
|
O40
|
11/1/03
|
|
D68ZJ
|
O13
|
17/3/96
|
|
DL4DWA
|
O10
|
7/4/95
|
|
EA5FKW
|
O13
|
29/7/95
|
|
EA6SA
|
O10
|
6/4/95
|
|
EA8AHC
|
O10
|
18/6/95
|
|
EI4CL
|
O13
|
16/6/95
|
|
ES2RJ
|
O10
|
10/4/95
|
|
EX8MLT
|
O40
|
31/1/03
|
|
F1LNS
|
O10
|
16/5/95
|
|
FR5DN
|
O13
|
27/5/95
|
|
G1OCN
|
O10
|
13/5/95
|
|
GM4JJJ
|
O10
|
25/11/00
|
|
GU6EFB
|
O40
|
9/12/01
|
|
GW6ZMN
|
O10
|
16/5/95
|
|
HA5BWN
|
O40
|
11/8/03
|
|
HB9OBZ
|
O13
|
26/5/95
|
|
HH2B
|
O13
|
29/7/95
|
|
HL2JFM
|
O40
|
12/1/03
|
|
HP3/KG6UH
|
O13
|
21/4/95
|
|
IW8QII
|
O10
|
19/4/95
|
|
JA7CIA
|
O10
|
6/5/95
|
|
KD3UY
|
O13
|
21/4/95
|
|
KP4TR
|
O13
|
9/7/95
|
|
LC4IBT
|
O40
|
31/1/03
|
|
LU9FDG
|
O13
|
14/5/95
|
|
LX2AAI
|
O40
|
6/1/03
|
|
LY2BAW
|
O10
|
28/5/99
|
|
LZ1JH
|
O13
|
16/7/95
|
|
NP2L
|
O40
|
31/1/03
|
|
OE3JIS
|
O13
|
23/5/95
|
|
OH5LK
|
O13
|
25/6/95
|
|
OK1DX
|
O13
|
17/11/95
|
|
OM9AVK
|
O10
|
15/12/98
|
|
ON4DY
|
O13
|
16/6/95
|
|
OZ2GM
|
O10
|
20/5/99
|
|
PA3DII
|
O10
|
15/5/95
|
|
PJ2MI
|
O13
|
26/5/95
|
|
PY3BZM
|
O13
|
21/4/95
|
|
S54AA
|
O13
|
11/5/95
|
|
SM2ELN
|
O10
|
6/5/95
|
|
SP6ASD
|
O10
|
26/11/00
|
|
SV1ADG
|
O13
|
29/5/95
|
|
SV5BYR
|
O40
|
27/7/03
|
|
T72EB
|
O10
|
16/5/95
|
|
TA1D
|
O13
|
3/8/95
|
|
TK5JJ
|
O10
|
19/8/95
|
|
TR8CA
|
O13
|
4/11/96
|
|
UAOAET
|
O10
|
21/5/99
|
|
UA6JR/3
|
O10
|
10/6/95
|
|
UK8OM
|
O10
|
2/7/95
|
|
UN3G
|
O10
|
26/4/00
|
|
US5WU
|
O13
|
18/5/95
|
|
V55V
|
O40
|
26/10/03
|
|
VE3DZP
|
O13
|
24/5/95
|
|
VK6KCH
|
O13
|
7/5/95
|
|
VR2ZXY
|
O13
|
3/11/96
|
|
VS96XMT
|
O13
|
5/4/96
|
|
VU2DVP
|
O13
|
19/5/95
|
|
XE1MEX
|
O40
|
11/1/03
|
|
YC8CPV
|
O40
|
27/12/02
|
|
YL2LW
|
O40
|
24/7/03
|
|
YO3AC
|
O13
|
11/5/95
|
|
YU2QQ
|
O40
|
12/1/03
|
|
YV1DIG
|
O40
|
22/2/03
|
|
Z22JE
|
O8
|
22/6/82
|
|
ZL2VBV
|
O13
|
19/4/95
|
|
ZS4NS
|
RS6
|
3/6/82
my 1st sat QSO
|
Mug Shot of ZS6BTE via Oscar 13 in 1995
This mug shot is
courtesy of Oscar
13. Satellite was at about 31000 km.
Transmitted and
received in JVFAX
mode H288 (high resolution B/W facsimile) as follows:
Uplink: PC-AT 16 MHz
with JVFAX
interface and h/b 22-turn helical, h/b 2 x MRF309 linear for 60 W,
IC-490
transceiver.
Downlink: PC-SX 16 MHz
with JVFAX
interface and h/b 8-turn helical, MM 2m preamp, IC-260a transceiver.
Down the LHS of the
picture are
1-minute markers – as can be seen the processing time (key down) was 4
minutes
through O13 to turn-around this image. S/N ratio is about 15 dB.
ZS6BTE via O13 in
high-resolution
fax
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