ZS6BTE
– Personal Information
Updated 28
September 2005
QSL information. 1
6m
DXCC List
– 103 and counting. 2
Satellite
DXCC List – 80 and counting. 4
Some ZS6BTE milestones
and
achievements
Grid
Square
List – portable operation on 6m DX.. 5
Particular
fields of interest 6
Background: answers the question
“Why measure TV carrier frequencies?”. 6
Professional
Experience. 7
Other
interests. 8
Mug
Shot of
ZS6BTE via Oscar 13 in 1995. 9
ARRL member
QSL information
Life
is too
short to fret over QSL cards
ZS6BTE is not a member
of a QSL
bureau – QSLs direct please to:
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.
For several years no
requests for
QSL cards have been sent out.
Please do not place on e-mail lists or
circulars!
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
|