Episode 152 - Chris Burger - ZS6EZ
Chris Burger, ZS6EZ, believes that if we have lofty goals, like winning DX contests, and measure our results against other contesters, then even South African amateur radio operators can be winners. Chris is a contest winner and a contributor to our ham radio hobby through his articles and website. ZS6EZ is Eric, 4Z1UG’s QSO Today.
| Chris, ZS6EZ's website First License: Age 16, 1980 ZS6BCR Hometown: Pretoria, South Africa is in the Gauteng province Elmers: Henry Schoeman, ZS6AHS (SK) Jimmy Momberg, ZS6APS Morse Code Contest Elmers: Hal Lund, ZS6WB contest elmer Roland Mensch,DK3GI, operated as ZS1CT, in Cape Town, the first to make over 4000 contacts when nobody in SA had ever exceeded 2500. Greg Smith, ZS6BPL could work contests on frequencies greater than 14 Mhz Tom Gregory, N4NW , was ZS6USA in SA Doug Grant, K1DG Don Field, G3XTT - now editor of Practical Wireless Magazine N6AA Dick Norton First Rig: Yaesu FTDX100 with tube finals Current Rig: Icom IC-706 100 watts Triband Beam Solar Cycle 21 Perspective on Electronic QSLing, by Chris Burger, ZS6EZ Public Key Cryptology for QSL confirmation Logbook of the World (LOTW) was an alpha tester Those Blank QSL Cards, by Chris Burger, ZS6EZ “Hammies” - Hammies Amateur Radio Club sponsored by the South African Radio League with focus on kids entering ham radio. YASME Foundation - use of amateur radio to foster literacy Chris's South African amateur radio study guide advocacy paper that Chris delivered to African regulators with Yasme South African Radio League - SA’s national radio club Hectare = 2.47105 Acres Favorite operating modes: CW and RTTY Favorite Contests: CQ Worldwide Contest ARRL DX Contest WPX Contest Most memorable contact: 80 Meter contact, JW0EQ, Zone 40 A45XR - worked as JW0EQ in the 1980s. Most meaningful awards: Sloper Antenna on 160 meters Band Country Survey for Southern Africa - ranking of South African operators working DX WRTC (World Radiosport Team Championship) - a chance to meet the amateur radio’s great contesters. Next WRTZ in 2018 in Germany. Most challenging DXpedition: ZS9Z/ZS1 - Penguin Islands - 1990 Spratly Islands - 1990, South China Sea DJ6SI DXpedition - shot to pieces in 1983 How to Make a Morse Contact, by Chris Burger, 1994 Excited most by: New technologies, digital electronics, but as a “hearing person” he likes old school signals Advice to new or returning hams: Embrace the variations and scope of ham radio - history, ionospheric physics, friendship, technology, software, etc. The RSS Feed for all audio content from QSO today is available from here. Please join our QSO Today community by pressing the button below. It is the best way to suggest guests and topics, and provide feedback to Eric, 4Z1UG. |  Yaesu FTDX100 Transceiver  Icom IC-706 Transceiver  Spratly Islands QSL Card  Penguin Island DXpedition QSL Card |
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