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ZS6EZ

6/29/2017

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Episode 152 - Chris Burger - ZS6EZ

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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.

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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:
  • CQ Five Band Worked All Zones
  • 160 meter DXCC

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.


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2 Comments
Emil
7/2/2017 03:22:03 pm

Hi, Very well done and informative and commendable to many young Ham. The Hamradio hobby is still the most diverse hobby on earth. So much to learn and achieve. All the great guys like Chris is an inspiration to many SAns. Thanks for the nice opportunity to introduce SA Hams on your podcast.

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Eric 4Z1UG
7/7/2017 06:41:28 am

Thanks for you comment. What is your call sign, Emil?

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