A Warm Welcome to Our New Member
Koos (ZS5KDK) handing over certificate of membership to Richard (ZS5RMN).
Read MoreKoos (ZS5KDK) handing over certificate of membership to Richard (ZS5RMN).
Read MoreThank you to Koos (ZS5KDK) for his hard work cleaning Wolds View. Once again keeping the bar held high and setting a pristine example for all Hams. Maintaining the site that houses our radio equipment is just as important as maintaining the equipment. A well kept site is a sure sign of active, disciplined and […]
Read MoreAfter the MARC meeting ZS5KDK and ZR5S were hard at work testing and programming the Estcourt repeater system. After some successful pings between the handheld radios belonging to ZR5CAT and ZS5KDK the extremely successful meeting came to an end and a date for the Install was in progress.
Read MoreBob, ZS5CU, was awarded honorary life membership last year in September, but we have been unable to hand over the certificate to date. ZS5KDK and ZS5DDM met him at his house today and handed him his certificate. Above is our chairman handing over the certificate. Well done Bob! This honour is well deserved!
Read More19 October: From our Chairman, Koos ZS5KDK:“Our Jamboree on the air Station at 1st Howick Scouts operated by ZR5ZS, ZS5V and myself ZS5KDK. Then there were also Martin ZS5MJ and Jesse ZU5JDJ from 1st Howick Scouts. The group operated on HF, 2meters and Echolink. On HF there was a lot off qrm till about 11 […]
Read MoreThe committee held a meeting and allocated the following portfolios:Chairman Koos ZS5KDKVice Chairman Mike ZS5MLSecretary /Treasurer Mike 5BGVMarc Coordinator Marjoke ZS5VNew Members DES ZS5DDMWeb Site & Hamnet Coordinator Mike ZS5MLTraining Shaun ZS5STechnical and Repeater Maintenance Shaun ZR5SDigital Stanley ZS5SEMPRO and Events Willem ZR5ZS.
Read MoreZS5KDK sorted the Estcourt Repeater. The link was restored on Friday, which means that the repeater is up and running, and linked. Have not heard Tony from Estcourt yet…Thanks Koos for sorting this!
Read MoreKoos, ZS5KDK, went to Groenekloof to cut the long grass. Here are the before and after pictures – it looks much better now, thanks Koos! It was also discovered that someone tried to break into the shack. Luckily they were unsuccessful.
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