We have been listening to Alister and his wife Davinia ZS5GC for a very long time,all on amature radio,or ham radio as it is known, Alister works from Duban and used to run a resturant ,I am not sure he still does now though?
Durban
Web address....... http://www.sailblogs.com/member/southafricanmaritimemobilenet/
Hello and welcome ! This the UNOFFICIAL website for the South African Maritime Mobile Net. This website has no legal affiliation to the South African Maritime Mobile Net whatsoever. All information on this website is advisory only. Use official publications for navigation and weather information.
The South African Maritime Mobile Net was started by Alistair Campbell ZS5MU some 30 years ago and is ably assisted by his wife Davina ZS5GC and several other coastal Radio Ham Operators. The net operates each day of the week, and provides weather reports from around the SA coast and High Seas, and maintains Ham radio contact with boats off the coast of South Africa "For Met area VII", ie. Brazil's east coast to Australia's west coast and up into the Mozambique channel. There are two regular schedule times as follows:
06:30 UTC: Starts on 14316 kHz for 5-10 minutes, and then moves to 7120 kHz. (New frequency).
11:30 UTC: Starts on 14316 kHz for approx. 30 minutes and then moves down to 7120 kHz. (New frequency).
Main Controller: Alistair Campbell ZS5MU
Position: 30° 38' 29'' S, 30° 31' 3'' E
E-mail = zs5mummnet att mweb dott co dott za
Phone = 039-684-6421
Cell = 083-308-7362
P.O.Box 63
Anerley
4236
South Africa
Secondary Controller: Graham Griggs ZS2ABK
Position: 33.6769 S, 26.6468 E
E-mail = zs2abk att intekom dott co dott za
Phone = 046-648-1071
Cell = 083-756-0288
P.O. Box 159
Kenton on Sea
6191
South Africa
Note: A legal Amateur Radio Operator License is required to work this net.
However, in an EMERGENCY, no license is required.
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