News just in from amature radio man,Justin,tells me the the star of maritime amature radio in South Africa has passed on,as the news below.
Roy - seen this? The net lives on I think - I heard some guy in Kenton
hosting it while I was in Knysna. End of an era . . .
SARL TODAY! Description: http://www.sarl.org.za/images/new1.gif
@Founder of the SA Maritime Mobile Net Silent Key. Alistair Campbell ZS5MU
passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday afternoon 14 February 2011.
Alistair's interest in marine matters started many years ago when Alistair
helped a friend build a yacht. Once the yacht was completed and on the water
they kept in contact via ham radio with Alistair giving him the weather
conditions. It wasn't long before other yachts started checking in with
Alistair and the South African Maritime Mobile Net was born round about 26
October 1979. Our thought go out to his wife Davina , A special tribute
with historic audio clips will be broadcast in Amateur Radio TODAY this
Sunday
Farewell Alistair,it was a pleasure listening to your net daily while crossing the South Atlantic Ocean. Roy
Words from a previous blog on ZS5MU (r.i.p)
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
Roy - seen this? The net lives on I think - I heard some guy in Kenton
hosting it while I was in Knysna. End of an era . . .
SARL TODAY! Description: http://www.sarl.org.za/images/new1.gif
@Founder of the SA Maritime Mobile Net Silent Key. Alistair Campbell ZS5MU
passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday afternoon 14 February 2011.
Alistair's interest in marine matters started many years ago when Alistair
helped a friend build a yacht. Once the yacht was completed and on the water
they kept in contact via ham radio with Alistair giving him the weather
conditions. It wasn't long before other yachts started checking in with
Alistair and the South African Maritime Mobile Net was born round about 26
October 1979. Our thought go out to his wife Davina , A special tribute
with historic audio clips will be broadcast in Amateur Radio TODAY this
Sunday
Words from a previous blog on ZS5MU (r.i.p)
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
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