This is the new 2017 SARL HF Beacon Page
Thank you to all the SA Amateurs who provided input to the list below. This is just a starting point to send out beacon information and we will be improving the list and the presentation as we go along. There are some explanatory notes at the bottom of this page. Please send updates / comments / corrections / additions to Leon Uys ZR6LU on leonuys@gmail.com or WhatsApp / SMS.
Beacon Inventory of SA Stations (Version 0.005)
Sorted by Amateur Callsign (Definitions of the column headings at bottom of page)
| Station
Callsign | Op./Amat.
Callsign | Type (M/U) | Operator Name if MEPT;
Contact name if Unattended | Email | Grid | QTH | Club | Status |
| ZS2VHF | ? | | PE Branch | christopher@peham.co.za | KF26ta | ZS2PE Port Elizabeth | | |
| | ? | | Paul De Kock | paul.dekock@gmail.com | KG44CE | Elardus Park | | |
| | 2MDX | | ? | | | | | |
| | 3DA0MF | None | Jean Haye | | KG53pm | | | |
| | C91PM | | Paulo Machado | c91pm@yahoo.com | KG64ha | | | |
| | V51JN | | ? | | JG77FA | | | |
| | V51PJ | MEPT | Pieter Jacobs | nets@mtcmobile.com.na | JG82ie | Rosh Pinah, Namibië | | |
| | V51PJ | | Pieter Jacobs | | | | | |
| ZS6SRL | ZR6AEZ | Unmanned | Nic vD ZR6AEZ | - | - | Radiokop, SARL NARC H/O | SARL | |
| ZS6ZU | ZR6AEZ | Unmanned | Nic van Duffelen ZR6AEZ | | | | | |
| | ZR6AEZ | MEPT | Nic van Duffelen | | KG33xu | Florida Glen | West Rand | Active |
| | ZR6BC | MEPT | Sandy Mackay | sandy@erg.co.za | KG44cb | Glen Austin | | Inactive |
| | ZR6DX | MEPT | Noel Hammond | zr6dx@iafrica.com | KG33xv | Randpark Ridge | West Rand | Active |
| | ZR6LU | MEPT | Leon Uys | leonuys@gmail.com | KG43av | Glenadrienne | West Rand | Active |
| | ZS1? | None | Sam McLeary | samzan@whalemail.co.za | | Cpt | | Interested |
| | ZS1AAS | MEPT | Casey Nootenboom | caseynootie@mweb.co.za | ? | George / Wilderness | Suid Kaap Radio Klub | |
| | ZS1AAZ | None | Henry Chamberlain | henry@webafrica.org.za | | | | Off |
| | ZS1BBT | None | Dave Hagen | james1@mweb.co.za | | On route to Cpt | | Interested |
| | ZS1DFR | None | Reece Dave | zs1dfr@telkomsa.net | | Cpt | | Interested |
| | ZS1JLB | None | Louis Botha | J@LBotha.co.za | | Thornton Cape Town | | |
| ZS1SIX | ZS1MJJ | Unmanned | Matt Greyvenstein ZS1MJJ | - | ? | CPT CAMPUS in Bellville | | |
| ZS1TWO | ZS1MJJ | Unmanned | Matt Greyvenstein ZS1MJJ | - | ? | CPT CBD | | ? |
| | ZS1MJJ | None | Matt Greyvenstein | mattgreyvensteyn@gmail.com | JF95ku | Gordons Bay Cpt | | Interested |
| | ZS1NAZ | None | Nasri Gasant | erc@polka.co.za | JF96gc | Goodwood Cpt | | |
| | ZS1OA | MEPT | Peter Saul | peter@skytech.co.za | JF95fx | Cape Town | | Active |
| | ZS1OA | MEPT | Peter Saul | peter@skytech.co.za | JF95fx | Cape Town | | Active |
| | ZS1OK | None | Alister van Tonder | zs1ok.alister@gmail.com | JF96he | Durbanville | | |
| | ZS1PHD | None | Peter Hers | peter@peterhers.co.za | | Sedgefield | | Website |
| | ZS1TAF | None | Mike Kellett | zs1taf@gmail.com | | Parklands Cape Town | | |
| | ZS1TB | None | Douglas JH Defty | douglas.defty@mediclinic.co.za | | | | |
| ZS1DCC | ZS1V | Unmanned | Hamnet Western Cape | zs1pvs@gmail.com | JF96gc | ? | HamnetWC | |
| | ZS1X | None | Dirk Lotz | zs1x@iburst.co.za | | Cape Town | | Interested |
| | ZS1YT | None | Rassie Erasmus | rassiezs1yt@gmail.com | JF95kv | Boland, Kaap | | |
| ZS1SKR | ZS1ZS | Unmanned | Saney | | KG15GB | Wilderness | Suid Kaap Radio Klub | |
| | ZS1ZS | None | Abe Zwiegelaar | jawer@mweb.co.za | | Mosselbaai | | Interested |
| | ZS1ZS | | Abe Zwiegelaar | jawer@mweb.co.za | KF15BT | Mosselbaai | | |
| | ZS2HX | None | Piet De Jong | piet@djbt.co.za | | PE | | Interested |
| ? | ZS2X | Unmanned | | | | | | |
| | ZS3DT | None | Rudi du Toit | rudidelrio@gmail.com | | ? | | Interested |
| | ZS3OBE | None | Carel Oberholzer | carel@abco1.co.za | JG80wi | Springbok NC | | |
| | ZS3TG | None | Gert Coetzee | zs3tg@vodamail.co.za | KG12mh | Kathu Noordkaap | | |
| | ZS4CGR | None | Christi Grobbelaar | zs4cgr@gmail.com | | Zeerust | | Interested |
| | ZS4JAN | Unmanned | Jan Botha | wirelesscomms@vodamail.co.za | KG30bv | Bloemfontein | | Inactive |
| | ZS4SS | None | Johan Steyn | techser@absamail.co.za | KG43bc | Bloemfontein | | |
| ZS4AFV | ZS4TX | Unmanned | Bernie vdW ZS4TX @ ZS9X | - | KG30au | ZS9X site | Bloemf | ? |
| ZS4BFN | ZS4TX | Unmanned | Bernie vd Walt ZS4TX | - | ? | ? | | Repairing |
| | ZS4TX | None | Bernie vd Walt | bernie@mafrica.co.za | KG30cv | ZS4BFN Tempe Bfn | | Interested |
| | ZS5BG | MEPT | Bradley Glen | brad@2r.co.za | KG50je | Pinetown | | Active |
| | ZS5LEE | MEPT | Lee Hanegraaf | zs5lee@webafrica.org.za | KG50jf | Waterfall, KZN | | |
| | ZS5SIX | Unmanned | | | | | | |
| | ZS5Z | None | Bradley Phillips | zs5z@harc.org.za | | Forest Hills KZN | | |
| | ZS5ZY | None | Norman Kaly | KalyN@elec.durban.gov.za | | Dbn | | Interested |
| | ZS6AKV | MEPT | Hans van de Groenendaal | hans@intekom.co.za | | Faerie Glen | | Active |
| | ZS6BBD | None | Michael Thom | | KG47mi | Polokwane / Alldays | | |
| | ZS6DM | MEPT | Derek Middleton | derek.middleton@gmail.com | | Blairgowrie | | Inactive |
| | ZS6DN | | | gary@meds.co.za | | | | |
| ZS6TWB | ZS6DVZ | Unmanned | Danie van Zyl ZS6DVZ | zs6nk@arrl.net | KG46rc | Polokwane | | |
| | ZS6DVZ | None | Danie van Zyl | zs6nk@arrl.net | | | | |
| | ZS6EGB | MEPT | Emil Bohme | ebohme@gmail.com | | | | Inactive |
| | ZS6GL | MEPT | Graham Busse | grahambusse@vodamail.co.za | | Randburg | | Active |
| | ZS6GOO | MEPT | Angus Humphries | angush@webmail.co.za | | | West Rand | Active |
| | ZS6GUY | MEPT | Guy Eales | guy.eales@schneider-electric.com | | | | Interested |
| | ZS6JON | | All the ZS6JON beacons are not listed | | | | | |
| | ZS6KMD | None | Kevin McDonald | kevin@warp.co.za | ? | ? | | |
| | ZS6KN | MEPT | Ken Gurr | keng@multisource.co.za | KG44BJ | Onderstepoort | | |
| | ZS6P | None | Tjerk Lammers | zs6p@iafrica.com | | Pretoria | | |
| ZS6JRC | ZS6QL | Unmanned | Nico van Rensburg ZS6QL | - | | Jeugland | | |
| | ZS6QL | MEPT | Nico van Rensburg | zs6ql@mweb.co.za | (ZS6JRC) | Jeugland | | In Transit |
| | ZS6RBJ | MEPT | Rory Crouch | rorycrouch@mweb.co.za | | | | |
| | ZS6RHZ | MEPT | Rod Zuidema | zrod@telkomsa.net | | | | Inactive |
| | ZS6SKY | None | Stephen Stuttard | stephens@imperial.co.za | KG43cw | Birch Acres | KemptonP | Off |
| | ZS6VL | None | Andries Visagie | andries.visagie@gmail.com | | Vanderbijlpark | | |
| | ZS6VOL | None | Jan Volschenk | zs6vol@gmail.com | KG44df | Lynnwood | | |
| | ZS6WAB | None | Willem Badenhorst | zs6wab@gmail.com | KG46rc | Polokwane | | |
| | ZS6WIM | None | Willie van der Merwe | zs6wim@gmail.com | | Jhb | | Interested |
| ZS6KTS | | Unmanned | Stephen ZS6SKY | beacon@zs6kts.co.za | KG43cw | KARTS Club House | KARTS | Inactive |
Beacons in the IARU Region 1
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Homepage at https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/beacons/beacons is still the best official reference. The IARU Region 1 is the federation of national associations of radio amateurs from Europe, Africa, Middle East and Northern Asia.
Locally in South Africa this is the first comprehensive list of HF beacons in SA regardless of mode or power. You should appear in this list whether you do WSPR, ALE, CW, FSK, JT65, QRP … from nanowatts to gigawatts, scheduled or experimental. General HF information is still handled by the SARL HF Manager at hfmanager@sarl.org.za and this list relates to HF beacons only.
VHF/UHF beacons and repeater lists are still maintained by Ronald Verweerdt ZS6RVC on the SARL website
A more automated and useful list of all beacons and repeaters is highly desirable and definitely on the To-Do list for the future and you might want to comment on what you think about it.
List of beacons from across the world from the IARU Website
List of beacons from 1.8 MHz to 50 MHz
HF Beacons
50 MHz Beacons
List of Beacons from 50 MHz to 76 GHz
VHF/UHF/SHF Beacons (.pdf file)
Martin Harrison G3USF, HF Beacon Coordinator for Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union maintains an excellent list of beacons at http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/28.htm and we are now in touch with him. Email: hf.beacons@rsgb.org.uk
John F. Wilson G3UUT, RSGB/IARU Region 1 VHF Beacon Coordinator is maintaining the IARU Region 1 VHF, UHF and Microwave beacon list at (http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/vhfc/iaru.r1.beacons) Email: jfwilson@iee.org
More Beacon Information
There are lots of interesting sites around the internet that deals with beacons in all its forms, but in South Africa you can join the Beaconeers’ WhatsApp Group and stay informed of the QRP HF beacons. There are other WhatsApp groups as well and we will add them to the list as we discover them.
You can also get a lot of information from the Groups.IO or Yahoo Groups website when you join a particular group.
Explanation of Headings
The list differentiates between Unmanned and MEPT beacons. This is somewhat arbitrary but useful.
· Unmanned means it has a separate ICASA license and callsign, and runs usually runs unattended but is assigned to or associated with a club or group, with a responsible contact person.
o If Unmanned the ICASA Licensed callsign is listed plus the amateur callsign of the contact person
o Unmanned is usually available 24 x 7 and is often published / reported in publicly referenced lists
o The published frequencies or modes don’t change regularly
o Unmanned is more oriented towards providing an ongoing service
· MEPT means Manned Experimental Propagation Transmitter, and is under the direct control (and uses the callsign) of the ICASA amateur license holder.
o If MEPT, only the amateur callsign is listed
o MEPT only transmits when the experiment is in progress and it may be intermittent
o MEPT is not bound to a particular frequency, mode or power
o MEPT is more research oriented
· None means the information is still being collected and/or confirmed.
o This information is temporary and will either be deleted or confirmed in due course
This is an early draft of the list and many errors may be included - we will fix that immediately when notified.
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