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West Rand Amateur Radio Club

Established in 1938


Club News and Events




ZS6WR Diary of Event 

January – ZS6WR

  • 4th - Bring & fix
  • 11th - General meeting
  • 18th - Social
  • 23rd - Ham comp
  • 25th - Social
  • 27th - 80M Club contest (SSB)

February – ZS6WR

  •   1st - Bring & fix
  •   3rd - Committee meeting
  •   4th - Meeting with ZS6STN
  •   6th - Antenna test day
  •   8th - General Meeting
  • 12th - Field day preparation
  • 13th - Field day contest
  • 14th - Field day contest
  • 15th - Social
  • 22nd - Social
  • 27th - Ham comp

March – ZS6WR

  •   1st - Bring & Fix
  •   1st - ZS10WCS (CW, Digital, Phone)
  •   4th - Committee meeting
  •   8th - General meeting
  • 15th - Social
  • 22nd - Social
  • 27th - Ham Comp
  • 29th - Social
  • 31st - Club digital contest

April – ZS6WR


  •   5th - Bring & Fix
  •   8th - Committee meeting
  • 12th - General meeting
  • 18th - Wilro 100 Cycle Race
  • 17th - Scopex
  • 19th - Social
  • 24th - Flea market
  • 26th - Social

May – ZS6WR

  •   3rd - Bring & Fix
  •   6th - Committee meeting
  • 10th - General meeting
  • 17th - Social
  • 24th - Social
  • 26th - Club contest (CW)
  • 29th - Ham comp
  • 31st - Social

June- ZS6WR

  •   7th - Bring & Fix
  • 10th - Committee meeting
  • 14th - General meeting
  • 19th - A.G.M.
  • 21st - Social
  • 26th - Flea market
  • 26th - UHF/VHF Indaba at NARC
  • 28th - Social

July – ZS6WR

  •   1st - ZS10WCS East Rand ARC (Joop CW)
  •   5th - Bring & Fix
  •   8th - Committee meeting
  • 12th - General meeting
  • 19th - Social
  • 24th - Ham comp
  • 26th - Social
  • 28th - Club SSB contest


August – ZS6WR

  •   1st - SARL Phone Contest
  •   2nd - Bring & Fix
  •   5th - Committee meeting
  •   9th - General meeting
  • 14th - EPR Cycle Challenge
  • 16th - Social
  • 23rd - Social
  • 28th - Ham Comp
  • 30th - Social

September– ZS6WR

  •  6th - Bring & Fix
  •  9th - Committee meeting
  • 13th - General meeting
  •          EchoLink discussion
  • 20th - Social
  • 25th - Ham Comp
  • 27th - Social
  • 29th -  Club digimode contest

October – ZS6WR

  •   2nd - Flea market
  •   4th - Bring & Fix
  •   7th - Committee meeting
  • 11th - General meeting
  • 18th - Social
  • 23rd - Ham Comp
  • 25th - Social

November – ZS6WR

  •   1st - Bring & Fix
  •   4th - Committee meeting
  •   8th - General meeting
  • 15th - Social
  • 20th - SARL Field day
  • 21st - SARL Field day
  • 22nd - Social
  • 24th - SARL Club CW contest (Joop)
  • 27th - Ham Comp
  • 29th - Social

December – ZS6WR

  •   4th - Flea market / Year end social
  •   6th - Bring & Fix
  • 13th - General meeting
  • 20th - Social
  • 27th - Social

SARL diary of events

January

  • 15th - Pears VHF/UHF Contest
  • 16th - Pears VHF/UHF Contest
  • 16th - Hungarian DX Contest
  • 17th - Pears VHF/UHF Contest
  • 17th - Hungarian DX Contest
  • 27th - SARL club phone contest

  • February

  •  3rd - Closing date 80m club logs
  •  6th - AWA CW activity day
  •  7th - AWA CW activity day
  • 13th - Field day contest
  • 14th - Field day contest
  • 20th - ARRL CW DX contest
  • 21st - ARRL CW DX contest
  • 22nd - Closing date AWA logs
  • 26th - CQ WW 160m contest
  • 27th - CQ WW 160m contest
  • 27th - EPC (PSK) DX contest
  • 28th - CQ WW 160m contest
  • 28th - EPC (PSK) DX contest
  • 28th - Closing date Pears VHF/UHF

    March

  •   1st - ZS10WCS operated by ZS6STN and ZS6WR
  •   1st - Closing SARL Field day logs
  •   6th - ARRL SSB DX contest
  •   7th - Hamnet 40M contest

  • 13th - RSGB Commonwealth contest
  • 14th - RSGB Commonwealth contest
  • 20th - SARL VNF/UHF contest
  • 21st - SARL VHF/UHF contest
  • 27th - PIC course JHB
  • 27th - CQ WW WPX SSB contest
  • 28th - CQ WW WPX contest
  • 31st - Clubs digital contest
  • April

  •   1st - ZS10WCS by Northern Cape ARC
  •   1st - SARL 80M QSO party
  •   3rd - RaDAR contest
  •   5th - Closing date  VHF/UHF logs
  •   7th - Closing date Club contest
  • 10th - PIC course DBN
  • 16th - Closing date 80M QSO logs
  • 18th - Autumn QRP Sprint
  • 19th - Closing date RaDAR logs
  • 23rd - SARL Convention (PE)
  • 24th - SARL Convention (PE)
  • 24th - PIC course PE
  • 25th - SARL Convention (PE)

SARL diary of events

May

  •   1st - ZS10WCS operated by Rietkol ARC
  •   2nd - ZS3 Sprint
  •   3rd - Closing date for Aut. QRP log
  •   8th - AWA Valve AM QSO party
  •   9th - AWA Valve SSB QSO party
  • 16th - SARL 85th Contest
  • 17th - Closing date for ZS3 logs
  • 22nd - Special event station ZS85SARL on the air
  • 23rd - ZS4 Sprint
  • 24th - Closing date for AWA party
  • 26th - SARL Club CW contest
  • 29th - CQ WW WPX CW
  • 30th - CQ WW WPX CW
  • June

  •   1st - ZS10WCS Bloemfontein ARC
  •   7th - Closing date ZS4 logs
  • 12th - ZS10WCS by Rietkol ARC
  • 16th - SARL Youth day sprint
  • 17th - 160m QSO party
  • 18th - 160m QSO party
  • 19th - 160m QSO party
  • 20th - 160m QSO party
  • 22nd - ZS10WCS Northern Cape ARC
  • 26th - ARRL field day
  • 27th - ARRL ield day
  • 27th - SARL Digital contest
  • July

  •   1st - Closing date Youth day logs
  •   1st - ZS10WCS by East Rand ARC
  •   6th - Closing date 160m logs
  • 10th - IARU HF Championships (ZS0HQ)
  • 11th - IARU HF Championships (ZS0HQ)
  • 12th - Last day ZS10WCS
  • 12th - Closing date Digital logs
  • 17th - CQ WW VHF contest
  • 18th - CQ WW VHF contest
  • 24th - RTA Cape Town
  • 24th - RSGB Iota contest
  • 25th - RSGB Iota contest
  • 25th - Boland 40m sprint
  • 28th - SARL Club SSB contest

    August

  •   1st - SARL HF Phone contest
  •   4th - Closing date Club logs
  •   7th -ARRL UHF contest
  •   8th - ARRL UHF contest
  •   9th - SARL YL sprint
  •   9th - Closing date Boland logs
  • 14th - RTA Port Elizabeth
  • 16th - Closing date HF Phone logs
  • 21st - Lighthouse/Lightship activity
  • 22nd - Lighthouse/lightship activity
  • 24th - Closing date YL logs
  • 29th - SARL HF CW contest

SARL diary of events

September

  •   4th - ZS6JVT 40m Youth contest
  • 11th - ARRL VHF QSO party
  • 12th - ARRL VHF QSO party
  • 12th - Spring QRP sprint
  • 13th - Closing date SARL CW logs
  • 18th - SARL VHF/UHF contest
  • 18th - RTA Gauteng
  • 19th - SARL VHF/UHF contest
  • 24th - Heritage day sprint
  • 25th - CQ WW RTTY contest
  • 26th - CQ WW RTTY contest
  • 27th - Closing date QRP logs
  • 29th - SARL Club Digimode contest
  • October

  •   4th - Closing date VHF/UHF logs
  •   6th - Closing date Club logs
  •   7th - SARL 80m QSO party
  •   8th - Closing date Heritage logs
  •   9th - AWA Valve AM QSO party
  • 10th - AWA Valve AM QSO party
  • 15th - CQ Hou Koers / Jota-
  • 16th - CQ Hou Koers / Jota
  • 17th - Jota
  • 22nd - Closing date 80m QSO logs
  • 23rd - Spring QRP Sprint
  • 25th - Closing date AWA QSO logs
  • 30th - CQ WW SSB DX contest
  • 31st - CQ WW SSB DX contest

    November

  •   6th - ARRL CW Sweepstakes
  •   6th - RaDAR contest
  •   7th - ARRL CW Sweepstakes
  • 20th - SARL Field day
  • 20th - ARRL SSB Sweepstakes
  • 21st - SARL Field day
  • 21st - ARRL SSB Sweepstakes
  • 22nd - Closing date RaDAR logs
  • 24th - SARL Club CW contest
  • 27th - CQ WW DX CW contest
  • 28th - CQ WW DX CW contest
  • December

  •   1st - Closing date SARL Club logs
  •   4th - ARRL 160m contest
  •   5th - ARRL 160m contest
  •   5th - Pears HF contest
  •   6th - Closing date Field day logs
  • 11th - ARRL 10m contest
  • 12th - ARRL 10m contest
  • 31st - Closing CQ DX marathon
  • 31st - Closing date Pears HF log




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