HAMNET Challenge 2012 Winners

HAMNET Gauteng South Challenge 2012 Winners announced.

On 7 October 2012 HAMNET members participated in the 2012 HAMNET GAuteng SOuth Challenge. Members were requried to show skills in operating field stations using multiple modes and multiple bands.

At the last HAMNET Gauteng South community service event on 25 October 2012 the following members received certificates:

Leon Lessing ZS6LMG
Johan Meyer ZS6DMX
Martin Nortman ZS6TMN
Mina Nortman ZS6MNT
Koos van der Merwe ZS6JPY
Willem van der Merwe ZS6WIM
Bato Jakovljevic ZS6BAT
Ivan Pleho ZS6IVP
Hennie Rudman ZS6RHL
Silas Lesejane ZS6YFH
Mpho Mzangwe ZS6NEO

Winners of the 2012 HAMNET Gauteng South Challenge are:

Glynn Chamberlain ZS6GLN
Pieter Searle ZS6PHS
Celeste Searle ZS6CNS

These radio amateurs received 2 x Handheld Radios and a set of DSP headphones. Thank you to our sponsors Leon ZS6LMG, Marc ZS6MDH and Bato ZS6BAT. Prizes were valued at R4000-00 in total. March ZS6MDH also sponsored the 2012 HAMNET GS Shield. Thanks Marc.

Other awards that were made include

Frank Mercier ZS6MER: Lifetime Achievement for devoted service to amateur radio over many years.
Hampie Findt:  Shield of Excellence (For technical support and maintenance on the HAMNET Trailer and equipment)
Elize Findt: Shield of Appreciation( For behind the scenes support during events and service rendered to HAMNET during events.)

I want to thank each radio amateur that attended the HAMNET Gauteng South Meetings the past year and that contributed positively towards  helping us help our community. See you back again in 2013.

HAMNET Gauteng South Exercise

HAMNET Exercise Huge Success

ON the weekend on the 7th of October 2012 we had an exercise in Emergency Comms.

All went well and the guys enjoyed themselves. 

The exercise included multiple modes and frequencies / bands. The idea is to allow HAMNET members to illustrate their competences in various modes and bands utilising their fieldstations.

Cool Prizes were sponsored. Leon and Linda from CDS Computers sposored a Baofeng rig and programming cable. Marc d'Hotman de Villers sponsored a Baofeng rig with its cable as well. Bato from Bato's Electronics sponsored a pair of active headphones which is quite fancy.

Thanks Guys. Winners will be announced on 25 October 2012 at the Nigel Night Race.

See Ya. Hereunder some more pics of Glynn ZS6GLN and his team.