Travels spring 1997, the hamradio aspect

ZS1
Cape Town

April-97
First my XYL, SM0FI with the Cape of Good Hope
in the background.

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We meet ZS1AM, Morgan, (left below on both pictures) who lended me a 5/8 vertical magnet mount for 2m and drove us to the clubstation so I was able to operate one evening.

ZS1AM and SM0EWM ZS1AM and SM0FI
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The clubstation, ZS1ESC, had a TH6DXX on a 50 meter tower (!) so much better performance then my IC706 with a wire.
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W6, California

april-97

In the end of april I visited KM6VJ, Rose-Marie, and K6BC, Charles, outside San Diego

I also got the
chance
to operate the
Swedish Meetball net
from Charles car
on a nearby hilltop.