Last updated: 2002-06-15
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Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ
Box 4485
Pretoria
0001 South Africa
chris@burger.za.org
| Mixed 389 2 stations* 372 ZS6YQ* 370 ZS6LW* 358 ZS6BBP* 341 ZS5NK* 338 ZS6EZ* 326 ZS6P 192 ZS1EL |
Phone 387 W2BXA* 371 ZS6YQ* 369 ZS6LW* 358 ZS6BBP* 341 ZS5NK* 332 ZS6EZ* 323 ZS1FJ 294 ZS6IR 275 ZS6NB 225 ZS2ACP |
CW 362 W4DR* 332 ZS6EZ* 311 ZS6KR 173 ZS1EL |
RTTY 341 I5FLN* 169 ZS6EZ |
Satellite 257 DC8TS 104 ZS2ACP |
| 1,8 MHz 306 W4ZV No ZS listed |
3,5 MHz 352 ON4UN 221 ZS6EZ 140 ZS6KR 121 ZS6IR |
7 MHz 361 W8AH 287 ZS6EZ 221 ZS6P 200 ZS6KR 163 ZS6IR |
14 MHz 379 2 stations 302 ZS6EZ 263 ZS6IR |
18,1 MHz 331 2 stations 218 ZS6EZ 169 ZS6IR |
| 21 MHz 354 2 stations 298 ZS6EZ 248 ZS6KR 244 ZS6IR |
24,9 MHz 330 K2TQC 154 ZS6IR |
28 MHz 351 K2FL 280 ZS6EZ 254 ZS6P 222 ZS6IR 204 ZS6KR 185 ZS6NB |
50 MHz 194 PY5CC 126 ZS6AXT 102 ZS6EZ |
144 MHz 157 W5UN No ZS listed |
The Clinton B. DeSoto Challenge Cup
This Cup is offered to the station with the highest band-country score. This year, eight bands were included. The new 24,9 MHz band DXCC was only instituted some months before the deadline, making it unfair to include those scores in the totals. In future, both the 24,9 and the 10,1 MHz band will probably also be included.
With the inclusion of 50 MHz in the totals, many old-time DXers have had to learn some new tricks. Once 10,1 MHz starts featuring, many DXers will suddenly find having to learn other new tricks too. Who knows, perhaps some of them will even dust off those old CW keys!
The table shows the world leaders, and all southern African stations on the list. The scores include current countries only (no deleted countries). The entry level is 1000 band-countries, and 824 stations are listed. The closing date for the Yearbook list was 31 December 2001, although the DeSoto Cup was based on the standings at 30 September.
Rank Callsign Score ==== ======== ===== 1 W4DR 2718 Bob Eshleman 2 N4WW 2670 Austin Regal 3 W9ZR 2659 Randy Schaaf 75 ZS6EZ 1989 Chris R. Burger 357 ZS6IR 1336 Uli von Aswegen 550 ZS4TX 1155 Bernie van der Walt 550 ZS6WB 1155 Hal Lund 655 Z22JE 1086 Dudley Kaye-Eddie 739 ZS6KR 1046 Hans Kappetijn
About DXCC
The DX Century Club programme is administered by the American Radio Relay League. The basic requirement is the submission of proof of two way communications with at least 100 countries on the DXCC Countries List. DXCC is probably the most prestigious and sought-after award world wide.
Application has to be made on the official application forms. The countries list, and a full set of rules, can be obtained for $ 3,00, while the application forms are free of charge. Write to DXCC Desk, ARRL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA. The information and all forms are also available on the ARRL Web site.
The basic award fee is now $ 20,00 per submission for non-members of the ARRL. However, during one application, the initial issue or endorsement of any number of awards may be requested. If credit for more than 120 QSOs is being requested, there is a small fee for each additional credit.
Starting in 2001, cards no longer have to be sent to the USA. We're hoping that this concession will result in increased participation from South Africans! Tjerk Lammers ZS6P can now check most QSL cards for DXCC. You can find full instructions for submitting cards to Tjerk elsewhere on this Web site.
You might still want to send cards to the USA occasionally, because of special circumstances described in the instructions. In this case, you must include sufficient return postage for all the QSL cards.
This list was manually extracted from The 2001 DXCC Yearbook. The extract lists world leaders and every ZS station on each of the DXCC lists. Members who submitted cards between 1 October 2000 and 30 September 2001 are shown, as are all Honour Roll members (those needing less than 10 current countries). Honour Roll members are indicated by a "*" behind the call sign. South Africans who did not submit during this year, and who are not Honor Roll members, are now shown. Records for these stations can be seen in the previous years' listings, or in the South African DXCC Gallery.
Stations holding 5 Band DXCC are not listed annually in the Yearbook; this list of ZS stations was compiled from previous announcements in QST and direct correspondence with the individuals concerned and with the ARRL. Stations are listed in chronological order, i.e. ZS5LB was the first ZS, and ZS6IR the most recent. Over 4000 5BDXCC certificates have been issued. 5BDXCC is a very worth-while project. Single- operator stations have worked 5BDXCC in a single contest weekend, but from South Africa it is definitely not a trivial undertaking!
The listed scores include credit granted for countries that have subsequently been deleted.
New countries
The number of countries for this list is 334, including Chesterfield (FK) and East Timor (4W6), both of which were added to the list in the preceding year. Ducie Island VP6 has since been added, but will not be listed until the 2003 Yearbook. With the large-scale operation by VP6DI during 2002, most serious DXers have had a crack at this one. From South Africa, they were hard to work, but virtually everyone got them on at least one band.
New developments
28 MHz continues to be the most-favoured DX band in South Africa, followed closely by 7 MHz. Participation is down in most categories, with the exception of the bands on which single-band awards have just emerged (14, 18 and 25 MHz). This reduction in participation is a surprise, as this Yearbook was the first for which submissions could be made directly to the local checkpoint. The next two years will see the introduction of electronic submissions and electronic QSLing. Will these developments finally provide the impetus South Africans need to submit DXCC applications in larger numbers?
The 144 MHz award remains the only existing one not yet claimed by a South African.
If you want to apply for a new single band award, you can request an updated copy of your DXCC records from the ARRL. You can then clearly see which credits are in the computer, to avoid expensive duplication. The easiest way to obtain your records is by email. They generally respond within a day with a pair of PDF files that you can print with the free Adobe Acrobat reader.
The lists have been manually extracted from almost 20 pages of fine print in the Yearbook. Although everything was double-checked, it is not inconceivable that something could have been overlooked or incorrectly re-typed. If you notice errors or omissions, please let me know so that I can fix them.
The closing date for DXCC submissions, as in every year, is on 30 September. Applications should be air mailed several weeks in advance to ensure that they get there before the closing date. Perhaps it's time to get in touch with Tjerk!
Thanks to Tjerk Lammers ZS6P and Bushy Roode ZS6YQ for help with extracting the information from the Yearbook!
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