The Wireless Section of the SAAF Museum at Swartkop Air Force Base has obtained the callsign ZS90SAAF as part of the celebrations. Many thanks to Mariska, Administration Officer of the S A Radio League and Wally Moll ZS6BCI, Chairman of the Friends of the Museum.
This station will be operated from the Wireless Hut mainly on Saturdays from 09H00 to 13H00 SAST on the 20, 40, 80, and 2metre bands.
Many thanks to Francois ZR6IIF for operating 2 metres on several occasions and helping out with the “daily chores” around the Hut.

Sun, 31/08/2008 – 21:37 — dave

The scouts and cubs visit the Wireless Room of the SAAF Museum on Saturday 30-08-2008. About 20 scouts and a few adults crammed into the room and were told about morse code, semaphore and Amateur Radio.
Many thanks the the SA Ham Maritime Net especially Alistair ZS5MU and DesZS2ABU, for allowing us to join them for a short while

The year in which the 28 Squadron was formed is still being sought.
Please send any information about the formation to dave@zs6mus.org.za Many thanks!

Several Amateur Radio Clubs will set up special event stations in places frequented by young people on Monday 16-06-2008. These stations will be operational between 10H00 and 12H00 SAST. The frequency used will be 7070 kHz.
Full details can be obtained from www.sarl.org.za, click on activities and select youth activity.

The maiden Flight of the Canberra Bomber toook place on 13-05-1949

V-E DAY in Europe 63 years ago in 1945