The Association will be coming to the SAAF Museum at Swartkop AFB on Saturday 5th July 2008.
There is a distinct possibility of having that ZS6MUS will be operating as a special event station which will be on-the-air somewhat longer than the usual hour for the Saturday morning ZS0AWA NET.
The weekly net will be held as usual.
The ZS6MUS Team wishes all Readers a prosperous New Year.
ZS6MUS will be on the air once more on Saturday 5th January 2008
This net will be the first of 2008
Every Saturday the members of the SA Anitique wireless association meet on 7070 kHz LSB at 08H30 sast for the weekly net.
Membership of this association is free. Any licenced radio amateur with an interest in restoring old radio and electronic equipment may join.
A CW morse code) net is run on Saturday afternoons at 14H00 sast on 7020 kHz.
There is also an AM net (amplitude modulation) i.e. double side band full carrier, on 3615 kHz most mornings at 05H00 sast
New members and/or reports are welcome.
The ZS0AWA Net will resume operating once more at the times and frequency 7070kHz on Saturday 05-01-2008. Monitor 3615 kHz as well.
SA Model Jet Nationals, with two hours of SAAFM Aircraft displays.
(All possible assistance is necessary if we are to make a success of this, our first event of the Year).
Flying of Museum aircraft viz Harvard, Kudu, Bosbok and the two Alouettes (II & III) will commence at 09h00 until 11h00. Thereafter it is the Model Jets competition with 22 aircraft participating until 17h00 on Saturday and from 10h00 – 17h00 on Sunday. A flyby at 11h00 of a REAL Spitfire Mk24 is also a strong possibility.
HISTORIC DATES.
07/01/1935 AVRO 652 ANSON
08/01/1941 AVRO 683 LANCASTER
27/01/…….. Australia Day
At the 75th Anniversary of the Tiger Moth held at Swartkop on 09-08-2006.
Boeing/Stearman PT-17, ex-USAAF
John Howie (left) one of the restorers of the Anson and Cliff Smythe, ZS6BOX, Past President of the Southern African Antique Wireless Association and their wives.
Picture taken in MacGregor Exhibition Hall, SAAF Museum, Swartkop AFB. 09-08-2006
John Howie and Cliff Smythe, ZS6BOX