Plan for Upcoming South African Contests

The Autumn QRP Contest runs from 12:00 to 15:00 UTC on Saturday 18 April 2020 with CW and SSB activity on 40 metres for the first hour and on the other HF contest bands during the remaining two hours.

The power output is 5 watts (PEP) output or less, a station may be worked once per band per mode and there are no antenna restrictions. The exchange is a RS or RST report and your full 6-character grid locator. Please consider exchanging realistic RS(T) signal reports. Submit your log by 27 April 2020 by e-mail to contest@sarl.org.za

The ZS4 Sprint is on the air from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC on Sunday 19 April 2020 with CW and phone activity on 40 metres. ZS4 stations will give a RS or RST report and the name or abbreviation of their town. All other stations will give a RS or RST report and their provincial or country abbreviation.

Your log must be submitted by 27 April 2020 by e-mail to zs4srk@gmail.com. As always, check the 2020 Blue Book for the rules, page 42 for the QRP Contest and page 59 for the ZS4 Sprint.

The Sasolburg ARC has informed SARL News that the ZS4SRK Balloon Contest scheduled for Saturday 18 April has been postponed to a later date due to the lockdown.