Born 1964, licenced 1980 as ZS6BCR. I've basically been inactive since 2000, due to other commitments. I hope to resume some ham radio one day. My main interest was in contesting, where I held several world and continental records in the single band category of CW, RTTY and Phone contests. I attended WRTC three times, as W6O, OJ1W and S572L. I ran a series of DXpeditions in the Eighties and Nineties, emphasising low band, WARC band and RTTY activity. You may have worked me from 7P, 3DA, A2, IH9, V5, ZS0 or ZS9.I also once did a bit of DXing, with 10BDXCC, 5BWAZ, 5BWAS and Top of the DXCC Honor Roll. I've slipped down a bit with the most recent additions, but maybe I'll get up there again one day. Right now, I need Swain Island KH8S, and on CW I also need North Korea P5. In the mean time, I'm working on my DXFC score (see http://dxfc.org) while flying business jets as a South African Air Force volunteer, playing with my daughter, holding down a real job, working on my PhD, participating in our local church and running a flying school (http://pilots.co.za).

The SARL QSL Bureau seems to have disposed of all my incoming cards between about 2002 and 2010, for reasons that I can only speculate about. Things seem to have returned to normal. If you sent a bureau card during this period, it might not be a bad idea to re-send it.

If you want to know about my QSL policy, check http://zs6ez.org.za/qsl-pol.htm . Short version: I confirm all non-duplicate QSOs via the bureau. I also answer all direct requests that include sufficient postage, although it may take time. All my logs are on LotW, to the tune of more than 250 000 QSOs. Almost all QSOs were confirmed via the bureau at the time of the contacts. If you are in the log, you should have received a card. For these reasons, I do not give QSL requests for old contacts (pre-2000) a very high priority. You may have to wait some months. Don't worry, though. I strongly believe in QSLing and I have sent more than 250 000 QSL cards since 1980. You will get your card.

Please have a look at http://zs6ez.org.za. You'll find a wide variety of information there, including the ZS Rogues' Gallery http://zs6ez.org.za/lists. The site contains the most comprehensive list of 50 MHz DXCC certificates world-wide, as well as the most complete records for South African DXCC holders and contesting achievements.