Originally published: 2010-01
Reformatted: 2012-08-04
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These notes were originally published with the list of South African stations extracted from the list described above. During 2012, a single integrated South African DXCC annual list extract and a South African DXCC Honour Roll extract were published. Because these lists do not have room for comments, and because some of the comments provide useful context, the comments have been extracted into this separate file.
This list was extracted from the DXCC Honour Roll as it stood on 2010-01-29, according to the online listings.
DXCC Honour Roll membership is restricted to those DXCC members that need less than ten DXCC entities credited. Totals do not include credit for deleted countries. For this list, there were 338 countries, and at least 329 current credits were needed to make it onto the Honour Roll.
July and August 2009 saw a major shakeup in this list. ZS4TX and ZS6EZ both lost credit for Glorioso, when the ARRL suddenly rescinded credits for FR/G/FH4EC, an operation that took place and was credited more than 20 years before. ZS4TX had been at the top of the list, with no countries needed. Just a few weeks later, 7O1YGF from 2000 was suddenly approved, giving ZS6P his last country, and making him the second ZS to have a full-house on Phone. On CW, ZS6EZ remains the sole entry.
ZS6EZ later had his FR/G credits reinstated, based on earlier contacts, but he has not regained his previous band credits. ZS4TX worked the 2009 operation of FT5G on several bands, returning him to the top spot.
No South African is even close to HR on RTTY. The highest South African score is in the 180s, barely half of the required entry level!
Three South Africans have reached the Top of the HR so far, with two on Phone.
Back to the 2009 ZS DXCC HR list.