South African VUCC Gallery

Last updated: 2024-04-18

ARRL Lists to: 2024-03-31

Notice: © 2013 to 2024, Chris R. Burger. This document may be reproduced as required for personal use, and may be freely referenced from other Web sites. However, publication elsewhere, in full or in part, requires express prior written permission from the compiler.

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Index

This list contains only South African stations.

Background: The reason why and the way in which this list was built

How to apply: A short summary of how you can get involved in VUCC

This List: An explanation of the information in the list and a key for each line

VUCC	ZS stations	Status
50 MHz 144 MHz 430 MHz Satellite Fred Fish Memorial Award	8 7 1 3 3	Complete Complete Complete Complete Complete

Ranking: Ranking of active stations by category, in descending order of score

World Leaders: The highest scores in the world in each category

Historical Rankings: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

How you can help

Background

The VUCC (VHF/UHF Century Club) is the premier award for VHF and UHF DXers. It is awarded by the American Radio Relay League.

VUCC has different entry levels for different bands. The entry levels are tough to meet from South Africa for terrestrial contacts, partly due to the geographical isolation, partly due to the low incidence of Sporadic E and partly due to the low density of workable stations.

50 MHz is the only band where significant ionospheric propagation opportunities exist for South Africans. All the other bands require EME activity.

A list of all current VUCC certificates is now published on the ARRL Website. I have extracted all South Africans from this list, and added a list of world leaders. For the moment, only certificates held by South Africans are listed.

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How to apply for VUCC

Full instructions on applying for VUCC can be found at the ARRL's VUCC Home Page.

The easiest way to apply for VUCC is to use the ARRL's Logbook of the World. They provide comprehensive instructions on how to get yourself going on LotW, including in Afrikaans, nogal! Once you have uploaded your logs, you'll be able to watch the confirmations roll in. Reach 100, apply on-line and a few days later your callsign should appear in these listings. You can then add further credits using LotW and paper QSLs.

If you are an old timer and have confirmed many countries using paper QSL cards, you can also apply on paper. The procedure is outlined in the VUCC Home Page. You can have your cards checked in this country through Tjerk Lammers ZS1J, the SARL's Awards Manager. Liaise directly with him for further details on how to have your cards inspected.

Thanks!

Paul Smit ZS6NK and Bernie van der Walt ZS4TX continue to supply me with information about their own and others' VUCC details. Thanks, Paul!

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This List

All known awards issued to South Africans are listed in chronological order.

Key: Issuing sequence in South Africa; Present callsign; original callsign when issued (if different); locator; issue date, certificate number, highest known endorsement, year of highest known endorsement, holder's name.

50 MHz

1. ZS6WB             KG44 1999-08-01  1024   610 2014 Harold R. (Hal) Lund
2. ZS6EZ             KG44 1999-08-01  1025   326 2016 Chris R. Burger

3. ZR6DXB            KG33 2003-10-03  1334   216 2003 Barry Murrell (now ZS2EZ)

4. ZS6OB             KG44 2014-04-27  2173   145 2014 Jan Pienaar
5. ZS4TX/6           KG47 2015-10-30  2327   232 2015 Bernie van der Walt
6. ZS4TX/6           KG55 2015-10-30  2328   107 2015 Bernie van der Walt
7. ZS4TX             KG30 2015-10-30  2329   146 2015 Bernie van der Walt
8. ZS6NK             KG46 2016-03-02  2346   730 2023 Paul Smit

144 MHz

1. ZS6WB             KG44 2007-01-25   672   153 2007 Harold R. (Hal) Lund
2. ZS2GK             KF47 2009-01-12   692   111 2009 Glenn Kraut

3. ZS6OB             KG44 2014-04-27   735   119 2014 Jan Pienaar
4. ZS1LS             JF96 2014-07-28   765   200 2014 Allan Saul
5. ZS5LEE            KG50 2016-05-06   767   222 2020 Lee Hanegraaf
6. ZS4TX             KG30 2016-11-16   7??   274 2023 Bernie van der Walt
7. ZS5HV             KF59 2017-11-27   776   104 2017 Hugo van Zyl

430 MHz

1. ZS4TX             KG30 2023-08-31         107 2023 Bernie van der Walt

Satellite

1. ZS2ACP            KF26 2008-07-01   167   154 2008 André Botes
2. ZS6WB             KG44 2009-04-29   175   103 2009 Harold R. (Hal) Lund

3. ZS5LEE            KG50 2020-04-23         105 2020 Lee Hanegraaf
4. ZS2BK             KF26 2023-06-23   772   405 2024 André van Deventer
5. ZS1TA             JF95 2023-08-10   782   202 2023 Tom Ambrose
6. ZS4TX             KG30 2023-08-31         241 2023 Bernie van der Walt

Fred Fish Memorial Award

The FFMA is granted for working all 488 grid squares in the 48 contiguous states of the USA on 50 MHz. The award was named after Fred Fish W5FF, the first person to obtain DXCC on this band. Here are the totals recorded for South African stations:

1. ZS6WB             KG44 1999-08-01          12 2014 Harold R. (Hal) Lund

2. ZS4TX             KG30 2015-10-30           7 2016 Bernie van der Walt
3. ZS6NK             KG47 2016-03-02          82 2023 Paul Smit

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Ranking of Leading South African Stations

50 MHz	144 MHz	430 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
730 ZS6NK (KG46) 610 ZS6WB (KG44) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	274 ZS4TX (KG30) 222 ZS5LEE (KG50) 200 ZS1LS (JF96)	107 ZS4TX (KG30)	405 ZS2BK (KF26) 241 ZS4TX (KG30) 202 ZS1TA (JF95)	82 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WB (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)

World Leaders

50 MHz	144 MHz	430 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
1800 K1TOL	1118 K9MRI	279 G4RGK	2200 K8YSE	488 >40 stations

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How you can help

This list is thought to be complete. However, if you know of errors or omissions in this list, please let me know. I'd like to make it as complete and correct as possible.

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Historical Rankings

2014

From online listings 2014-10-15

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite
610 ZS6WB (KG44) 216 ZR6DXB (KG33) 186 ZS6EZ (KG44)	200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44) 119 ZS6OB (KG44)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)
1500 K1TOL	756 I1ANP	1405 K8YSE

2015

From online listings 2015-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite
610 ZS6WB (KG44) 217 ZS6EZ (KG44) 216 ZR6DXB (KG33)	200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44) 119 ZS6OB (KG44)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)
1500 K1TOL	984 K9MRI	1575 K8YSE

2016

From online listings 2016-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
610 ZS6WB (KG44) 550 ZS6NK (KG46) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44) 119 ZS6OB (KG44)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)	58 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WG (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1500 K1TOL	1010 K9MRI	1591 K8YSE	488 7 stations

2017

From online listings 2017-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
610 ZS6WB (KG44) 578 ZS6NK (KG46) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44) 129 ZS5LEE (KG50)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)	64 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WG (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1500 K1TOL	1010 K9MRI	1848 K8YSE	488 7 stations

2018

From online listings 2018-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
611 ZS6NK (KG46) 610 ZS6WB (KG44) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44) 129 ZS5LEE (KG50)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)	72 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WB (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1600 K1TOL	1062 K9MRI	1884 K8YSE	488 7 stations

2019

From online listings 2019-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
625 ZS6NK (KG46) 610 ZS6WB (KG44) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44) 129 ZS5LEE (KG50)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)	72 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WB (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1600 K1TOL	1080 K9MRI	1926 K8YSE	488 9 stations

2020

From online listings 2020-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
625 ZS6NK (KG46) 610 ZS6WB (KG44) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	222 ZS5LEE (KG50) 200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 105 ZS5LEE (KG50) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)	74 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WB (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1639 K1TOL	1092 K9MRI	2007 K8YSE	488 12 stations

2021

From online listings 2021-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
625 ZS6NK (KG46) 610 ZS6WB (KG44) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	222 ZS5LEE (KG50) 200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 105 ZS5LEE (KG50) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)	74 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WB (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1650 K1TOL	1092 K9MRI	2007 K8YSE	488 26 stations

2022

From online listings 2022-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
655 ZS6NK (KG46) 610 ZS6WB (KG44) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	222 ZS5LEE (KG50) 200 ZS1LS (JF96) 153 ZS6WB (KG44)	154 ZS2ACP (KF26) 105 ZS5LEE (KG50) 103 ZS6WB (KG44)	78 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WB (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1800 K1TOL	1118 K9MRI	2200 K8YSE	488 40 stations

2023

From online listings 2023-12-31

50 MHz	144 MHz	430 MHz	Satellite	FFMA
730 ZS6NK (KG46) 610 ZS6WB (KG44) 326 ZS6EZ (KG44)	274 ZS4TX (KG30) 222 ZS5LEE (KG50) 200 ZS1LS (JF96)	107 ZS4TX (KG30)	305 ZS2BK (KF26) 241 ZS4TX (KG30) 202 ZS1TA (JF95)	82 ZS6NK (KG47) 12 ZS6WB (KG44) 7 ZS4TX (KG30)
1800 K1TOL	1118 K9MRI	279 G4RGK	2200 K8YSE	488 >40 stations

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