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Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ
Box 126
Rayton
1001 South Africa
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This list shows all awards won by Chris R. Burger or by his amateur radio station. Chris was licenced in 1980, on his 16th birthday.
I started collecting awards very early on in my amateur radio career. As time became more precious, I've concentrated only on a few major awards, especially the ARRL's DXCC programme. As of 2000, I became pretty much inactive to focus on raising my daughter. For a decade, all my activity was sporadic, and aimed only to preserve my DXCC Honour Roll status as much as possible. As new countries were added, I tried to work them. Unfortunately, I missed the first two Swain's Island operations due to a combination of international travel, a decaying station and not enough time to do something about it.
In 2011, I started digging for all those old certificates and trophies. I'm not sure how complete the list is, but I can only think of a few omissions (including my local contest certificates, none of which can be found).
In 2011, I had a change of circumstances that allowed me a bit more leeway to play with my radio. I managed to catch the last few remaining DXCC entities on Phone, and only need P5 on CW. However, my biggest single project was to fill up some holes in my WAS wanted list. I've tried to confirm all states on three modes and nine bands via LotW. The quest has been reasonably successful, with just three holes remaining on 1,8 MHz. I lapsed back into inactivity around 2016. Maybe one day...
For now, this is how comprehensive this list is going to be. Maybe one day a few more certificates will come to light, and I'll update the list as and when they do.
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1985 ZS3Z ARRL 10 m Contest #1 World--CW only 1986 ZS6BCR 5 Band DXCC 1988 ZS6BCR CQWW DX Contest CW 14 MHz #1 World (including all 40 zones on 14 MHz) 1991 ZS6BCR 5 Band Worked All Zones (200 zones) #325 1991 ZS6BCR CQ/DJ WW DX Contest RTTY 28 MHz world record 1991 ZS6BCR CQWW DX Contest CW 28 MHz world win 1992 ZS6EZ WPX (Worked Prefixes) Award of Excellence 1996 ZS6EZ DXCC Honour Roll (Mixed) 1996 ZS6EZ CQ/DJ WW DX Contest RTTY 7 MHz world record 1997 ZS6EZ 5 Band Worked All States 1997 ZS6EZ Araucaria DX Group Award of Merit (unsolicited) 1997 ZS6EZ DXCC 1,8 MHz #2 in ZS 1999 ZS6EZ CQ WPX Contest CW 28 MHz world record 1999 ZS6EZ 5 Band All Africa Award #1 1999 ZS6EZ 50 MHz VUCC 1999 ZS6EZ CQWW DX Contest CW 28 MHz #2 World, new African record 2000 ZS6EZ CQ/DJ WW DX Contest RTTY 28 MHz world single-band record 2000 ZS6EZ CQWW DX Contest Phone 28 MHz #2 World (including all 40 zones on 28 MHz) 2000 ZS6EZ CQWW DX Contest CW 28 MHz #1 World 2002 ZS6EZ 10 Band DXCC 2002 ZS6EZ DXCC Honour Roll #1 2002 ZS6EZ DXCC Challenge 2002 ZS6EZ Worked All ZS 500 #1 2012 ZS6EZ DXCC Honour Roll #1 (Phone) 2012 ZS6EZ USA County Award 1000, All CW 2013 ZS6EZ Worked All States Triple Play 2013 ZS6EZ 8 Band Worked All States 2014 ZS6EZ ARRL Centennial QSO Party Award: Top Level 2015 ZS6EZ 9 Band All Africa Award #1 2015 ZS6EZ 10 Band All Africa Award #1 2016 ZS6EZ SARL's Willy Wilson Gold Badge 2016 ZS6EZ SARL Amateur Radio Hall of Fame (elected as one of nine inaugural members) 2016 ZS6EZ 5 Band Worked All ZS #1 2017 ZS6EZ SARL President's Award 2023 ZS6EZ SARL Honorary Life Membership
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1986-01-13 Amateurs Anonymous John G. Troster W6ISQ [see notes] 1986-04 Bert Buckley Floating Trophy (best progress on 50 MHz) South African Radio League 1987-04 J J Pienaar Floating Trophy (Best article for RadioZS) South African Radio League 1992-01-28 Bill Smith Trophy for exceptional HF DXing Highway Branch, SARL 1997-04-30 Award of Merit Araucaria DX Group [see notes] 1997-11-29 Certificate of Achievement (9 bands 1,8 to 28 MHz) # 42 7Z5OO 2001-03-12 3Y0C Appreciation Award 2002-07-06 Meritorious Membership Award (23 years unbroken) South African Radio League 2011-04-16 Jack Twine Award South African Radio League 2016-05-21 Willy Wilson Gold Badge South African Radio League 2016-05-21 Amateur Radio Hall of Fame (elected as inaugural member) South African Radio League 2017-05-06 President's Award South African Radio League 2023-04-24 Honorary Life Membership South African Radio League
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1979 South African Radio League Member (current for life) 1983-05-05 Southern Africa Amsat Member 1983-12-28 Polish DX Club Honorary Member #1710/H 1984-04-16 South African Amateur Telecommunications Institute Member 1984-08-01 Southern Africa DX Association Full Member #29 1985-09-21 Northern California DX Foundation Member #3170 1990 CQ Hou Koers 1993-04-25 Low Band Propagation Research Society Charter Member 2002-04-25 Araucaria DX Group Member 2002-08-31 ARRL Volunteer Examiner Extra Class 2012 ARRL Life Member
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1983-01-04 Pretoria Award Pretoria Branch, SARL #67 1983 Algoa Branch Award Algoa Branch, SARL #1 1983-06-01 CW Merit Award Algoa Branch, SARL #49 Class 1, 1000 stations 1983-05-28 Worked South African Prefixes Algoa Branch, SARL 1983-07-18 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #161 Mixed 1984-02-02 Port Elizabeth Branch Award Port Elizabeth Branch, SARL 1984-02-23 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1040 1984-11-06 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #166 All CW 1986-04-10 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1111 All CW 1986-04-12 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1112 All SSB 1999-01-10 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1503 5 Band (first 5 Band, first on 7 MHz) 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #186 7 MHz 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #187 14 MHz 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #188 All SSB 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS 200 South African Radio League #1 Mixed 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS 200 South African Radio League #2 All SSB (first on SSB) 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS 200 South African Radio League #3 All CW (first on CW) 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS 200 South African Radio League #4 All 7 MHz (first on 7 MHz) 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS 300 South African Radio League #1 (first certificate issued) 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS 300 South African Radio League #2 All SSB (first on SSB) 2001-12-16 Worked All ZS 400 South African Radio League #1 Mixed 2002-12-05 Worked All ZS 500 South African Radio League #1 Mixed 2012-10-08 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #411 All 3,5 MHz 2015-01-23 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1716 RTTY (#2 on RTTY) 2015-01-23 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1717 1,8 MHz (#3 on 1,8 MHz) 2015-01-23 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1718 10 MHz (first on 10 MHz) 2015-01-23 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1719 18 MHz (first on 18 MHz) 2015-01-23 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1720 25 MHz (first on 25 MHz and first 9 Band) 2015-10-09 All Africa Award South African Radio League #1737 50 MHz (#3 on 50 MHz and first 10 Band) 2016-02-01 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #597 All 28 MHz (first on 28 MHz) 2016-10-02 Worked All ZS 200 South African Radio League #139 All 14 MHz (first on 14 MHz) 2016-10-23 Worked All ZS 300 South African Radio League #71 All CW (first on CW) 2016-10-28 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #628 All 21 MHz (first on 21 MHz) 2016-10-28 Worked All ZS South African Radio League #629 Five Band (first Five Band)
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This list is incomplete. Help from old magazines would be greatly appreciated.
1983 SARL HF Phone Contest Fred Mills Trophy 1983 SARL HF Phone Contest Second overall 1983 SARL HF CW Contest Third Overall 1991 SARL HF CW Contest Winner (Silent Keys Memorial Floating Trophy) 1991 SARL HF Phone Contest Winner (Silent Keys Memorial Floating Trophy) 1991 SARL HF Phone/CW Contests Highest combined score (HOS Trophy)
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1982-03-02 Worked All Continents IARU 1983-01-06 Kenya Award #5, #1 ZS 1983-07-27 AC15Z (All Countries in Zone 15) PZK #4111 1983-03-07 Worked All Continents SSB IARU 1983-03-24 Region 1 Award (Class 2) IARU #4949 1983-03-24 Worked the British Commonwealth RSGB #8092 2xCW 1983-04-27 Worked 21 Meridian #4194 1983-05-28 1000 Mile per Watt QRP-ARCI #822 #203 14 MHz #649 CW 1983-05-28 1000 Mile per Watt QRP-ARCI #823 #139 28 MHz #650 CW 1983-05-28 1000 Mile per Watt QRP-ARCI #824 #288 21 MHz #126 SSB 1983-12 Gdynia Award #30 1983 CW 1000 Award AGCW-DL 1984-02-20 WPX (Worked Prefixes) CQ Magazine #1096 1984-02-20 WPX CW (Worked Prefixes) CQ Magazine #2252 1984-03-05 Omani Award ROARS CW, SSB 1984-03-12 5 band WAC IARU 1984-04-07 Worked All Zones CQ Magazine #5753 1984-06-06 DXCC Mixed ARRL #25 190 1984-06-06 DXCC Phone ARRL #14 445 1984-06-06 DXCC CW ARRL #3072 1984-06-25 5 Band All Continents Trophy NKDXA #15 on CW (Northern Kanagawa DX Association) 1984-07-30 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine #272 (154 zones) 1984-08-17 WPX SSB (Worked Prefixes) CQ Magazine #1683 1985-03-13 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine 171 zones 1985-08-23 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine 175 zones 1986-03-18 WAE-I-CW DARC #1143 1986-03-18 Europa Diplom DARC #167/1986 (all CW) 1986-04-21 5 band DXCC ARRL #2071 1986-06-23 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine 185 zones 1987-01-23 Worked All States ARRL #41 492 All CW 1987-02-21 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine 187 zones 1988-07-01 DXCC 10 m ARRL #160 (on Day One) 1988-10-31 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine 187 zones 1988-11-01 DXCC 80 m ARRL #120 (on Day One) 1989-05-01 DXCC 40 m ARRL #131 (on Day One) 1989-08-22 USA County Award 500 CQ Magazine #2353 All CW 1989-11-27 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine 195 zones 1990-05-09 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine 198 zones 1991-09-24 5 band Worked All Zones CQ Magazine #325 200 zones (full house) 1992-02-02 WPX Award of Excellence CQ Magazine Includes 160 m Endorsement 1992 Rag Chewers' Club ARRL 1995-01-28 160 m Annual WAC LBPRS #24 1995-08-17 Worked All Continents 50 MHz IARU 1996-09-23 DXCC RTTY ARRL #755 1996-09-23 DXCC Honor Roll (Mixed) ARRL 1997-04-17 5 band Worked all States ARRL #2647 1997-09-22 DXCC 160 m ARRL #698 1999-08-01 VHF/UHF Century Club 50 MHz ARRL #1025 2000-09-30 DXCC 15 m ARRL 2000-09-30 DXCC 20 m ARRL 2001-05-21 DXCC 6 m ARRL #336 2001-05-21 DXCC 17 m ARRL 2002-11-15 DXCC #1 Honor Roll ARRL Confirmed all existant DXCC countries--2nd ZS at Top of HR 2002-11-15 DXCC Challenge 2000 ARRL 2000 current band-countries credited--first ZS 2002-11-15 DXCC 12 m ARRL First 9 Band DXCC in South Africa 2002-11-15 DXCC 30 m ARRL First 10 Band DXCC in South Africa 2011-11-18 Worked All States ARRL #55 792 Endorsed 10 m CW, 10 m Phone, 12 m (and 6BWAS) 2012-06-16 DXCC Challenge 2500 ARRL 2500 current band-countries credited--first ZS 2012-10-24 DXCC #1 Honor Roll--Phone ARRL Confirmed all existant DXCC countries--3rd ZS on Phone 2012-12-03 USA County Award 1000 CQ Magazine All CW (first 1000-CW in Africa?) 2013-01-28 Worked All States Triple Play ARRL #803 All states on CW, SSB and RTTY, confirmed via LotW 2013-02-22 Worked All States ARRL Endorsed 17 m (and first 7BWAS in South Africa) 2013-04-15 Worked All States ARRL Endorsed 30 m (and first 8BWAS in South Africa) 2014-12-31 Centennial QSO Party Award ARRL Top Level (15 000 points); second place in South Africa 2016-08-10 Worked All ZL NZART
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1983 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 7 MHz #1 ZS 21 266 points 1983 ARRL 10 m ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger Mixed #1 ZS 1984 ARRL 160 m CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger #1 ZS 1984 ARRL DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 ZS 1984 CQ WPX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 3,8 MHz #1 ZS 2 640 points 1984 WAE DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger #1 ZS 86 904 points 1984 CQWW DX Phone ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 3,8 MHz #1 ZS 10 324 points 1984 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger SOAB #1 ZS 1 624 576 points 1984 ARRL 10 m ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger CW #1 ZS 1985 CQWW DX Phone ZS6BPL Multi-op M-1 #1 Africa 3 255 282 points 1985 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 7 MHz #1 ZS 296 537 points 1985 ARRL DX Phone ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 14 MHz #1 ZS 1985 ARRL 10 m ZS3Z Chris R. Burger ZS6BCR CW #1 World 1986 CQ WPX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 21 MHz #1 Africa 496 107 points 1986 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 21 MHz #3 World 673 068 points 1987 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 21 MHz #1 ZS 989 820 points 1988 CQWW DX Phone ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 21 MHz #1 ZS 299 376 points 1988 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 14 MHz #1 World 832 524 points 1989 CQ WPX Phone ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 14 MHz #1 ZS 259 793 points 1989 California QSO ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger #1 ZS 2 300 points 1989 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger SOAB #1 ZS 1 080 759 points 1989 CQWW DX Phone ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 1,8 MHz #1 ZS 1 680 points 1990 ARRL DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 3,5 MHz #1 ZS 1990 CQWW DX RTTY ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 21 MHz #1 ZS 31 440 points 1990 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger SOAB #1 ZS 1 542 920 points 1991 ARRL DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 3,5 MHz #1 ZS 1991 CQ WPX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 World 3 621 173 points (new world 28 MHz record) 1991 CQWW DX RTTY ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 World 307 746 points (new world 28 MHz record) 1991 CQWW DX CW ZS6BCR Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 World 1 214 499 points 1992 CQWW DX RTTY ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 21 MHz #1 Africa #2 World 382 630 points (new African record) 1992 CQWW DX Phone ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #2 World 1 805 714 points 1992 CQWW 160 CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger #1 ZS 4 932 points 1993 CQWW DX Phone ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 7 MHz #1 ZS 387 520 points 1993 CQWW DX CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger SOAB #1 ZS 6 924 175 points 1994 CQWW 160 CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger #1 ZS 19 462 points 1994 ARI DX ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Mixed #1 ZS 1994 CQWW DX Phone 3DA0Z Multi-op M-M #2 Africa #10 World 10 465 564 points 1994 CQWW DX CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger SOAB #1 ZS 5 322 790 points 1995 CQWW 160 CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger #1 ZS #2 Africa 24 640 points 1995 CQWW DX RTTY ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 7 MHz #1 ZS 86 982 points 1995 CQWW DX Phone ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 21 MHz #3 World #1 ZS 1 552 250 points 1996 ARI DX ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger Phone #1 ZS 1996 CQWW DX RTTY ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 7 MHz #1 World 205 720 points (new world 7 MHz record) 1996 CQWW DX CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger SOAB #1 ZS 5 626 962 points 1996 CQWW DX Phone ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 7 MHz #1 ZS 512 575 points 1996 CQWW DX CW ZS6P Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ 7 MHz #1 ZS #2 Africa #3 World 910 784 points 1999 CQ WPX Phone ZT6Z Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ 21 MHz #1 ZS 3 639 105 points 1999 CQ WPX CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 World 6 700 992 points (new world 28 MHz record) 1999 IARU HF HQ ZT6Z Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ HQ 1000 QSOs 50 Mults 1999 CQWW DX CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 Africa #2 World 2 102 496 points (new African 28 MHz record) 1999 CQWW DX Phone IH9P Multi-op M-M #10 World 32 535 454 points 2000 CQWW DX RTTY ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 World 692 346 points (new world single band record) 2000 CQWW DX Phone ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 Africa #2 World 2 734 464 points 2000 CQWW DX CW ZS6EZ Chris R. Burger 28 MHz #1 World 2 017 800 points 2000 ARRL 10 m Mixed ZS6Z Koji N. Tahara JM1CAX #1 World ca. 3 000 000 points (new world record) 2002 CQWW DX Phone ZS6Z Koji N. Tahara JM1CAX 14 MHz #1 ZS #2 Af #6 World 1 079 760 points 2008 CQWW DX Phone ZS9X Multi-op M-2 #1 ZS #9 World 8 252 200 points 2015 IARU HF Mixed AA4HP Multi-op M-1 #1 SE Region #4 USA #6 NA 865 904 points 2015 CQWW DX CW PJ2T Multi-op M-M #1 SA #3 World 29 085 034 points 2023 CQWW DX Phone SZ1A Multi-op M-1 #1 Greece #2 Zone 20 5 168 065 points
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1984 CQ World Wide DX Contest CW ZS6BCR Africa Single Operator All Band (1 624 576) Gordon Marshall W6RR Award 1988 CQ World Wide DX Contest CW ZS6BCR World 14 MHz (832 524) W2JT Memorial Award (Donated by NJDXA) 1991 CQ/DJ World Wide DX Contest RTTY ZS6BCR World 28 MHz (307 746) Barbara SP2FF and Chris SP2UUU Ulatowski Award 1991 CQ World Wide DX Contest CW ZS6BCR World 28 MHz (1 214 499) Joel Chalmers KG6DX Award 1993 CQ/DJ World Wide DX Contest RTTY ZS6EZ World 28 MHz (121 264) Contest Committee Award 1994 CQ World Wide DX Contest CW ZS6EZ Africa Single Operator All Band (5 322 790) Gordon Marshall W6RR Award 1996 CQ/DJ World Wide DX Contest RTTY ZS6EZ World 7 MHz (205 720--new world record) Tri-County DX Association Award 1999 World All Europe DX Contest CW ZS6Z Africa All Band 2000 CQ/DJ World Wide DX Contest RTTY ZS6EZ World 28 MHz (692 346--new world record) N1JJ Johnson Joules Contest Club Award 2000 CQ World Wide DX Contest CW ZS6EZ World 28 MHz (2 017 800) Joel Chalmers KG6DX Award
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1996 San Francisco, USA Captain of Wildcard Team W6O (with Jan van Niekerk ZS6NW) 2000 Slovenia Captain of Team Africa S572L (with Bernie van der Walt ZS4TX) 2002 Finland Captain of Team Africa OJ1W (with Bernie van der Walt ZS4TX) 2014 New England, USA Referee for Team K1S (W2SC, N2NL)
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