Correct date for PEARS HF QSO Party

The annual Port Elizabeth ARS HF QSO get-together is scheduled for Sunday 7 December 2008 (and not the 14th of December as stated in our previous news item), from 12:00 to 16:00 UTC (14:00 to 18:00 CAT).

It is a SSB only contest and the following frequencies will apply - 80 metres: 3,603 to 3,650 and 3,700 to 3,800 MHz and 40 metres: 7,043 to 7,100 MHz.

There are four entrance categories:

Novice - stations in South Africa with ZU prefixes;
Restricted - stations in South Africa with ZR prefixes;
Unlimited -stations in South Africa with ZS prefixes, and
DX - stations outside of South Africa.