<div dir="ltr"><h1>South African 40 MHz (8m) ham radio contact</h1><p> The South African Radio League (SARL) report that in a telephone conversation, <strong>Willem Badenhorst, ZS6WAB</strong>, informed them about the first-ever ZS to ZS amateur radio contact on 40.675 MHz (8m) <br><br> It was made on Sunday, August 16, 2015 between <strong>Ian Roberts, ZS6BTE</strong>, in Johannesburg and <strong>Willem ZS6WAB</strong> at Polokwane using FSK441 and covering 288 km. ZS6WAB is equipped with a 3 element Yagi and 100 Watts. They are both looking for other ZS contacts. <br><br> Read moreĆ about VHF in ZS2FM's weekly updates here <br><a href="http://www.sarl.org.za/Default.asp#VHF_UHF" target="_blank">http://www.sarl.org.za/Default.asp#VHF_UHF</a><br><br> South African Radio League<br><a href="http://www.sarl.org.za/" target="_blank">http://www.sarl.org.za/</a></p></div>