Biography
Hello my name is Anton Nieuwerth.
Call sign ZS2ANT.
I am a (Lotw) Logbook of the World user from the ARRL.
I have an unrestricted class licence.(ZS)
I have also completed my Worked all ZS Award. (WAZS).
I am a radio ham operator since October 2007 ( First call sign: ZR2AN ) and enjoy the hobby very much.
I live in a town by the name of Uitenhage that is part of Nelson Mandela Bay, 30 kilometers in land from the coastal city of Port - Elizabeth , in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
My grid locator is: kf26qf.
I am also a antique radio operator, and are a member of the AntiqueWireless Assosiation of SA. ( ZS0AWA ) and have an antique radio that i operate.
I am also active on the "IRLP" node system on the Port - Elizabeth node.
Node number 6552.
I am mainly active on the 20 meter band for dx.Freq (14.140 Mhz- 14.230 Mhz.) USB.
My local ham club is the Port - Elizabeth Amateur radio society (PEARS).
PLEASE QSL ON : LoTW ( Logbook of the World).
Or electronic qsl card at www.qrz.com or to my EQSL BOX on www.eqsl.net
My private e-mail addres is: anton.nieuwerth@gmail.com
Thank you for your qso, I hope to meet you on the air again.
73's
de ZS2ANT.
Anton.
Equipment
The radio is a Yaesu FT200 Valve set, and a Yaesu YD844 desktop microphone.
I also use a Kenwood TK-80 HF radio for DX purposes running barefoot at 100 Watts, with a Kenwood PS-30 powersupply and a Kenwood MC-60 desktop microphone.
I use mainly inverted -Vee antenna systems for the 80m, 40m, and 20 meter bands, mounted on a 8 meter high mast pole.
On 10 meter band I use a 4 element LFA Yagi.