Pierre D. Tromp, ZS1HF ex ZR1PDT from Worcester, South Africa, passed away.
He Born in 1962.
Pierre was active Radio Amateur, active DXer.
Information from his QRZ page:
Born in Oranjemund, South West Africa (now Namibia) in 1962.
Joined the SA Air Force in 1981 and served for 10 years, qualifying as a radio telecommunications technician. The high light was 3 years in Oshakati during the border war where I was in charge of techincal support and maintenance of all the telecommunications at 310 AFCP.
I am also an active member with Wilderness Search and Rescue, Off Road Rescue Unit and HAMNET Western Cape.
I am also a proud member of the South African Radio League (SARL) and the ARRL.
I was licenced in 1985 as ZR5KF while in Durban.
Former call signs: ZR5KF, ZR3BA (South West Africa), ZR6ASA, ZR1ACE and ZR1PDT before upgrading to ZS1HF. I held YI9HF in 2007 while on contract in Iraq.
I am an active two-way radio dealer in the Western Cape, specialising in miltary and commercial HF systems, repeater systems, specialised communication applications and projects. To date I have been instrumental in training some 1008 new radio amateurs in the Western Cape.
I am married to Louise ZS1ONI.
I was fortunate to spend a year working on Marion Island as the resident radio / electronics technician and also operating as ZS8M. I returned to Cape Town in May 2011.
I also spent 8 month on Gough Island (Feb to Sept 2014) and operated at ZD9M.
He Born in 1962.
Pierre was active Radio Amateur, active DXer.
Information from his QRZ page:
Born in Oranjemund, South West Africa (now Namibia) in 1962.
Joined the SA Air Force in 1981 and served for 10 years, qualifying as a radio telecommunications technician. The high light was 3 years in Oshakati during the border war where I was in charge of techincal support and maintenance of all the telecommunications at 310 AFCP.
I am also an active member with Wilderness Search and Rescue, Off Road Rescue Unit and HAMNET Western Cape.
I am also a proud member of the South African Radio League (SARL) and the ARRL.
I was licenced in 1985 as ZR5KF while in Durban.
Former call signs: ZR5KF, ZR3BA (South West Africa), ZR6ASA, ZR1ACE and ZR1PDT before upgrading to ZS1HF. I held YI9HF in 2007 while on contract in Iraq.
I am an active two-way radio dealer in the Western Cape, specialising in miltary and commercial HF systems, repeater systems, specialised communication applications and projects. To date I have been instrumental in training some 1008 new radio amateurs in the Western Cape.
I am married to Louise ZS1ONI.
I was fortunate to spend a year working on Marion Island as the resident radio / electronics technician and also operating as ZS8M. I returned to Cape Town in May 2011.
I also spent 8 month on Gough Island (Feb to Sept 2014) and operated at ZD9M.
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