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South African Maritime Ham Radio Mobile Net

The South African Maritime Mobile Net was started on 26 October 1979 by the late Alistair Campbell ZS5MU and his wife Davina ZS5GC. Alistair passed away on 14 February 2011.

Graham Griggs, ZS2ABK is now the main Controller for the High Seas and the Costal Net. There are Several Sub Controllers on the Coastal Net.

Graham lives in Bushman’s River, close to Port Alfred. 33.40-558 S & 26.38-881 E

The South African Maritime Mobile Net operates on Ham radio frequencies twice daily, 7 days a week and 365 days a year and provides weather reports for  around the South African coast and the deep-sea areas from Brazil and Argentina in the west and to Australia in the east and into the Mozambique channel, the Seychelles and Maldives area. The net maintains contact with yachts in these areas and provide them with weather forecasts. This service is free.

Schedule times and operating frequencies are as follows:

06:30 UTC: On 14.316 MHz USB – Indian Ocean followed by Atlantic Ocean. 06:35 UTC: On 7.120 LSB Coastal Net The synopsis of the latest synoptic chart is transmitted. Specific weather details provided if requested.

11:30 UTC: On 14.316 MHz USB transmitting firstly into the Indian Ocean and then into the Atlantic Ocean. A synopsis of the latest synoptic chart is transmitted along with the ”High Seas Weather Bulletin for met area 7” as supplies by the “South Africa Weather Services”. 11:35 UTC: On 7.120 LSB Coastal Net A synopsis of the latest synoptic chart is transmitted along with the ”Weather bulletin for coastal waters 50 nautical mile seaward” as supplies by the “South Africa Weather Services”.

“The Coastal Net” consists of Sub controllers and several coastal stations that do relays when required

Contact details.

Grahams email address is zs2abk@intekom.co.za and mobile phone +27 83 756 0288