[Moon-net] ZE5JJ/Z25JJ/ZS6JT - SK

[Chris Bartram]

I'm very sorry indeed to hear of Peter's passing. 

I first worked ZE5JJ on 432MHz EME in December 1978 from IO91 in the days 
before easily available GaAsFETs and PCs. I have very fond memories of being 
gently chided at that time by Peter during a 14MHz QSO for having the 
temerity to try to use a yagi antenna system for EME! 

With a rather better yagi system I later worked Peter as Z25JJ for the first 
EME QSO from my then new QTH in IO70.

Unfortunately, I never managed to make a QSO with Peter using his ZS6JT call.

Peter was a true pioneer. Working in the relative isolation of what was then 
Southern Rhodesia, he had what would still be a world-class system at a time 
when there were probably less than fifty stations worldwide QRV on 432MHz 
EME. 

RIP, Peter.

Chris
GW4DGU