Zed Ess Four Push Button was one of my first contacts with South Africa on
20 meters in the 70s. I loved his distinctive voice and he always had a
bunch of guys calling. RIP
Bill KH7XS/K4XS
In a message dated 11/8/2012 2:49:13 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,
rich_k7zv@gphilltop.com writes:
I am very sorry to receive that sad news about Pieter. He always had a
great
signal on 80M.
He will be very much missed.
Rich K7ZV
-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bernie
van der Walt
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 5:28 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: ZS4PB -SK
Sad news.
Pieter Botha [86] passed away last night 7 Nov 2012 at 18Z
ZS4PB, widely known as The African Cowboy, was one of Africa's best known
DXer's in the last 60 years.
His health deteriorated rapidly in the last few months and he and his
family
moved to a care centre in Stella, north of Vryburg just two weeks ago.
He spent a lot of his radio time on topband so I think it is appropriate to
mention his passing here where some of his old friends may still "reside".
He will be missed.
I will attend his funeral on Saturday at 09Z on the farm. I will relay all
messages from his ham radio friends to his wife and children.
Regards
Bernie, ZS4TX
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