Hall of Fame

HOTA's greatest performers — title holders, community legends and fun facts from the archive

Title Holders

The operators whose callsigns currently stand engraved on the HOTA honours board.

Heritage On The Air
Roll of Honour
HOTA Champion
ZS3SB
Steve
1,876.7 pts all-time
Top Activator
ZS3SB
Steve
116 activations
Top Chaser
ZS4CGR
Christi
245 chases
Site Pioneer
ZS3SB
Steve
78 distinct sites
Most Wanted
ZS3DR
Tjaart
5 visits to one site
Season Leader
ZS4CGR
Christi
211.2 pts this season

Featured Members

Members recognised by the community for their contribution to HOTA.

ZS3DR
Tjaart
HOTA Founder

Previous Seasons

How each season's races for activator and chaser honours were decided.

Top Activators
1 ZS5APT Adele
57.8 pts
2 ZS5AYC Sid
57.8 pts
3 ZS5ZG Jurie
8.7 pts
Top Chasers
1 ZS3DR Tjaart
3.7 pts
2 ZS6MDX Mark
2.1 pts
3 ZU3PL Petrus
2.1 pts
Top Activators
1 ZS3SB Steve
298.9 pts
2 ZS3DR Tjaart
238.3 pts
3 ZS5APT Adele
116.1 pts
Top Chasers
1 ZS1YR Roy
53.5 pts
2 ZS1YE Esmé
45.5 pts
3 ZS4CGR Christi
31.9 pts
Top Activators
1 ZS3SB Steve
562.3 pts
2 ZS3DR Tjaart
274.2 pts
3 ZS6LZ Brandon
259.4 pts
Top Chasers
1 ZS4CGR Christi
96.8 pts
2 ZS3DR Tjaart
51.5 pts
3 ZS1H Helmar
37.6 pts
Top Activators
1 ZS3SB Steve
741.9 pts
2 ZS3DR Tjaart
688.8 pts
3 ZS4CGR Christi
425.6 pts
Top Chasers
1 ZS4CGR Christi
117.6 pts
2 ZS4MG Marie
109.7 pts
3 ZS6CPA Chris
76.1 pts
Top Activators
1 ZS3DR Tjaart
183.9 pts
2 ZS4CGR Christi
160.6 pts
3 ZS4MG Marie
127.7 pts
Top Chasers
1 ZS6CPA Chris
38.7 pts
2 ZS1YR Roy
37.7 pts
3 ZS4CGR Christi
32.3 pts
Top Activators
1 ZR3JB Johan
7.7 pts
2 ZS3DR Tjaart
7.7 pts
3 ZS3SB Steve
7.7 pts
Top Chasers

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Firsts & Records

Milestones from the programme's history and the marks still waiting to be beaten.

First Ever Activated Site
KS0006 — Klipkraal Putzonderwater
Noord-Kaap
Activated by  ZS3SB 24 September 0203
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About the site

Klipkraal Putzonderwater

Noord-Kaap
First Chase Logged
ZS3DR
Chased HB0024
3 January 2021
First International Activator

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First Site Registered
BS0001
Observation balloon
by ZS4CGR · 24 September 2012
Record Single Activation
51 QSOs
by ZS6PEG at BL0004
1 June 2024
Busiest Day Ever
162 QSOs
across 6 activations
Thursday 16 December 2021
Largest Activation Team
4 Activators
at OJ0001, led by ZS1YE
30 October 2021
Provincial Explorer
ZS6LZ
6 provinces activated
All-time record

From the Archive

The programme in numbers — every QSO, streak and frequency logged since day one.

HG0005
Most Activated Site
Slagveld, Spioenkop battlefield · 6 activations
Saturday
Most Active Day
228 activations
June
Most Active Month
171 activations
3,549
Total QSOs Logged
4
Longest Activation Streak
consecutive days
Night Hunter
Rarest Badge
held by 1 member
4
Member Countries
39
Unique Frequencies Logged