KEPUTUSAN RAE SIRI KE DUA 2009

Sila layari website SKMM untuk mengetahui keputusan RAE

http://www.skmm.gov.my/

Haiti Earthquake - Final

From 1800UTC 22 January the HF frequencies used to respond to the immediate needs of the Haiti Earthquake, 14.300MHz, 14.265MHz , 7.045MHz, 7.065MHz, 7.265MHz, 3.720MHz, 3.977MHz will return to normal use.

The groups who have been passing messages on those frequencies will revert to monitoring mode or their normal operations.

There are still a number of radio amateurs in the country attached to various relief groups who may still be heard on the amateur bands on a number of frequencies according to their particular needs to maintain contact with their home countries.

Please maintain the normal procedures of;

* Listen before transmitting
* If you hear any station passing emergency traffic then leave the frequency clear and avoid causing QRM.

Thanks to everyone for their assistance during this emergency.

IARU Region 1
http://www.iaru-r1.org/

Ham Radio Operators First to Report Deadly Haiti Quake

Amateur Radio Haiti EarthQuake

Low-tech radios connect some Haitians

In the brutal aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, Jean-Robert Gaillard turned to his low-tech radio for solace and for a lifeline.

When the earthquake hit, the 57-year-old from Petionville, Haiti, found most of his normal lines of communication -- his cell phone, the Internet, even his ability to walk down the street and talk to someone -- severed by the disaster.

But Gaillard used a neighbor's generator to power up his radio and connect to a handful of amateur radio enthusiasts in the United States -- many of whom were eagerly listening to radio static for calls like his.

Unlike many other people in Haiti, Gaillard was able to contact family members in the United States soon after the January 12 earthquake hit to tell them he had survived.

In those first hellish moments, that connection seemed like a miracle. "It relieved the tension of my family members," he said, speaking by Skype from Haiti on Tuesday, which he says wasn't possible until more recently.

"They could hear my voice. They knew that I was OK."

Much has been made about the role flashier technologies like Twitter, Skype and text messaging have played in helping disaster victims find loved ones and communicate with international aid workers. But it is worth noting that, when all else fails, the low-tech hum of a radio frequency is sometimes the only line of communication that's open.

You can read the full CNN news item Low-tech radios connect some Haitians by John D. Sutter at: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/20/
haiti.amateur.radio/

Have U heard about LPG gas cylinder's expiry date??

Expired Cylinders are not safe for use and may cause accidents. In this regard please be cautious at the time of accepting any LPG cylinder from the Vendor.

Here is how we can check the expiry of LPG cylinders:
On one of three side stems of the cylinder, the expiry date is coded alpha numerically as follows A or B or C or D and some two digit number following this e.g. D06.

The alphabets stand for quarters -
1. A for March (First Qtr),
2. B for June (Second Qtr),
3. C for Sept (Third Qtr), &
4. D for December (Fourth Qtr).

The digits stand for the year till it is valid. Hence D06 would mean December qtr of 2006.
Please Return Back the Cylinder that you get with a Expiry Date, they are prone to Leak and other Hazardous accidents ...

INFO LALUAN TRAFIK TERKINI

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Info Laluan Trafik Terkini

INFO CUACA TERKINI

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Info Cuaca Terkini

AMARAN KUNING BANJIR

Sila buat persiapan untuk bergerak serta-merta sekiranya MARES dipanggil untuk memberi bantuan.

73 de
9w2fd

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=1115&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Timur&pg=wt_01.htm

Siap sedia hadapi banjir
Oleh ZAMZURINA AHMAD
utusanpahang@utusan.com.my

KUANTAN 14 Nov. - Jabatan Meteorologi Pahang menasihatkan penduduk
di beberapa daerah negeri ini supaya bersiap sedia dan berjaga-jaga
berikutan hujan lebat diramalkan bermula esok hingga Khamis ini.

Pengarahnya, Md. Kamsan Hamdan berkata, pada Khamis lepas, pihaknya
telah mengeluarkan amaran kuning iaitu nasihat berikutan hujan
sederhana dan kadangkala lebat yang boleh menyebabkan banjir.

Beliau berkata, antara daerah yang dikenal pasti akan berlakunya
banjir ialah Kuantan, Maran, Rompin, Temerloh, Rompin dan kawasan
rendah yang sering berlaku banjir.

''Bagaimanapun, kita akan sentiasa berjaga-jaga dan mempertingkatkan
arahan kepada amaran jingga dan merah jika hujan masih berlarutan,"
katanya kepada pemberita sempena Kempen Kesedaran Awam- Mengenai Cuaca
Ekstrem, Gempa Bumi dan Tsunami di sini hari ini.
Akhbar hari ini melaporkan Jabatan Meteorologi mengeluarkan amaran
kemungkinan banjir di kawasan rendah di Pahang dan Johor berikutan
hujan lebat dijangka berterusan sehingga pagi ini.

Menurut Md. Kamsan, amaran awal yang dikeluarkan tidak akan berkesan
sepenuhnya tanpa adanya kesedaran awam terhadap bahaya bencana cuaca
ekstrem seperti banjir, gempa bumi dan tsunami.

''Oleh itu kami mengharapkan kesedaran dan kerjasama daripada
masyarakat agar dapat mengurangkan risiko kehilangan nyawa dan
kemusnahan harta-benda," jelasnya.

Dalam pada itu, pihaknya telah meletakkan alat pengesan tsunami di
pantai Teluk Chempedak di sini bagi membolehkan orang ramai membuat
persediaan menghadapi bencana alam itu.

''Sekiranya berlaku gempa bumi di laut dan menunjukkan tanda-tanda
tsunami maka siren yang dipasang akan berbunyi dan terus dikesan ke ibu
pejabat.
''Dalam tempoh 15 minit, maklumat tersebut akan dihebahkan kepada
orang ramai supaya bersiap sedia menghadapinya dan bantuan akan segera
disalurkan," jelasnya.

AWAS: Situasi amaran banjir di Kelantan

Memandangkan musim hujan telah mula tiba, disarankan anda memantau laman maklumat amaran banjir untuk setiap negeri yang berkenaan. Disertakan di sini laporan paras air sungai dan empangan di Kelantan. Maklumat untuk negeri-negeri yang lain boleh juga dicapai melalui laman yang sama.

Untuk makluman dan tindakan anda.

73 de 9W2FD
Emergency Response Team

http://infobanjir.water.gov.my/waterlevel_page.cfm?state=KEL

Trima kasih kepada 9W2FD di atas info ini de 9W2AAM

KUASAI SOP ANDA DENGAN BETUL

Memandangkan terdapat ramai rakan ham yang seringkali melakukan kesilapan dalam QSO, maka sepatutnya kita kongsikan ilmu untuk pemahaman dan keselesaan bersama.

Sebutan Maksud / Merujuk kepada / Disebut

Lima Lima
Land Line atau Line Location
(Talian Tetap Permis, Contoh bermula dengan 03 xxxxxxxx, 04 xxxxxxxx dan sebagainya)

Loceng Terbang
atau lebih baik dipanggil Handphone. Contoh bermula dengan 012 xxxxxxx, 013 xxxxxxx dan sebagainya)

Cheerio ( Bahasa Latin) Selamat Tinggal / Bye Bye
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cheerio

Jalopy (American) Kenderaan bukan disebut Canopy
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jalopy

Fundamental - Tempat kelahiran / ibubapa

Harmonic- Anak-anak

XYL - Isteri

SIGN OFF - bukannya disebut Time OFF -bermaksud Keluar dari frekuensi @ jalur

Salt Mine - bukannya Dot My - untuk bermaksud Tempat kerja

Rubber Duckie -Antenna Handie (Flexible Whipe Antenna)

73 - Seven Three / Tujuh Tiga - bukan disebut "Tujuh Puluh Tiga"

Eyeball / QSO / Round Table
Pertemuan secara bersemuka/ QSO bersemuka

Nama Tempat

Gunakan sebutan biasa untuk tempat dan tidak perlu menggunakan sebutan Phonetics.
Contoh 1: sebutan Kuala Lumpur / KL terus sebut Kuala Lumpur / KL tak perlu sebut Kilo Lima atau Kilo Tango untuk nama tempat Kuala Terengganu.

Penggunaan istilah 'Portable' / 'Base' / 'Mobile'

Perlu dipastikan bahawa istilah 'Base' dinyatakan bilamana kita memancar di alamat yang tertera pada AA sama ada menggunakan 'Rig Handy ' atau 'Mobile Rig'.
Istilah 'Portable' boleh digunakan bilamana kita memancar di luar dari alamat pada AA. Jika kita bermobile dan menggunakan 'Rig Handy' sekalipun - disebut juga sebagai 'Mobile' dan apakala kita berhenti dalam masa yang lama - disebut sebagai 'Portable'. (Rujuk Guideline For Amateur Radio In Malaysia - MCMC)

QSY - disebut bilamana untuk berubah @ bertukar Frekuensi dan berbeza dengan
QRD - disebut bilamana menuju ke suatu lokasi / tempat
QRX- berhenti memancar (TX) buat seketika dalam jangka waktu / masa yang dinyatakan, sama ada QRX 2 minit atau jangka masa selebihnya.
QRT -berhenti memancar (TX dan RX) dan mungkin switch off radio.
PTT - Press To Talk (Tekan Untuk Bercakap)

Dipetik dari : http://putrappkn.blogspot.com/

Australian hams prepare for disasters

With the weather bringing disasters to many parts of the Asia/Oceania Regions, we should reflect on the importance of our hobby in a greater scheme.

Going by news reports, there is severe flooding in southern India and the Phillipines, earth quake damage in Sumatra and tsunami devestation in Samoa and Tonga with such immense human costs.

According to Jim Linton, VK3PC, on the WIA web site, local radio amateurs are definitely involved in support roles in Indonesia and the Phillipines.

It is to meet the demands of such crises that the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conferences have been convened. These annual meetings have drawn on the previous S.E. Asian tsunami and the Chinese earthquakes and the outcomes are being reviewed through at least two United Nations Agencies.

The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) has a committee developing a basic training course for emergency communications which will provide a consistent level of skills to those completing the course satisfactorily.

What this means is that as all grades of licence in Australia have access to HF frequencies and even with poor sun spot numbers, some of the countries affected by natural disaster are closer to northern VK-land than our major cities are to each other, we radio amateurs can assist in message handling and support.

The reality is that our hobby is international in reach.
Can we touch another, in time of need?

Geoff Emery VK4ZPP

Source: http://www.southgatearc.org/