Improve English the ham radio way

PASIR MAS: It was a new experience for the students of SMK Tendong, Pasir Mas, who were introduced to the world of ham radio or amateur radio and its potential of helping them to improve their spoken English.

They were given the opportunity to listen to a live conversation between astronauts from the International Space Satellite and the base centre.

And they had their English teacher Yong Guan Chiong, who is a ham radio member, to thank for finding a novel way to help his students learn the English language.

The students also had the opportunity to communicate with a ham radio user in Kota Kinabalu.

“I am trying a different approach to get my students to be interested in ham radio, which is actually a good hobby.

Cool tech: Students of SMK Tendong in Pasir Mas trying out the ham radio equipment a guided by Yong (left).

“To communicate with those around the world you must master English.

“The mechanics of the ham radio is also related to Science and Mathematics,” said Yong.

Student Suriani Yusuf, 15, said she was amazed to hear the astronauts talking to each other.

“I never thought such a small radio could catch the live conversation between the astronauts in space and the base centre on Earth.

“I will certainly join the amateur radio community to learn more about this hobby,” she said while listening intently to the ham radio belonging to Yong.

Kamarul Zaman Abdullah, 17, who is a member of the Red Crescent, said he knew a lot about ham radio.

He added that he was also aware that ham radio was the only communication available during the Aceh tsunami tragedy.

Many thanks to Kuda Kayu de 9w2aam

RADIO AMATEUR EXAMINATION 2009-1

Pursuant to Regulation 26(2) of the Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) will be holding the Radio Amateur Examination on 24 June 2009. Interested individuals aged 14 and above on the examination date are invited to sit for the examination. Details of the examination are as follows:

Examination Center (Regions): Central, Northern, Southern,Eastern, Sabah and Sarawak

Examination Date & Time: 24 June 2009at 2:00 PM

Closing Date: 17 April 2009 at 5:00 PM

Please surf at this site:

http://www.skmm.gov.my/ViewWhatIsNew.asp?cc=72495676&winrid=8848209
http://www.skmm.gov.my/Admin/WhatIsNew/CCD09/RAE_2009_1_notification.pdf

AL FATIHAH

Assalammualaikum buat semua warga GO (Gunung Online)

Saya mendapat berita sedih dari 9W2FD, sahabat Suraya kita telah kembali mengadap Illahi pagi tadi setelah terlibat dalam satu kemalangan jalan raya di kawasan Tapah semasa dalam perjalanan pulang dari tugas sukarelawan SAR Yong Yap di Lojing ke Kuala Lumpur. berikut alamat arwah;

No 5 Jln Subang Permai 12,
Desa Subang Permai
40150 Shah Alam

Al-Fatihah.

Semoga Rohnya di cucuri Rahmat

Jasa dan bakti arwah tidak akan dilupakan de 9w2aam

RADIO AMATUR

Apa Itu Mares?

MARES adalah nama singkatan kepada Malaysian Amateur Radio Emergency Service society atau Persatuan Perkhidmatan Kecemasan Radio Amatur Malaysia. Angota-angota Mares terdiri dari pengemar Radio Amatur.

Apakah Tujuan Dan Matlamat MARES?

Menyediakan perkhidmatan komunikasi dari sumber tindakbalas yang luas semasa keadaan kecemasan dan bencana alam saperti banjir besar, angin puting beliung, kemalangan yang mengancam ramai nyawa, kebakaran dalam bentuk besar/luas dan insiden hazmat kepada kapal terbang terhempas sehingga jalur komunikasi biasa samaada tidak berfungsi atau sudah terlalu padat kegunaanya. Menyediakan sistem interegasi komunikasi kecemasan antara jabatan kerajaan saperti Bomba & Penyelamat, Jabatan Pertahanan Awam (JPA3), PDRM, Bulan Sabit, Hospital, TUDM, DCA dan lain-lain lagi yang terlibat dalam kerja-kerja mencari dan menyelamat (SAR) Matlamat disini adalah untuk menyediakan satu sistem komunikasi yang efisyen.
Menggalakkan perkembangan am sains dan penggunaan Komunikasi Radio / Satelit & Digital disemua peringkat masyarakat tidak mengira umur, pangkat atau keturunan terutama sekali kepada golongan penuntut-penuntut sekolah, Kolej, IPT dan juga golongan remaja secara tidak langsung. Mares membantu kerajaan menuju wawasan 2020 dan menyediakan remaja yang berkualiti.

Mengeratkan tali silatul rahim antara ahli2 Radio Amatur Malaysia tidak mengira bangsa agama dan keturunan sesuai dengan etika Radio Amatur.

Apa itu RADIO AMATUR?

Radio Amatur ataupun juga dikenali “Radio Amateur / Ham Radio” ialah satu hobi berkenaan membina,menguji-kaji dan berkomunikasi melalui radio, satelit, digital dll. Pengguna-pengguna radio amatur ini saling berhubungan dengan rakan-rakan mereka di seluruh dunia melalui beberapa set-set frekuensi radio yang telah ditetapkan. Di Malaysia terdapat lebih kurang 1,200 pengemar Radio Amatur yang berlesen. Untuk mendapatkan lesen Radio Amatur seseorang itu harus menduduki ujian Radio Amatur yang di kendalikan oleh Suruhanjaya Muntimedia Dan Komunikasi Malaysia. Terdapat lebih 100,000 Radio Amatur di Amarika, Jepun , Indonesia, Thailand dll Ahli2 Radio Amatur telah banyak membantu dalam Komunikasi Kecemasan contoh bila berlaku banjir besar, Gempa Bumi, kejadian 11 Sep WTC di Amerika dan lain-lain lagi


Siapa yang boleh membantu saya?

Kelab-kelab Radio Amatur terdapat diseluruh Malaysia dan bersedia untuk membantu anda antaranya ialah.

1. MARES (Malaysian Amateur Radio Emergency Service)
2. Di Utara ialah ASTRA (Persatuan Radio Amatur Utara Melayu Semenanjung Malaysia)
3. Di KL kita ada MARTS yang telah lama berdaftar iaitu semenjak tahun 1952 ia itu satu-satunya badan induk yang telah banyak membantu ahli2 radio amatur berurusan dengan pihak berwajib (Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society)
4. Di KL ada juga Kelab Radio Amatur Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia
5. Di Sabah (Sabah Amateur Radio Club)
6. Di Sarawak (Sarawak Amateur Radio Club)
7. Di Negeri Sembilan (NESRAC)
8. Di Johor (JASRA)
9. Di Pahang (PERAMAH)
10. Di Terengganu (PEMANCAR)
11. Di Kelantan (ASTRA, MARTS, MARES)

PERAMAH MASUK TV!!!!!!!!

Jom saksikan rakan PERAMAH dalam TV1

Terima kasih kepada 9W2MZL

RST Signal Report

A good system to indicate signal quality has been around for some time. The three numbers below suggest signal quality, signal strength and tone quality. That last number is only for CW operations while the first two are used to evaluate both CW and SSB signals.

You will hear something similar used for PSK31 signals. In this case, the signal strength is the most interesting attribute.

During some quick contests, you will often hear voice operators giving 59 reports regardless of the actual signal quality. Some contests require the signal report as part of the exchange, but operators have grown tired of these kind of requirements so they routinely just say “you’re 59″ and move on.

R = Readability:
R 1 - Unreadable
R 2 - Barely readable, some words occasionally distinguishable
R 3 - Readable, but with considerable difficulty
R 4 - Readable with practically no difficulty
R 5 - Perfectly readable

S = Signal Strength:
S 1 - Faint signal, barely perceptible
S 2 - Very weak signal
S 3 - Weak signal
S 4 - Fair signal
S 5 - Fairly good signal
S 6 - Good signal
S 7 - Moderately strong signal
S 8 - Strong signal
S 9 - Extremely strong signal

T = CW TONE
T 1 - 50 / 60 hertz a.c., very rough & broad
T 2 - Very rough a.c., harsh & broad
T 3 - Rough a.c. tone, rectified but not filtered
T 4 - Rough note, some trace of filtering
T 5 - Filtered rectified a.c. but strongly ripple-modulated
T 6 - Filtered tone, definite trace of ripple modulation
T 7 - Near pure tone, trace of ripple modulation
T 8 - Near perfect tone, slight trace of modulation
T 9 - Pure Tone, no trace of ripple or modulation of any kind

Source: Ham Help Desk

OPERASI MENCARI DAN MENYELAMAT DI GUNUNG YONG YAP

URGENT! Segera! Segera!

Satu operasi mencari dan menyelamat (SAR) telah dilancarkan bagi mengesan seorang pendaki gunung yang hilang di sekitar Kawasan Gunung Yong Yap di Sempadan Perak dan Kelantan.

MARES telah diminta memberikan bantuan komunikasi kepada agensi-agensi yang terlibat dalam misi SAR berkenaan.

Mana-mana rakan ham, tidak kira dari kelab/persatuan radio amatur mana sekalipun, adalah dijemput untuk membantu misi berkenaan.

Harap dapat berhubung dengan Hazali (9W2ZLH) di 012 658 1926 untuk mendapatkan keterangan lanjut.

de: SAVING LIVES THROUGH THE AIRWAVES

Nelayan dikesan guna peralatan buatan Thailand, China

TUMPAT: Kegiatan mengguna peralatan set radio dua hala atau radio amatur yang tidak mempunyai kelulusan Sirim oleh nelayan negeri ini boleh menyebabkan mereka berdepan denda sehingga RM100,000 jika ditahan pihak berkuasa.

Jurucakap Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (SKMM) berkata walaupun nelayan terbabit menggunakan kelengkapan radio itu untuk tujuan perhubungan di tengah laut, namun pemilikan peralatan yang tidak diluluskan itu adalah satu kesalahan.

Katanya, pemeriksaan terhadap nelayan negeri ini mendapati mereka banyak menggunakan set radio perhubungan dua hala itu yang dibawa masuk dari Thailand dan China pada harga antara RM300 hingga RM400 satu set.

"Sebahagian besar nelayan tempatan menggunakan set radio amatur keluaran Thailand dan China untuk berhubung di tengah laut kerana harganya jauh lebih murah berbanding alatan yang diluluskan Sirim yang dijual pada harga antara RM2,000 hingga RM3,000.

"Kebanyakan nelayan tidak tahu yang penggunaan set radio amatur tanpa kelulusan boleh menyebabkan mereka didakwa didakwa mengikut Seksyen 239 Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 kerana memiliki, membekal atau menggunakan alatan komunikasi yang tidak mengikut standard ditetapkan.

"Jika disabitkan kesalahan, nelayan terbabit boleh dikenakan denda sehingga RM100,000 atau penjara dua tahun atau kedua-duanya sekali," katanya di sini, semalam.

Terdahulu, Pasukan Gerakan Marin Pengkalan Kubur diketuai Pegawai Pemerintahnya, Deputi Superintendan Tan Cheng San bersama wakil SKMM dari Cyberjaya menjalankan pemeriksaan terhadap penggunaan set radio amatur oleh lebih 10 bot nelayan.

Pemeriksaan dijalankan di Jeti Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia (LKIM) dekat Geting, dekat sini mendapati sebahagian besar bot terbabit menggunakan set radio amatur buatan Thailand dan China yang kualitinya tidak terjamin.

Sementara itu, Tan berkata, pemeriksaan yang dilakukan pihaknya sebelum ini mendapati kebanyakan nelayan tempatan menggunakan peralatan komunikasi buatan luar yang tidak diluluskan kerajaan.

Sehubungan itu, beliau berkata, pihaknya membuat aduan kepada pihak SKMM supaya segera membuat pemantauan dan memeriksa sendiri bot yang ditahan.

"Lebih 10 bot yang diperiksa didapati menggunakan peralatan tanpa lesen dan permit, biasanya kita mudah mengesan bot nelayan yang menggunakan peralatan tanpa kelulusan berdasarkan antena di atas bot yang mereka gunakan," katanya.

Source: Berita Harian

Hams in Australia Assist with Massive Brushfires

In the Australian state of Victoria, Amateur Radio operators have been activated to provide communications links into towns that have had their normal communications destroyed by the bushfires that have decimated the state. Members of the Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network in Victoria (WICEN (Vic)) -- Australia's version of ARES® -- were activated on February 8, with members being deployed to areas with loss of power and other facilities.

According to the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) -- that country's IARU Member-Society -- authorities and resources in Victoria have been "stretched to the limit." WICEN has been on high alert since the fires started on January 28. On February 11, WICEN (Vic) Secretary Mark Dods, VK3XMU, said, "It now appears that WICEN's role in this emergency is going to be a long hard marathon over an extended period."

World Amateur Radio Day to Recognize Amateur Radio's Role in Disaster Communications

Each year on April 18, radio amateurs celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. On that day in 1925, 84 years ago, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded. In 2009, the theme of the event is Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency Communication.

"It is not by coincidence that last year's meeting of the IARU Administrative Council (AC) chose this subject at this time," said IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communication Hans Zimmermann, F5VKP/HB9AQS. "While the Amateur Radio Service has traditionally made its contributions to emergency and disaster response ever since its very beginnings almost 100 years ago, this role has gained a lot of importance just in the recent past."

Citing the fact that natural, as well as manmade disasters are on the rise, Zimmermann pointed out that today's modern communication technologies are "increasingly complex, infrastructure-dependent and therefore also increasingly vulnerable. The Amateur Radio Service puts two equally valuable assets at its disposal for emergency and disaster prevention, preparedness and response: A large number of very flexible and mostly infrastructure-independent, local, national, regional and global networks, and a large number of skilled operators, who know how to communicate with often very limited means and to establish communications even under the most difficult circumstances."

Zimmermann said that the tools available to Amateur Radio operators "range from the most robust means such as battery-operated stations operating in Morse code, to links through Amateur Radio satellites and interconnectivity with the Internet, in voice, text, image and data modes. They range from local VHF networks of fixed, mobile and portable stations to shortwave networks that span the globe. All these networks are operated on a daily basis by men and women who are thoroughly familiar with their technology and their intricacies."

Saying that "telecommunications have become a commodity that society takes for granted," Zimmermann stated that "The sudden loss of that service is often felt in a similar way to the loss of shelter, food and medical support. When disasters occur in regions that do not have good coverage by public networks -- or when existing communications infrastructures have just been disrupted or destroyed by such events -- the Amateur Radio Service comes to the rescue. Amateur Radio operators provide communications for the rescuers and relief workers and their organizations and they help to provide communications for those affected by a disaster."

Zimmermann continued: "In fact, contributions to emergency and disaster relief are a major argument for the preservation and the extension of the privileges the Amateur Radio Service enjoys in international and national regulations. This is one of the reasons why more and more Amateur Radio operators -- through their clubs and their national societies -- prepare very seriously for their role in emergencies; however, their skills can be put to use only if they are known by other first responders. Effective response to emergencies can only occur with the work of volunteers in all the various fields, from search and rescue to medical assistance and those who can provide food and shelter. Communication skills are a new, but equally vital commodity."

Source: http://www.arrl.org/

Gerhana bulan penumbra

Orang ramai di seluruh Malaysia berpeluang menyaksikan gerhana bulan penumbra pada Isnin ini selama empat jam bermula 8.39 malam.

Agensi Angkasa Negara (Angkasa) dalam satu kenyataan berkata gerhana itu gerhana penumbra paling mudah dilihat dengan mata kasar (boleh dilihat di semua negeri) kerana 89.9 peratus daripada cakera bulan berada di bayang penumbra bumi ketika fasa maksimum.

“Secara amnya gerhana bulan akan berlaku ketika fasa bulan penuh dan pada masa sama bulan melintasi bayang bumi.

“Gerhana ini akan bermula dengan fasa satu (penumbra) jam 8.39 malam waktu Malaysia. Gerhana maksimum pula akan berlaku jam 10.38 malam dengan bulan akan keluar sepenuhnya dari bayang penumbra bumi (fasa empat) jam 12.38 tengah malam,” katanya, semalam.

Source: Harian Metro

Jom mai ramai-ramai tengok gerhana bulan penumbra de 9w2aam

KEPUTUSAN RAE DAH KELUAR!!!!!!

Tahniah kepada yang LULUS.
Kepada yang tidak berjaya, jangan putus asa. RAE akan datang lagi pada pertengahan tahun.

Sila klik kat sini untuk tengok keputusan RAE.
http://www.skmm.gov.my/


73