HAMFEST 2010

Hamfest 2010 akan berlangsung di Tapak Menara Kuala Lumpur pada 30-31 Julai hingga 1 Ogos 2010.

Tujuan diadakan Hamfest yang pertama ini adalah untuk memberi pendedahan kepada orang ramai berkenaan dengan konsep penggunaa Radio Dua Hala semasa aman dan bencana di Malaysia.

Berbagai aktiviti akan diajalankan semasa Hamfest tersebut antaranya;

a. Aktiviti Skill-Stations – Pengenalan kepada Radio Komunikasi, Berkomunikasi di frekunsi VHF dan HF. Menaikan antenna diapole HF, Mempelajari teknik navigasi dan bacaan peta.

b. Fox Hunting – Mencari lokasi pemancar beacon dengan menggunakan teknik pencarian melalui Radio Dua-Hala.

c. Distance Contact Contest (DX COntest) – Mendapatkan contact rakan-rakan Amatur di seluruh dunia.

Maklumat lanjut hubungi penganjur Azli Paat 019-3398905 azlipaat@gmail.com dan urusetia LT. (B) Khairul Annuar 014-2256729.

website http://www.hamfest.my/

Early Ham Radio – Hardy Boys

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I’ve had a couple people email links to a wonderful 1930’s movie clip where the Andy Hardy Series featured Amateur Radio.

[EDIT - 13MAR10 - Please see the comments & links where Ron W6AZ provides clarity that this came from the "Andy Hardy" series, not the similar sounding but different "Hardy Boys" series. The Permalink URL is technically incorrect by associating the film clip with the wrong series. Thank you Ron W6AZ for the correct information!]

For your enjoyment:

Amateur Radio Operators Take Part In Exercise

Amateur radio operators continue to play a vital role in supplying communications during emergency situations.

Members of the Ashland Area Amateur Radio Club gathered in the Emergency Operations Center at the Ashland County Sheriff's Office in taking part in the hazardous materials and severe weather functional exercise.

Amateur radio operator Jeff Hardman says amateur radio operators are only amateur in the sense they're not paid for their services and are strictly volunteers.

But he says they consider themselves professional amateur radio operators.

International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend

A total of 100 registrations have been received so far at the website illw.net for this year's event on the weekend of the 21st and 22nd of August, Jim Linton VK3PC reports.

"It will be the 11th annual weekend run by Scotland's Ayr Amateur Radio Group GM0AYR.

The registrations to date are from 19 countries with nearly half of them from Germany and Australia who always strongly support this fun event.

Other countries include Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Honduras, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, USA and Wales.

It's only early days and organisers of the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, the Ayr Amateur Radio Group, are hopeful that with improved HF propagation the record of 442 registrations set last year could be beaten.

To register or check out the lighthouses already registered, visit the official website illw.net

Jim Linton VK3PC

Source: http://www.southgatearc.org

Attention All Amateurs...

Radio Club de Chile Lists Emergency Frequencies, E-mail Address (Mar 6, 2010) -- Radio Club de Chile ( RCCH ) President Dr Galdino Besomi, CE3PG, reports that the situation in Chile is “very complex” as the country suffers aftershocks registering 6.0 or higher after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on February 27. “Red Chilena Nor Austral de Servicio ( RECNA ) and RCCH networks are working in coordination whit the Army of Chile, handling information about people localization, condition of roads and support for the emergency administration,” IARU Region 2 (Area G) Emergency Coordinator Jorge Sierra, LU1AS, told he ARRL. He has asked the amateur community to keep the following frequencies free from non-essential, emergency traffic: 14.200, 7.050, 7.095 and 3.738 MHz. “Other frequencies could be in use, especially on 40 meters. Before using any frequency it is very important to make sure it’s free,” he advised. The RCCH has set up an e-mail address where people can request information concerning people affected by the earthquakes.

Source: http://www.arrl.org

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 ...

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