ASTRA CENTRAL MEGA EYEBALL ‘MORIB’ 5 July

DATE : 05 & 06 JULY 2008 (SATURDAY & SUNDAY)
LOCATION : PANTAI MORIB
ACTIVITIES : CAMPING, BBQ, DXing, FREE & EASY
COST : RM10 PER PAX (This cost is for seafood BBQ)
CALLING CHANNEL : V40 (145.500 MHz)
This Mega Eyeball is organised by Rekreasi ASTRA Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
For more information please contact 9W2MUC Syahrul Nizam at hpno 012 336 7735 or 9w2muc@gmail.com

RAE CLASS LAST MINUTE REVISION SUNDAY 22 JUNE

RAE preparatory class will be held this SUNDAY 22 JUNE 2008 from 10 am till 4 p.m. Location at No 3D, Jalan PJS 1/48 (Previously Jalan Petaling Utama) Batu 7 Off Jalan Kelang Lama Petaling Utama (next to England Optical Group) Fees: RM20 to cover costs of the room and printed materials. THOSE TAKING THE EXAM YOUR LAST CHANCE TO PREPARE. Hope to see you there.
qsp from 9W2SBS

Chinese Officials Give Kudos to Amateur Radio Operators

As disaster recovery efforts continue following the earthquake in the Wenchuan area of China's Sichuan province on May 12, China's Information Office of the State Council reports that the death toll has reached 67,183 persons as of May 27. Communications in some of the surrounding areas were cut off, and communications in some other areas experienced network congestion due to drastically increased traffic. According to the Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA) -- the Chinese IARU Member-Society -- Chinese government officials and the news media have recognized that when communications failed after the earthquake, Amateur Radio operators stepped in to provide vital links.
CRSA designated 14.270, 7.050 and 7.060 MHz for emergency communications use during the quake, but these frequencies are now no longer restricted for this use; however, should a severe aftershock occur, CRSA said it will make the call for them to be kept clear again.
On Monday, May 26, China Central Television (CCTV) reported that, "When all other communication means failed, Amateur Radio operators came out! An Amateur Radio emergency communication network was set up, and one of the commanders, Liu Hu [BG8AAS], called for Amateur Radio operators on air to provide services for disaster relief."

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Local Event : THANK YOU to Amateur Radio volunteers at NCSM “Relay For Life”.

Below our Amateur radio team in parade & at exhibition booth


A big thank you to Amateur Radio volunteers from various clubs for helping out with communications as well as participating and assisting in exhibition booth at NCSM “Relay for Life”. It was our first joint event providing communication and a successful one with more then 60 HAM members at the event. Despite a few minor hitches all went well and most of all we enjoyed ourselves. Members took their own initiative in solving problems and most of all we learnt how to work as a team and improve our skills in communication.

Communication volunteer


Well done also goes to Mike Khor 9W2MKK for completing the “cycling for charity” from Taiping to Bukit Jalil. Glad to have you back !.

Below pic Fellow Comm Volunteer welcome our cyclist 9W2MKK (Mike)


A 2 Meter net was conducted at 9PM on MARTS 9M2RKK with more than 22 HAMs checked in followed by 2 Meter net on MARES 9M4RES at 10PM with 30 members checked in to make their wishes towards the Cancer relay event and to fellow member at the event.
2 meter net on 9m2rkk and 9m4res at comm centre


BBQ for the comm volunteers at 1 am.

Comm volunteer getting free medical check up at medic tent


Below are some Photos taken by HAMs and SWL at the event. Please give time for pictures to be downloaded to view slide shows. Have fun viewing them! we will update from time to time.


Photos courtesy of 9w2mik

Photos courtesy of 9w2ccw

Photos courtesy of 9w2lyz

Photos courtesy of 9w2scm - For this link please browse through the 5 albums under relay for life Kl2008 title "crowd", "cycling", " celebraties walk", " taking a break" and " luminaria"