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."

more info at this link ....Continue

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"

2 meter Net on Sat 31 May 9pm on 9M2RKK and 10 pm on 9M4RES. Check in for Cancer Relay for Life.

Cancer doesnt sleep! ........... Amateur Radio team going to join them to walk the relay track all night until morning! We will keep everyone awake with our radio until the closing lap! good luck guys!

Two days to go!!! If you have nothing to do this weekend. Join us at the national cancer society "Relay for Life". Many HAM members will be there to eyeball and participate in the event.

HAM members from various clubs will be there to assist in communication and promote Amateur Radio jointly. There will be a Amateur Radio exhibition booth at the center marquee of the Bukit Jalil MSN training stadium. Entry fee is $10 per person and children below 12yrs is free. Registration open until midnight. Most of us will be there until morning. Currently, there are 20 HAM Communication volunteers and 30 HAM participants and more in the team events

Date : Saturday 31 may 2008
Time: 4 PM (to 10 am next morning.)

More information on :
http://www.cancer.org.my/

There will be many activities and competition for the family, fun and games for children. Fellow HAM member 9W2MKK who is cycling for charity from Taiping to Bukit Jalil will be arriving about 5 PM on that day.

A 2 Meter net will be held at 9 PM on 9M2RKK and 10 PM on 9M4RES to create awareness amongst members. Members can check in and make a wish towards their family and friends lost or suffering from cancer. Our Pak Dollah 9M2DS will be net controller for that day. Please stay tune to RKK all night after midnight .....we will be there to stay awake.

Come and give your support and have fun at the same time.
See you there!

Below is last year relay for life 2007 picture


Relay for Life program Part 1

Relay for life program Part 2

Amateur Radio team program - Ham members check this out!

LOCAL EVENT : HAM MEMBER 9W2MKK JOINS TZUO HANN AND FRIENDS TO CYCLE AND RAISE FUND FOR NATIONAL CANCER SOCIETY

Law Tzuo Hann, who cycled all the way back to Malaysia from US after his graduation, is now embarking on another bike ride, this time raising funds for the National Cancer Society's Relay for Life event happening on 31 May 2008. Tzuo Hann, along with some 20 friends and cycling enthusiasts, will be cycling from Taiping to Bkt Jalil, where the Relay for Life event is being held. The group is hoping to arrive in time for the official start of the event at around 5pm.

Our fellow HAM member, 9W2MKK Mike Khor, who lost his father to cancer, will be cycling together with them in their bid to raise money for the National Cancer Society.

The planned route:
1st Day, Thursday 29 May-- Taiping, Simpang,Kg Kualla Terung,Pantai Remis, Damai Laut, Lumut
2nd Day, Friday 30 May -- Lumut, Hutang Melintang, Sabak Bernam, Sekinchan,
3rd Day, Saturday 31 -- Sekinchan, Kapar, Klang, Kesas Highway and Bukit Jalil stadium.

This is the planned route and may be subject to changes nearer to the event.
Fellow HAMs can meet up with 9W2MKK along the route to give support for this good cause. We also hope to QSO with him on the National Link as he makes his way to KL. Please tune in to MARTS National Link during this time to QSO with Mike. Let's join hands in applauding our HAM member for making this effort towards a good cause. If you wish to meet 9w2mkk along the route please email to me 9w2axe@gmail.com.

If any one would like to donate, they can do so by making their cheques payable to "National Cancer Society Malaysia".

Below is a picture of 9w2mkk cycling

LOCAL NEWS: MARTS RACES TEAM ASSISTED IN COMMUNICATION TO RESCUE LOST CLIMBERS IN GUNUNG LEDANG ON 19 MAY.

May 1 2008, NorthJohor MARTS organised an (RACES) Emergency Communication Drill attended by hams from Segamat, Muar, Melaka, representatives from NESRAC and JASRA.
Hams were given an exposure on how important it is for hams to know how to set up a portable station. Elmers, 9M2WT, 9M2DA, 9M2FX and 9M2KMA were at hand to give hams some pointers. Hams present were given a basic description emergency communication protocol... dos and don'ts

Teams of hams were then sent to various parts of Bukit Kepong and from their locations, they sent messages back to base and to each other. By the end of the day, some teams were asking for more. So more will come in future.

18 days later... May 19, 2008..12 noon...our RACES practise were put to use.... NorthJohor MARTS received a call from Moi Adventure (Moi Adventure is a Gunung Ledang mountain guide/trekker group). Moi Adventure and NorthJohor have been planning an SAR Emergency Communication Exercise on the montains for hams. 40 trekkers have shown interests to be hams. This call told us that 6 climbers were lost since May 18.

Within 2 hours, we were at Sagil police station which was made the operation office. As we arrived... the police offficer in-charge requested our help to provide communication for the rescuers. Immediately we set up a communication centre at the Sagil police station with 9M2DA acting as Emergency Coordinator (EC) and activated our RACES protocol with fellow hams from Segamat, Muar and Melaka rushing in with their equipments and 4-wheel jalopies. Rescuers involved in the SAR were Bomba, JPA3 and Moi Adventure trekkers.
By 1600hrs rescue teams accompanied by hams moved up to scan the mountains.
We set up 3 more portable stations forming a parameter to monitor the rescuers. Hams stayed up as long as there were still rescuers in the mountains and the rescuers were up in the mountains until dawn!

At 4am, May 20, a ham with one of the rescue team manage to spot a fire on one of the peaks. They contacted the climbers and confirmed it was their signal. Finally, the climbers were found at 9.20am.

Many were impressed with our communication methods. Climbers' parents who monitored the rescue at our station were thankful so were the rescuers.

Moi Adventure and NorthJohor MARTS will still continue with our plans to hold an SAR Emergency Communication Exercise. It would probably take 2 days but it will be nothing compared to real live situations

QSP from 9W2PCK