Dear Friends....

MARTS Central is proud to bring you our first piece of merchandise - the car windscreen sticker. With this, we hope to build comradeship among MARTS members in the Central Region with sightings and QSOs on the road...

Here's how the sticker will look like...



Each sticker will be priced at:
~ RM8 (as shown) or
~ RM10 (with callsign printed in the white box)
(Sticker dimensions : 5 inches by 3.5 inches)

We hope to have the stickers ready for sale at our next eyeball session. Customisation will need some time, so advanced orders are encouraged.

If you would like to place an order, you can email us at altlyz@gmail.com with the following details:
~ Email Subject: MARTS Central Car Windscreen Sticker
~ Your Name / Callsign
~ Customisation: Yes / No
~ No of Stickers

We look forward to your support which we precede with a million thanks!

This is the latest list of who have ordered :-

9W2GL - 5 pieces
9W2ISH - 2 pieces
9W2LYZ - 1 piece
9W2ALT - 1 piece
9W2MIK - 2 pieces
9W2ZSH - 2 pieces
9W2TQQ - 2 pieces
9W2SSJ - 4 pieces
9W2BSR - 2 pieces
9W2AXE - 4 pieces
9W2BIL - 2 pieces
9W2ELY - 1 piece
9W2ZIZ - 2 pieces
9W2ICE - 2 pieces
9W2ZED - 3 pieces
9M2CJ - 2 pieces
9M2DS - 1 piece
9W2LL - 1 piece
9W2VXP - 1 piece
9W2BPY - 2 pieces
9W2FRR - 1 piece
9W2PKR - 1 piece
9W2KBS - 1 piece
9W2MUC - 2 pieces
9W2LJS - 1 piece
9W2AZX - 3 pieces
9W2AXN - 2 pieces
9W2RYZ - 1 piece
9W2OBR - 1 piece
9W2XI - 3 pieces
9W2DTR - 2 pieces
9M2YYY - 1 piece

Thanks for the support. We will still receive orders. Please send your orders to altlyz@gmail.com.. List will be updated once new order receive.

MARTS EGM

We wish to inform that on the 9th August 2008, MARTS will have their Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) which will be held at Hotel Sri Malaysia, Bayan Baru, Penang. Hope that everybody could attend the EGM.

Hotel Seri Malaysia
7, Jalan Mayang Pasir 2
Bayan Baru
11950 Bayan Lepas
Penang

We hope we could raise a few issue with the National Councel on behalf of Central Region. Please give us feedbacks on what issue that we could raise on that day.

-73-

9W2ISH

Selangor Fox Hunt

Thank you to everyone who came participate & supported the event. Altho only 8 teams participate, its was a well run event. Everything went well altho the organizers we abit late due some logistics problem. It's our first event & hope more to come. We learn for our mistakes and hope that to improve on it. Thank you again to everyone.

73

9W2ISH

Selangor Open Fox Hunt 2008

I hope its not too late to announce the upcoming Fox Hunt which will be held this comming 20/07/2008 at Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur. Its open to every HAM members & also SWLs.. If not participating, the will be a Q & A session on SOP & also anything to do with HAM Radio which will be conducted by 9M2DS.. There will also be a checking session for thoes who have problems with their rigs or cables.. For more info, kindly check out www.martscentral.blogspot.com for more infomation. Hope to see you guys there..

~73~

9W2ISH

Appointed by the people

Hi All

Dear friends,

The people who were elected :-

State Liaison Manager - 9W2SBS
Repeater Manager - 9M2CJ
Secretary - 9W2GL
Assistant Secretary - 9W2ISH
Events/Publicity Manager - Allen Tan 9W2ALT
Assistant Events/Publicity Manager - 9W2LYZ
Community Radio Services - 9W2AXE
Education Bureau - Advisors - 9M2DS,9M2CF
- Members - 9W2OBR, 9W2BSR

for more of this you may visit here.

Thanks Bob !!

73s de moderator

RAE Class - 22nd June 08

Those interested in attending the RAE class organised by 9W2sbs - state liason mgr & volunteers , pls register asap.

Remember that the 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.

Time will be from 10.00 a.m. till 4.00 p.m.

Limited seats are available as the class can accomodate 20 pax only.

Date: 22 June 2008.

Inform your friends and SWL's. Hope to see you there.

taken from martsmanager.blogspot.com or you may contact 9w2sbs via sms.



73s
de moderator

Election - 20th June 08

Dear friends,
We need your support this friday, do stop over to lend your support for this coming election

Remember !!! 20th of June 2008 2100H at Anis Putri 2. That is the date for the election of the State Liaison Manager for Selangor (including Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur). Nominations form will be made available from Tuesday next week at this site.

The above taken from martsmanager blog.

73s
de moderator

ICOM V8000 for sale (Item Sold)

For those who is interested, kindly call 9W2BSD via SMS. Item Sold.

mobile rig : ICOM V8000
ownership : 1 owner
Duration : 10 months

Asking for RM 500

Reason for selling : upgrading

Last Upper Hand

Dear friends,

9W2ICE - more commonly known to his friends as BOB tied the knot over the weekend. Congrats to the newly weds Bro Bob & Siti . May you be blessed & most certainly a blissful marriage.

Is the is the last time Bob has an upper hand in things to follow, we will have to wait and see .

73s
de moderator

ps. will try to hijack a pic or two from the group of Ham photographers ..

Not again ....

Dear friends of RKK,

Yes! RKK Tx is dead and our repeater manager has send the unit back to Penang for repair.
Got a sms from 9M2CJ.

When is RKK coming back online? Your guess is as good as mine ...

73s
de moderator

Birthday gathering - 9M2DS

We are having a birthday bash for Pak dollah on 1st May at Nabila Restaurant at sec 16 PJ. Food and drinks $10 bucks each. Menu- Beriani ayam , Dalca , Beef rendang, Sayur Campur. We plan to give a small gift a pen set with engraving of marts logo. For his years of contribution to Marts and Amateur Radio Society. Estimated $300 any extra collection we shall donated to him. (about $10 each for gift). Please advice if you would like to join the makan and/or gift by email to me. Pak dollah has given a lot to us lets make it memmorable for him.

Thanks

Below short clip video with Pak dollah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdWSPUqjDTg

qsp from 9w2axe


- reply from 9w2ice

Hi to all,

First of all thanks to Azhar to organise Pak Dollah birthday, I think he will get all of our support. Count me in azhar for the makan and gift.Best we meet up this coming Friday at anis putri, and we can confirm on the no of pax that will be attending this great birthday bash for 9M2DS. Not forgetting its his 77th birthday. Thanks again..............73s

arshad iqbal

(9W2ICE)

so for all of us who would like to thank 9m2DS for all his contribution, i say to ye , Come join us
on 1st May 2008

73s
de moderate

Yes or No ?

Dear friends,

Not too long ago, 4th of April to be exact Marts News posted a relevant question. This is in line to the health of 9M2RKK. Question was - " In light years? " . The answer to your questions is as good as mine. However, hantu today indicated that Mart Council meeting approved the budget for the replacement of 9M2RKK's antenna & cables. However, this budget does not include installation of the antenna & cables - i wonder why?

This has brought renewed faith , speaking of myself , of the current council members of their trials and jubilation which by no means, did not meet with obstacle - having committee members who would just ain't contributing which led to further delays.

Syabas!! for the undying support rendered, not only to the central region and to the quest to bring forth changes & promoting Ham activities in Malaysia.

Just like the recent 'tusnami' in Malaysia, remember, it is the members who is boss.
Kindly continue to uphold your responsibility as a elected council member and our vote is for you.

Looking forward to a 'effective' 9M2RKK


Syabas!!!! once again.


de moderator

MARTS AGM 2008

MARTS will hold its AGM 2008 in Kota Bharu on April 26, 2008 at 10:00 hrs.

Bayu Melawi Chalet
Lot 3066 Kg Sungai Dua
Pantai Melawi
16300 Bachok
Kelantan

MARTS Kelantan State Council election will be held at 09:00 hrs at the same location.

ARDF antenna workshop and hunt, pre-AGM dinner (Kelantan delight), post-AGM buffet luncheon are on the final planning stage.

More details inlcuding accommodation will be available online and by mail to members.

Lance M T Lai, 9W2LAI
Honorary Secretary 2007-2008
Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society


qsp from State Liaison Mgr - 9w2sbs

1st RAE for 2008

Latest from MCMC web site:


RADIO AMATEUR EXAMINATION 2008-1
NOTIFICATION

Closing Date
25 April 2008
at 5:00 PM

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 2008.
Interested individuals aged 14 and above on the examination date
are invited to sit for the examination.

Applicants are advised to read and be aware of all conditions stated
on page 2 of the application form. The applicants will be notified of
their application status by mail latest by 7 days prior to the
examination date. Applicants who have not received any
notification from SKMM by this date are advised to contact
SKMM for confirmation.

Application forms can be obtained from SKMM’s head office,
regional offices and via the SKMM website at www.skmm.gov.my.
Please mark the top left corner of the envelope with “RAE 2008-1.”
The examination fee is Ringgit Malaysia Fifty (RM 50.00) and
shall be paid in either Money Order, Postal Order or Bank Draft
made out in favour of “SURUHANJAYA KOMUNIKASI DAN
MULTIMEDIA MALAYSIA” and must be enclosed with the
application form. Please send duly completed forms to the respective
SKMM’s offices according to your examination center preferred.

So please get the forms sent in to the examination centres of
your preference, with the RM50.00!

In light years ? - NO !!!

Dear friends,
As we look toward a more efficient 9M2RKK, this might not be too far away.
Hantu flew by and told martsnews.blogspot that the antenna has been approved.
Yup!! changes could, i say could, happen sometime in May.

What about the aging cables? That is still debatable as there is still a final decision to be made as where Marts will source for it.

We certainly welcome the change as this initiative was launch sometime last year, yes! you may ask - why the delay ?
I'm just in awe too but at least there are some truly worthy committee member(s) of Marts who are actively looking to bring improvement.

Syabas! committee - and you know who you are, for looking into Marts central region members plight for a change, a more efficient repeater.

To the goons and fame seekers, you can do yourself a favor by stepping down.

73s
de moderator

Collection came to a halt.

Dear friends,
A big thank you is in place for all of you well wishers who have in their own way cough up some cash with the recent 'heal the old lady campaign' collection which stands at RM850.

As promised, martsnews will publish these names as soon as we get hold of it in the next posting. 9W2Boi who lead the collection has embark on a new job and has taken much of his time and will email to us asap.
.
The funds has been handed over to 9M2Cj who is the Repeater Manager.

Martsnews confirmed that 9W2IL - Marts President , Dato' Muhammad bin Ismail has committed to replace the aging cable & antenna during their last visit sometime in January 2008.

We are still hopeful that the commitment will be realized.

Do keep a lookout for the next posting , will our 'old lady' replacement come true?

Once again, a BIG Thank You to all friends of 9M2RKK.


73s
de-moderator

Need to be heard?

Dear all & Swls included

Have you felt that you are the minority and nobody has the ears & time for you?

The time for change is here, just got word from our District Manager - Azinin (9w2sbs) that a blog is setup to receive comments and yet another source for information happening around you.

Pls visit MARTS Greater Klang Valley blog at http://martsmanager.blogspot.com/

We certainly hope that our representative will initiate something similar, anyone?

Thank you DM, keep up the good work.

73s de moderator

R3 S9 - Pls verify - CQ CQ

Dear friends,

Tomorrow 14th March 2008, organised by your local ham community 9w2axe, there will be volunteers who will be conducting a workshop armed with antenna analyser and SWR meter to determine if your setup in your vehicle is operating effectively.

Do take this opportunity to meet with your fellow ham operators at Anis Putri 2 (ole Alibaba premises ) at Tmn Tun Dr Ismail or just being there to soak up the atmosphere.

This notice is also posted on UNIARM

73s
de moderator

UNIARM - needs your participation

Dear Amateur Radio Friends,

Friends of RKK,

This is to inform the we have just started a blogspot, the root of its formation is from our charitable and community service activities last year. At that time we called ourselves United Amateur Radio.

The blog address is www.uniarm.blogspot.com

UNIARM is short for United Amateur Radio Malaysia. Its focus is mainly on Amateur Radio activities, educational, community services and assistance to emergencies. Please check out the blog as it is self explainatory. Hope you will enjoy the blog and be able to participate in it. The moderators will evaluate and publish articles that you wish to be published in line with our objectives. We hope that this will be your blogspot. Comments are moderated to protect the interest of members who publish their articles/reports. The success of the blog also depends on you.

Looking forward to your support, comments and feedback.

Thanks

73

9W2AXE

QSP from 9w2axe

de moderator

TTDI Eyeball Location : Re-Opened and Re-Freshed

Ok... this just to inform all those who may be interested (no, this is *not* a promotion stint!) - that the old "Ali Baba Restaurant" - which was "historically" one of the popular Ham eyeball joints in the Klang Valley - had just re-opened yesterday (Monday, 3rd March 2008), and has been "refreshed" into "Anis Putri 2" (as per mention in earlier posts). The place has an entirely new look and feel, and the food has also undergone an apparent revamp.

Just a quick and simple "heads up" for those who may be interested.
Cheers.
9W2ELY