Merdeka - 2M net

To acknowledge our 49th year of Independence, a few Hams will be setting up a station at Ali Baba@ Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. They intend to usher in this occassion at 1600 hours on the 30th of August and wil continue until 0100 hours on the 31st August 2006. ( 2 concurrent events slated, read on.)

9M2DS, the customary catalyst and driver for our 2m nets, will unfortunately be away in Indonesia and has requested for all his pals to make sure the 2 meter Merdeka net is a reality.

So... in deference Pak Dollah, our/his Merdeka net check-ins will begin at 2100 hrs - 0100 hrs. This year, we will be starting our 2meter net on the back of anotehr 2 meter occassion - the 24 hours QSO................... we hope Man Belon will have enough petrol in his tank to join in....


Other pertinent details.
-Calling channel for the event will be on V40 for the events mentioned.
- We will be streaming our event 'live' on the internet
- pls login in to Skype and contact us at wilsan.yew or manbelon
by clicking on the conference icon.

You are encouraged to stop over to join in the celebration or simply, pick up you mic and make your presence known and your support felt.
We hope to hear from you on the eve of 31st August 2006. Those failing to check in will be reported to Pak Dollah for disciplinary action. Only Legal MCs and those travelling out of state will be excused.

73s

de Moderator

24 hrs QSO - an attempt by ManBelon (9W2RNJ)

Bermula pada jam 8.00 pagi 30hb Ogos 2006 cabaran akan berlangsung sehingga jam 8.00 pagi 31hb Ogos 2006. Atas semangat patriotik satu ‘Check In’ yang dikenali sebagai “Merdeka Net” akan dilakukan oleh Man Belon bermula diambang Merdeka pada jam 10.00 malam sehingga jam 1.00 pagi
Bukan sahaja ketahanan mental dan fizikal yang menjadi asas cabaran bagi menyahut cabaran ini, tetapi juga ia menguji kemampuan setiap peralatan yang digunakan sepanjang cabaran tersebut. Ini adalah penting jika ia ditransformasikan didalam keadaan kecemasaan kita tidak seharusnya menghadapi kegagalan peralatan berfungsi dengan baik.
Man Belon akan beroperasi di Rumah Kelab Persatuan Perkhidmatan Kecemasan Radio Amatur Malaysia (MARES) yang beralamat di 4A, Jalan Tinggi 6/12, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Studio sementara yang dibuat seolah-olah station sementara semasa operasi kecemasan tambah mengrealisasikan cabaran ini semasa operasi kecemasan yang sebenar.



Jadual Penggunaan Jaluran/Pemancar Ulang-alik


30hb Ogos 2006
0730 - Persiapan terakhir Cabaran Ciptaan Rakod
0800 - Komunikasi bermula dengan Jaluran ASTRA
1200 - Berpindah (QSY) ke Jaluran Mares (9M4RES)
1600 - Berpindah (QSY) ke Jaluran Transnasional MARTS
2000 - Berpindah (QSY) ke NESRAC (9M4RNC)
2200 - Berpindah (QSY) ke Jaluran ASTRA Merdeka Net 2006 31hb Ogos 2006
0100 - Berpindah (QSY) ke Jaluran NESREC (9M4RNC)
0400 - Berpindah (QSY) ke Jaluran Mares (9M4RES)
0800 - Transmitting at ALL REPEATERS for 73’s
08:24‘ 24” QRT misi ditamatkan.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All Ham Stations are strongly encouraged to assist ManBelon 9W2RNJ by participating in his QSO irregardless of allegiance / which club you may belong.
His QSO will be targetted at 9M2RKK & Marts National Link at 16oo hrs to 2000 hrs.
During this period, we hope that all stations will render their best efforts to help 9W2RNJ achieve his record. We also hope that stations intending to use the repeater will observe
protocol and best practise as usual.

We wish ManBelon our best for his attempt, godspeed.

73s

de Moderator

JOTA event held recently

A big thank you for all those who have helped directly or indirectly , the list goes from
- setting up the station
- equipment on loan
- classroom tutoring
- being present to operate the station at BP house till wee hours in the morning , 3am
- mobiling stations who checked in to assist
- echolink setup
and the list goes on ..

Thank you fellow ham for keeping the ham spirit alive & well.

73s

de moderator

Antenna Party - held recently

Calling any station, this is 9w2ssj mobile asking for radio check ...

Shucart at work ...

Group picture taken after succesful setup, one for the album

Antenna mounted on the back of a pickup


These are a couple of pictures taken during one of our Friday night gathering at Tmn Tun Dr. Ismail. Who says the group at Tmn Tun is not technically savy?? I shit you not .....

73s

de moderator

SWR workshop

Curious about how this small piece of equipment can help you optimise your transmission? Heard about the terms :- Forward RF power, Reflected RF power, Dummy load, etc etc and don't have time to lookit up at wikipedia?

Come on over and get your hands-on, this will also be a great time to ask the expert on advise or just to satisfy your thirst for knowledge.


Time : 8.30pm
Date : 11th August 2006
Venue : Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Ali Baba
Presenter : 9w2aa - Jit

73s

de moderator

Standard Operating Procedure - activities held

9W2SOO - Selina XYL of 9W2SEE
leaving her mark

The 'Big Big group' in motion

9W2SOO DXing under the 'watchful ears' of 9W2SSJ
Mubaraq joining in the group pix!
GO GO GO on the go! 9W2GGG . . .
The Twins . . . QSL?
9M2DS showing the ropes . .
Time to start the collection, QSL...
I'll do it my way . . . 9M2DS...not karaoke lah!
Powersupply ala Home brew? Can't tell . . .
Apa cerita? Macam macam ada.....

We would like to thank all stations, swl(s) & ham enthusiast alike for making this event the biggest turn up , by far at Ali Baba, and most of all, an event to be remembered.

Pak Dollah kicked off the workshop at 9.30pm by welcoming all stations and started off the session with a brief history of HAM in Malaysia andgladly handed out copies of additional information for stations who wanted more reading material.

He also touched on the topic of QSO cards and brought some samples to be passed around for a closer view. New stations were showed some 'old' 2m hand helds, compared to those handies available nowadays. Pak Dollah recalled his encounters (to the detail!) operating with other stations and spoke about them passionately! He further provided a short briefing on SOP and common practices (on the airwaves)

3 groups were then created with new ham operators taking turns to dx - under the watchful eyes of other seasoned stations.

All good things must come to an end, they say, so this session concluded at 12 midnight.
Some others stayed on till 4.30am, at least that was on record!

There are plans to have another SOP session for those who might have missed the opportunity. So do drop us a line or two if you would like to attend, otherwise come catch the main crowd, normally on Fridays, sometime after 9pm...meantime, happy QSO'ing!

Stations who attended :- 9W2tlc - chan, 9w2ice - bob, 9M2ds - dollah, 9w2del - Fadil, 9w2sbs - Aizrin, 9w2adc - Kayrol 9w2eet - francis, 9w2xyz - alan, 9w2ryz - kin hou, 9w2gu - hamid, 9m2cf - chow, 9w2yyl - yem 9w2alt - Allen, 9w2xi - wilson, 9w2axn - adlind, 9w2cay - nadzmi, 9w2axe - azhar, 9w2boi - boi, 9w2yz - lim, 9w2ssj - suchart, 9w2xz - fadzil, 9w2ely - adely, swl - fairuz 9w2ggg - gale, 9w2see - see toh, 9w2soo - selina, 9w2sib - syahmi, 9w2afy - anwar, 9w2mmm - wong, 9m2cj - thiam, 9w2rt - razif, 9w2zn - zakran, 9w2alx - alex, 9m2aa - jit, 9w2mrz - zack, 9w2bbc - anwar, 9w2ll -ong, swl - mubarak, 9w2ziz - aziz, 9w2ull - zulfadli, 9w2obr -hirdir, 9m2/bg7msm - Zhung ru, 9w2mal - mal, 9m2rzl - rizal, 9w2ee - sharil & 9w2dtr - dexter. Total no of stations :- 46 stations 73s de moderator

73s

de moderator

Antenna Workshop

Please be informed, 9M2DS will be holding an antenna workshop at Tmn Tun Dr. Ismail - Rest Ali Baba at 9.pm today - 4th August 2006. He will demonstrate how to construct your own (DIY) 2 element copper collinear antenna.

Calling all ham enthusiast, put it down on your scheduler and come on over.

73s

de moderator

2M net - Hari Pahlawan

Hari Pahlawan net was held on 31st July 2006 at Taman Tun Dr Ismail, and a make shift station was setup. The net was lead by 9M2DS, 9W2ICE & 9W2ADC. The net was conducted from 9pm, with Pak Dollah kicking it off and was officially closed by 9W2ADC at 11.30pm.

Over the airwaves, announcement was made pertaining to Hari Pahlawan and the activities held throughout Penisular Malayisa.

It was also made known to new ham station that a SWR workshop will be conducted when one would be able to gain a better understanding on how to operate this equipment. Date of workshop would be announce shortly.

Ham stations that participated were :

9w2cbo - Chris, 9W2ll - Ong, 9w2gl - Wan, 9w2ice - Bob, 9w2xi - Wilson, 9w2eet - Francis,
9w2myv - Rosli, 9w2slc - Lex, 9m2cj - Thiam, 9w2axn - Adlin, 9w2gt - Hock (Muar / Echolink),
9w2mmm - Wong, 9w2gsm - Kerwin, 9m2/bg7msm - Zhong, 9w2ssj - Suchart, 9m2ds - Dollah
9w2mct - Tony, 9w2ziz - Aziz, 9w2tah - Tahar, 9w2va - Andy, 9w2mrc - Hoh, 9w2wil - Wilfred
9w2yd - Yusuf, 9w2sab - Sabri, 9w2yyl - Yem, 9w2mnr - Nabil (Ipoh / Echolink)
9w2sal - Salim, 9w2gu - Hamid, 9w2boi - Boi, 9w2axe - Azahar, 9w2yz - Lim, 9w2who - Chandran
9w2hsl - Hasli, 9w2boi - operated by SWL Alibaba, 9w2tlc - Chan & 9w2lt - Lee.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all stations for your participation and your continuous support to the activities of Ham Radio.

A special thanks to 9w2dtr - Dexter for facilitating Echolink connectivity.

73s

de moderator.

call for volunteers. . . 3rd Asia Pacific Air Internet Jamboree

The Asia Pacific Region of WOSM (World Scouts Movement) is pleased to announce the hosting of the 3rd Asia Pacific Air-Internet Jamboree by the Scout Association of Japan. Having had successful Jamborees both in 2004 & 2005, The Air Internet Jamboree this year will take place between 0001 hrs (5th August 2006) to 2359 hrs (6th August 2006). Participants are encouraged to take part anytime within this period to access the many other Amateur Stations operating with Scout movements throughout the Asia Pacific Region. (More information can be obtained from http://www.scout.or.jp/ (click on Air Internet Jamoree logo) Better still , if you want a summarised information on this event, and particularly so for Malaysia, simply place your email, and contact at the comment section of this posting, and we will forward you the files in Adobe.pdf format. In conjunction with Amateur Clubs in Malaysia, we hope to do our part in making this an unforgetful event for the scouts movement in this country. (The invitation by Persatuan Pengakap Malaysia has also been forwarded to other Amateur clubs, such as MARTS, MARES, ASTRA, NESRAC, JASRA, and PERAMAH, and is coordinated by the Krew Kelana Komunikasi (Persatuan Pengakap Malaysia). So be on the lookout for the 9M2PPM call and help our scouts on to the airwaves. This blogspot is appealing to Amateur Radio Enthusiast with some time to spare during this weekend, to help, setup, man, and assist these scouts to venture into the unlimited world of Amateur Radio, as well as internet! Echolink is also part of this borderless communication. Without volunteers, this project will not be able to run as smooth as it should. The primary objective, is to encourage scouts, to first identify these Amateur Stations, and subsequently make contact with other scouts on certain frequencies. So lets take the first step and place your call sign and handle with your relevant contact details, and take it from there. . . . We look forward to seeing more and more stations stepping up to the plate.. . . . . . . .73s de moderator This msg is summarised from the circular of invitation by Persatuan Pengakap Malaysia, QSP from 9M2CJ and 9W2ZN

Sebatik Island on the Amateur Radio Map

Twelve members of the Borneo Amateur Radio Club travelled to Pulau Sebatik (Sebatik Island) on Friday (14th July 2006) for a four day Amateur Radio DXpedition (from the 14th to 17th July 2006). The DXpedition was mounted following The Radio Society of Great Britain's (RSGB) – Island on the Air (RGSB -IOTA) Committee’s recent announcement that Sebatik Island, which has a split Sovereignty (9M6 Malaysia, YB7 Indonesia) would count as a new IOTA group (OC-295). By this addition, Sebatik has been classed separately from Sabah’s other offshore islands, and uniquely , it now shares sovereignty with Indonesia.

Amateur Radio Stations are licensed to use short-wave frequencies that can travel all around the world, as well as VHF band, which allows Sabah’s radio enthusiasts to talk to each other via the club’s repeater station atop Mount Kinabalu. Amateur Radio is a technical hobby governed by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) , an agency of the United Nations which function as an intergovernmental organization established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications through which public and private organizations develop telecommunications.

The Sebatik Island DXpedition used the call sign 9M4SEB, a special call sign which was issued by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission especially for the DXpedition. “We certainly hope to make several thousand contacts with amateur Radio Stations in Asia, Europe and America, and really put Sebatik and Sabah on the Map” said 9M6DXX (ex G4JVG) Steve Telenius Lowe, 51 who until August 2005, was the Editor for the RGSB Magazine in UK . The other Briton in the group is 9M6XRO (ex G3OOK) John Plenderleith, 62 while the rest were from Kota Kinabalu and Tawau.

BARC President and expedition leader 9M6TW James Gaditis thanked the Sabah Tourism Board, The Radio Expedition Foundation, ( IREF Inc. -USA) and other contributors and club members for the financial support given for the DXpedition. He said that the DXpedition members would also be conducting community projects, and radio workshop for the Sebatik Islanders.
9M4SEB was active from approximately 1100 UTC on the 14th July until 0300UTC on 17 July 2006. Activities recorded were on thr 10 – 80 meters Band, CW and
SSB using up to three stations simultaneously. IOTA and DXCC hunters from all over the globe were pointing their beam antennas towards Sebatik!

For more information, visit - KELAB RADIO AMATOR BORNEO, SABAH [BARC] - click on the link




Martsnews.blogpsot would like to apologise for the late publishing. We look forward for 'any' news contribution. This posting was reedited due to the timeline involved.

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Operating Procedure - conducted by an Ole Ham

Calling all new license holder / SWLs or any form of Ham enthusiast.

You are cordially invited to attend a session on Operating Procedure lead by 9M2DS - aka Pak Dol & other 9Ms station.

The aim to help us understand the basic / proper operating procedure and to keep the brotherhood of Ham alive & well.

Date : 28th July 2006
Time : 2100 hrs
Venue : Restaurant Ali Baba , Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

Treat this as an invitation, so come in drove ..

73s

de moderator

Hot News - 24 hrs QSO Challenge

9w2RNJ 's charter (aka - man Belon ) is to do us, Amatuer Radio Operator, proud by his attempt to list us in the books of Malaysia Books of Records (MBC) for a 24 hrs non-stop QSO.

His QSO plan is finally approved by MBC after a 2 month agonising waiting out period, much to the joy of man Belon.

We will feature a schedule of his intended QSO plan soon.

Date : 30th August 2006
Time : 0800 hrs
Freq : Most repeaters



So, stay tuned and we will get an insight from the man himself.



73s

de moderator

MARTS 2m National Link NEW FREQUENCY wef 20 July 2006

This is a QSP message from 9W2EY, Edward Yeoh,who is a part of the National Link Repeater team. He has informed that due to severe QRM effecting Southern Transmission, the Ulu Kali Repeater (National Link Repeater) will now be changed to 146.925mhz with the same MARTS tone and shift settings, with effect from 20th JULY 2006, midday onwards.
The repeater team will be in Genting Highlands on the 19th of July evening, and will commence work on this change in the morning of 20th July 2006.
Martsnews.Blogspot.com wishes to acknowledge the time and effort put in by all the team members particularly those who travelled from Penang for this task.
SYABAS, and best 73s. Keep up the good work !

Frequency edited by 9W2SSJ to prevent confusion

Facts from most recent RAE Results.....

As compiled from MCMC Results . . .Our most recent RAE Candidates
1. The RAE was conducted in six states . . SABAH, SARAWAK, SELANGOR, TRENGGANU. PENANG and MALACCA
2. Most Number of candidates - 350 from Trengganu
3. Least number of candidates - 2 from Sarawak
4. Most percentage of passes - 57.01% Penang
5. Most percentage of failures - 50% Sarawak
6. Most percentage of absentees - 17.07% Malacca
7. Total number of candidates - 1224 (combined from all states)
8. Passes 619 candidates, Failures 428 candidates, Absentees 177 candidates
9. No of candidates in the Military/Police service - 17 Candidates
10. 100% attendance - Sarawak 100%

I guess from here, it is evident that we all need to do more to increase the awareness of
Amateru Radio in Malaysia....don't you?

Borneo Expedition

Sebatik Island activation










Location of Sebatik Island


















Foto of the same Sebatik Island taken
from the Space shuttle


Members of the Borneo Amateur Radio Club are mounting a DXpedition to activate the island of Sebatik in Borneo for the first time.

Steve, 9M6DXX, and John, 9M6XRO, aim to operate as 9M4SEB from around 1100UTC on 14 July until about 0300UTC on 17 July 2006.

Activity will be on 10 to 80m, CW and SSB, using up to three stations simultaneously. One station will use a beam antenna and two will use 400W amplifiers.
The RSGB IOTA Committee recently announced that Sebatik Island would count as a new IOTA group.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB

9M2RKK - gone berserk

9M2RKK - update
Hams around the foot print of 9M2RKK have been experiencing QRM for the last 1 week, Pls be informed that the repeater is not 'optimum' and effort to trouble shoot the issue has not improve since. 9W2XL & volunteers visited the site on 2 occasion and it seems that more work is to be schedule to identify the issue.

Volunteers may contact 9W2XL to lend a helping hand.


Thank you for your patience ..

73s

de moderator

H.H Sheikh Malvinder - في بوابة بلدية دبي الإلكترونية

These are the pics taken on the 9th June at Rest Ali Baba - the much talk abt Sheikh Mal
Sadly he is still waiting for his Visa and he just can't wait to get over to Dubai to meet his colonial of camels ..

Will keep you guys updated ..

73s

Close quarter ‘‘Eye balls’ Gala Event

It has been a while since we gathered together for the noble aim of absolutely nothing except for the intention of fostering relationships and allowing many the opportunity of putting a face to the voice and callsign.

Thus, we would like to extend this invitation to all ham related individuals… including those unfortunates who happen to be married to one or dating one. The aim here is to foster better understanding among fellow ham’mers and catalyze activities…. rather than wait for something to happen. History should already tell you that all things come to he who waits….. except they didn’t tell you that almost all things happen to you. This is your chance to make sure all things happen FOR you.

OK… we have no idea where we are going to hold this event. Obviously we would like some suggestions. Ideas, no matter how wild, are always welcome.

For a start , the first thing on the menu is ‘sirup ais’. The rest is up to you. This event is no-holds barred. You can bring rigs and gear for sale, run barter events, have major arguments and debates, or just buy a buddy a drink.

Pls blog your ideas and we hope to see you all ..

73s

de moderator

Farewell our dear friend - 9W2ACE

The family of our late 'Frankie' would like to extend their sincere thanks to all those Ham members who were directly or indirectly involved in lending their helping hand in their time of loss. This will certainly be remembered by all.

A group of Ham members mostly close friends of 'Frankie', will be leaving for Sg. Pertak this Sunday morning, 11th June 2006 and to those who would like to hop along, kindly accept this invitation to join the outing, Yes! They are on a mission.

The primary mission will be that of his family, who will release his ashes at Sg. Pertak and as Frankie's final resting place. He is known to be an outgoing, and happy go lucky kinda guy who loved the outdoors and adventure, so much so, that his family has decided to release his ashes at the very location when he first experienced his 4x4 trip.

We have officially stopped collecting funds for 9W2ACE, but we would be glad to forward your contribution to his family members.

Kindly contact 9W2XL - Bear or 9W2CBO - Chris for the details. Information will be announced over 9M2 RKK from time to time, so stay tuned.

(latest news is 9-9.15am RV Point at Sungai Buloh Overhead rest area before convoy leaves for Sg Pertak)

Once again, from the family of 9W2ACE - Thank you.

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Celebration Net

14May06

MARTS 2 Meter Special Celebration Net

International Mother’s Day 2006 / Hari Ibu SeDunia 2006

2100 - 2357

Net Controller – 9M2DS

EchoLink – 9W2LL, 9W2CJ

Participating Stations

No	Stations	No	Stations
1	9M2CF	26	9W2ATU
2	9W2HRC	27	9W2SCM
3	9W2SSJ	28	9W2ARC
4	9W2WIL	29	9W2YEW
5	9W2SWL Eugene (9W2WIL)	30	9W2TQQ
6	9W2MYV	31	9W2GU
7	9W2NGV	32	9W2CBL
8	9W2LL	33	SWL ADRIAN (9W2SSJ)
9	9W2VXR	34	9M2CJ
10	9W2PJI	35	9M2/V8BDI
11	SWL Ashraf (9W2PJI)	36	9W2ADC
12	9W2DJM	37	9W6JW
13	VF9VE	38	9W2SBS
14	9M8SL	39	9W2RW
15	9W2VA	40	9W2ZOZ
16	9W2XI QSP 9W2SSJ	41	9W2JBY
17	9W2LAW	42	9W6ACE
18	VE3ADU (CANADA)	43	J69CP
19	9W2AXN	44	VE4PAR
20	9W2YJ	45	9W2ABC
21	9M2/BG7MSM
22	9W2TU
23	9W2CKC
24	9W2STU
25	9W2BAD

16May06

MARTS 2 Meter Special Celebration Net

35^TH Anniversary National Teacher’s Day 2006 / Hari Guru Kebangsaan ke 35, 2006

2100 - 2320

Net Controller 1 – 9M2DS

Net Controller 2 – 9W2AXN

Net Controller 3 – 9W2XI

Participating Stations

No	Stations	No	Stations
1	9M2VA Mobile	26	9W2ADC
2	9W2TQQ	27	9W2AFY
3	9W2MCT	28	9W2EE Mobile
4	9W2ACE Mobile	29	9W2AAZ
5	9W2XI Mobile
6	9W2HHL
7	9W2CBL
8	9W2NIR
9	9W2ARC
10	9W2YEW
11	9W2AXN
12	9W2HRC
13	9W2XYZ
14	9M2HDX
15	9W2ICE
16	9W2JIM
17	9W2GL
18	9W2CJ
19	9W2GU
20	9W2WAN
21	9W2ALX
22	9W2SSJ
23	9W2MYV
24	9W2KDN Mobile
25	9W2MZ Mobile

17May06

MARTS 2 Meter Special Celebration Net

141^ST Anniversary World Telecommunication Day 2006

Hari Telekomunikasi Sedunia Ke 141, 2006

&

1^st World Information Society Day

2105 – 2346

Net Controller 1 – 9M2DS

Net Controller 2 – 9W2SSJ

Participating Stations

No	Stations	No	Stations
1	9M2VA	26	9W2VXR
2	9W2MO Mobile	27	9W2SAA
3	9W2XYZ Mobile	28	9W2PO
4	9M2RT Mobile	29	9W2ADC
5	9M2AI	30	9W2BAM
6	9W2JI	31	9W2DTR
7	9W2MYV	32	9W2CBL
8	9W2ARC	33	9W2TWO Mobile
9	9M2MMM	34	9W2MOL
10	9M2NZ	35	9W2MC
11	9W2ALX Mobile	36	9W2LL
12	9W2BAD Mobile	37	9W2SYS
13	9W2AMR Mobile	38	9W2NHR
14	9M2CJ	39	9W2CZA
15	9W2NIR	40	9W2OZZ
16	9W2LIM
17	9W2HDX
18	9W2AXN
19	9W2ASC
20	9W2ZOZ
21	9W2LUD
22	9W2MET
23	9W2RWP
24	9W6WX
25	9W2SSJ