9M2RKK - Revisit yet again

Time : Sometime after 2.00pm
Date : 23 April 2005
Venue : 9M2RKK Bukit Lanjan
Attendees : 9W2XYZ, 9W2AXN, 9W2XL, 9W2SSJ, 9W2RYS and 8W2MCT

It was an overcast humid day when I remembered Tony had called for another repeater party. Talk about humid. The moment I opened my door, my glasses fogged up. Not intending to be the only suffering soul up there, I dragged Adlind up the slopes with me. Ostensibly, to carry the tools.

A moment after we arrived Bear lumbered up the hill with his truck. And his customary jug of ice water. Not long after just before 3.00pm, Tony Yew came up with a Ceylonese and a Malayalee trundling up in a Kembara. Raja and Suchart respectively.

At first sight, the problem was obvious. The old lady had taken a break and her receive antenna was lying horizontal. A quick run up the antenna derrick revealed no damage and Tony proceeded to fix the problem and beef up the clamping system by making do with all unused clamps, bolts and pipes in the immediate vicinity.

To cut a long story short, it was fixed in a jiffy and the pictures are more interesting. Especially the one with Suchart ( Satish ) bending over Tony’s exposed rump. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Pictures contributed by 9W2XYZ
CPU Power by 9W2AXN
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Is Marts council giving up ?

Martsnews was informed - MARES has expressed their interest in becoming the 'premier' radio amateur club in Malaysia and hence approached to authority (MCMC) to consider awarding them this status. This would mean that MARTS will no longer be 'the' radio amateur society.

Is our council members just going to sit pretty and hand over MARTS 'premiership'? , or are they going to counsult MARES advisor, who happened to be MARTS senior official - council member? http://www.mares.org.my/Council.html

Yes, MARTS has its own inadequacy - to name a few
1) till date, no news of our 'elected' council members portfolio
2) No help extended to SWL whom will sit for the upcoming RAE exams
3) failure to upkeep repeaters throughout the Penisular


I hope that all council members would put MARTS 's interest above self , be loyal and 'do the right thing' and fight to keep MARTS 'premiership'.

So, it's not whether we want to do it, but when. Oh yes, the big caveat: If we put the house in better order. If...

Operation Gempor - Mission accomplished

Dateline – Saturday 16th April, Bandar Sungai Long, somewhere off the Main Range, near Kuala Lumpur. RV at Cheras Tol, saw all participants inching their way to Bandar Sg Long. Low clouds clung the slopes of Bukit Enggang, Sungai Long. Arriving vis-à-vis, the convoy passed the guard house, and assembling in the open area, joggers couldn’t help but noticed the appropriately dressed ‘soldiers’. Equal to it was the v-sixers, dressed in black-swat attire! ‘whose your daddy?? Temperatures were climbing and it is not the atmosphere I am talking about. Eager to go a few phone calls were made to check out the arrival of our equipment suppliers, Malaysian Paintball Association. Syabas, believe it or not, the whole event was organized without the two parties ever meeting!!

In all, a little disappointed that there were only 12 participants, even representation, 6 V sixers as well as 6 ‘Marts’ men!! The anticipation was indeed high, that as soon as the safety briefing provided by Sufian (MPA), with Paintguns being tested by his counterparts, most were already visualizing their ‘kill’. A quick group photo was taken, and given the generosity of Alan, he gave the v-sixers a ride up the hill….otherwise, a good 10 minute climb would have certainly gave us a physical advantage. It wasn’t easy on our part either, trudging trough the rubber estate, equaling a four story straight up climb! Befpre long, comms came to live, with enemy sighted, and then as fast as you could say ‘superkellyfragilisticxpalleydosious’ shots were ringing out. The atmosphere was great but yet there was time for breaktime! The opponents were probably having Tongkat ali coffee or something like that, but certainly when it all started again, the battle continued.

In the end, some came out with bruised arms, and some, shot between the eye….or rather only one, got shot between the eye! Safety gears provided in the form of Face mask was in the end the only thing we had complains for as it fogged up real good, given the jungle environment.

Four hours passed by in a minute, I guessed…..cause, when I emerged from the battle field, almost all converged at the car park top count the kills……In the end, it was agreed though not officially, that the V sixers PROBABLY won……….ok they won…..

Such it was welcoming to note that we had great comments, ranging “Boy!! superb la … happening bro!! …and when are planning the next?”!!

We adjourned for lunch though the v-sixers boys cept for their Presidente, headed straight for another location for Speedball…..NPRG, Joining us for lunch was two other stations , 9W2BTL-Lim and SWL Lee whom we shared our ‘near death’ stories.

Our sincere thanks to Malaysian Paintball Association (MPA) who have made this possible and their generosity to accommodate us, even though we have only 12 pax, not to mentioned the reasonable rate the 12 of us cough out. (There were 38 entries three weeks before the event, so if you say yes next time, please mean YES, and not maybe, not uncles funeral, etc!!)

Present on site were En. Roslim Abu (President), En.Suffian (Secretary) and their 6 man crew who gracefully shared their experience, the ‘do’s and ‘don’t’ , safety and handling of the markers. This is indeed a safe and exciting sport for all ages young and old. MPA also carry after market products and live by their ‘Lifestyle * Passions* Excitement’ motto.

You may contact Malaysian Paintball Association at +603 6138 8605 / En. Roslim +6016 248 9046. SYABAS-Keep to this site for the next Jungle Warfare!!

9W2MCT / 9W2XI

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Operation Gempor - Updates (bulletin #3)

Road map to Ops Gempur

V36 Calling channel from Saga Toll Plaza
Besraya Toll RV at 0630 - 0645 hrs
9M2RKK official repeater

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Operation Gempor - Updates (bulletin #2)

Current head count is approx 18 ppl as of last night reported by Tony. Calling all would be participants, kindly confirm your participation with your co-ordinator / platoon leader. We are hoping to attract addition players to help keep the cost lower.

It was decided that the food catering will be called off, in return we are having a mini BBQ. All SWL, family & friends, friends outside our community are welcome.

For participants who have yet to bank in your fee, kindly pay before the game commence.
Looking forward to see a big turn-out, remember our objective is to help create a closer Ham / Friends comradery.

73s

Operation Gempor - Updates (bulletin #1)

The time is has come and Operation Gempor is just round the corner and there are a few hicups along the way from MPA.
To begin with , the overall participants have dip below the 30 head count required to keep the 'fee' below RM130.00. Head count as today stands only at 23, hence we are requesting participants to bank in RM.150.00 to MPA.

Bank account - BCB Bank
account no - 143 1000 4777 054
account name : Persatuan Paintball Malaysia

Upon banking in, kindly retain the bank in slip to be verified on site.


There will be a small group of enthusiast who will be off to Bangi to visit a 'supply' store and participants are encourage to visit , if they chooose to do so.

time : 2000 hrs
venue : Bangi
meeting point - TTDI / Rest Ali Baba
contact person - Tony / +6012-2138257

RKL - its up and coming

Little bird says - that the UHF repeater is under going testing and we are hoping that it will be up soon , where it should belong for ALL to use.
Special mention of thanks to all involved who are responsible for making this possible.
So ... stay tune to RKL and don't be surprise to hear someone callling 'CQ CQ ...'

These are the results of the poll. - AGM announcement ? How long

Its been > 3 weeks since the AGM, will we ever be informed of their portfolio of each 'elected' council members?
Give them another 1 week		8.33%
Nah .. Give them 2 week		8.33%
Its been 3 weeks!! how long more? ... Tell me!!		75%
I just couldn't careless		8.33%
		0%
Total votes : 12

Thank you for your participation

Operation Gempor - Latest Update

OPS GEMPOR SG LONG

Foreword: Fellow Paintballers & Ham'mers

Armageddon is getting closer; April 16 showdown in Sg Long;
I seek all those expresswing interest initially, to stand up and be counted!

* Add comment to his posting - and prefix with either P or F and leave your email add and contact

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ENTRY -P for Paintball or F for fox hunt

P - PLayers will be equipped with all paintballing accessories - Each player
charged RM 138.00 (comes with 133 paint ball) additional 'bullets' or paint ball
can be purchased . Barbeque charges are at RM 25 per person

F - PLayers play for free, and teams up with paintballers for security
these F players provide info to paintballers on their heading and
direction to guide paintballers toward enemy transmitter.Barbeque charges are at RM 25 per person

Payment method: To commit all players, a deposit of 50% is required for Paintballers and all
barbeque charges are to be paid upon confirmation! (Sorry, but I have organised before
and this is necessary to avoid cancellations) PLEASE, THIS IS NOT A
PROFIT ORIENTED EXERCISE, such all who confirmed had better be sociable!
AND STAY FOR THE FOOD....good or bad!!

Lastly, please encourage all SWL's to show up as there will be a portable station
set up for interested parties......

WHAT TO BRING IF YOU ARE A PAINTBALLER???
1.Clothing (spare to change into after game)
2.Snacks (five hours in jungle, to feed your hunger)
3.Water (five hours in jungle , to feed your thirst)
4.Compass (in case u get lost)
5.Handy (for communications, and also Fox HUnt)
6.Other stuff you think is useful)

WHAT TO BRING IF YOU ARE A FOX HUNTER???
1.Clothing (spare to change into after game)
2.Snacks (five hours in jungle, to feed your hunger)
3.Water (five hours in jungle , to feed your thirst)
4.Compass (in case u get lost)
5.Handy (for communications, and also Fox HUnt)
6.Yagi antenna (specs will be announced once confirmation of type of
transmitter)


PROPOSED BARBEQUE MENU;

Marinated Assorted Hala Meat bought from Carrefour
Simple salad
Soft drinks limited to two cans per participant
Water limited to one 500 ml bottle per participant

*****PLEASE HELP ME MAKE THIS WORK !!!

73's COmmander In Chief - 9W2MCT

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9M2RKK - Video Clips

Catch some of the video clips captured onsite - video contributed by 9W2MCT

These are the results of the poll. Are you represented by those who spoke? Do not hesitate to participate in our next online poll
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9M2RKK is back in action

Thank you guys for replacing the antenna and my sincere thanks for all involved.

For more pics click on the link above.

9M2RKK Transmitter Rectification Visit

9M2RKK Transmitter re-visit
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9-10th March 2005

For those members who have been visiting our Action Group, you may have seen that efforts in line with our objectives have been made to maintain a channel of communication open to all present in Klang Valley.

On March 5, some members proceeded to rectify the faulty Repeater (9M2RKK) at Bukit Lanjan. Although normal service resumed after the initial visit, it was far from satisfactory, with Stations such as, 1) 9W2PO-Ong, encountering difficulty in triggering RKK from USJ2, from which he had no difficulty before, and 2)9W2XI-Wilson, encountering sever difficulty in triggering RKK from Bangsar, just two examples of transmitting difficulties encountered by our members.

Subsequently in the evening of 9 March, at approx. 1730 hrs, some volunteers proceeded to escalate Bukit Lanjan again fully armed with teh tariks, Pisang gorengs,(and tools off course) to identify the problem. Those who proceeded were 9W2XL-Bear, 9W2CBO-Chris, 9W2XYZ-Alan (who had motivational support from XYL, Mina and his Harmonic-Dhillon(Alan, pardon for the misspell , if any!) , 9W2ZZE-Azizi, 9W2HQX-Hyzer, and yours truly 9W2MCT-Tony.
The Right equipment in toe, 9W2XL-Bear proceeded to check the TX and RX cables, and subsequently isolating the problem to two burned out capacitors of the X510 Diamond Vertical Antenna. Given that there was severe difficulty in replacing these parts, a quick decision was made to obtain a loaner antenna, a ‘Silver Thunder’ 3-Stack Vertical Antenna. A quick drive to Bandar Sri Damansara, and the transporting Team of 9W2ZZE and 9W2MCT was back again to the Tower. Meanwhile, the appointed riggers, 9W2CBO-Chris, and 9W2XYZ-Alan ventured up the 100 foot tower equipped with the right equipment. On our return to the tower, and a quick and right assembly of the Silver Thunder, I was summoned up to hand over some nylon webbing, which was required by the two sifu’s. My first climb…..knee jerking, hand sweating, head spinning, balls dropping climb…….! No joke, not for the faint hearted. I made it and was glad to be of some help! As the sun set, and rain drops fell, we decided to return to terra firma, and all present decided that it was better to summit again the next day to finish the needful.
The evening came to an end, and all present dispersed, and agreed to meet at 1700hrs on the 10th to finish the job…..


A phone call to confirm was the order of the evening. 9W2XL-Bear, confirmed that we were summiting again at 1700hrs. Yours truly was late due to saltmine matters. Whilst mobile-ing to location, a call came in on V36 from 9W2HQX-Hyzer that he had 9W2MRR-Syed with him and he was making his way, much like I did. Confirming that the foodstuff was with me, we proceeded yet again. Arriving at the guard house, I could see that 9W2XL-Bear, coordinating, 9W2CBO-Chris, and 9W2XYZ-Alan, had already donned their rigging gear and the Silver Thunder was already decked out minus the final connections. A short while later, 9W2HQX-Hyzer and 9W2MRR-Syed arrived, and we made our way up the building yet again. Arriving at the rooftop, the climbers summit the tower, this time with 9W2HQX-Hyzer in toe. I followed unwittingly with a knapsack of ‘required tools’.
With Chris, and Alan doing most of the work, Hyzer provided anchoring support for the two riggers. I proceeded to document the event, probably the first ever in Marts History (Guys who did the great job before us, please comment!) Previous task of erecting the X510 Antenna, I was told, was done by 9W2MC-Hafizan, Syabas!
Battling strong winds and drizzle, the Riggers tried their best. However, a major problem emerged. Whilst the antenna was being erected, an aluminium joint gave way due to non alignment of thread, such the Antenna, had to be brought down again. Due to the lack of light, or rather total absence of daylight, we descended the tower reluctantly. Back on ground, 9W2XI-Wilson arrived after work to provide some moral support! In fact, he provided weather report via v36 on his way up. With 2W, on a Motorola 328 handy, we had no problem having a QSO with him as he left his saltmine at Damansara Heights!

Back on ground, there was a sense of frustration due to the fact that we were let down by circumstances. At 2038 hrs, we commenced descend, whilst some of us had to head back for family commitments. Most kept contact through v36, and it was agreed that the task at hand be completed tomorrow.

This article prepared by 9W2MCT-Tony

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Operation Gempor Sungai Long

The Platoon

NOT CONFIRMED PLAYER LIST
9W2MCT-Tony ; 9W2XI-Wilson ; 9W2YD-Yusof ; 9W2VA-Andy
9W2ACE-Cheng ; 9W2CBO-Chris ; 9W2SAL-Salim ; 9W2SAI-Saiful
9W2AXN-Adlind ; Zul ; 9W2XYZ-Alan ; 9W2TTT-Mohamad ; 9W2XL-Azam(Bear) ; 9W2ZZE-Azizi ; 9W2IZM-Izwan ;9W2HQX-Hyzer ;
9W2GSM-Kerwin ; 9W2KAY-Kay

Please inform your mates………space still available and not limited to MARTS members only………..however, due to foxhunt, please ensure teammate is aware of radio operations….

OPERATION GEMPAR SG LONG

Ops Description: Two Team Warfare
Location: Sg Long (Exact area will be posted at later date)
Date and time: APRIL 16nd (tentative, to be confirmed by March 26)

OBJECTIVE : Wargames situation. Two opposing teams will combat each other in designated wood area. Capture of Opponent’s radio Trasnmitter (FOX HUNT) will determine winner. Full combat maneuver with Marshall’s observing.

COMBATGEAR:
2.1.1 Air Paint Marker 30 units
2.1.2 Facemask 30 units
2.1.3 CO2 Tank 30 units
2.1.4 Loader 30 units
2.1.5 Barrel Plugs 30 units
2.1.6 Arm Bands 30 units

Above combat gear will be distributed evenly between two teams.

Suggested Apparel: Attire that will help you blend in jungle environment with protective capabilities appropriate for 36 celcius outdoor temperature.

COST:Price quoted by Malaysian Paintball association is at RM3,500 for half day session to be divided by participating players.

What else to bring: Change of attire / Water container for cleaning up after maneuvers. Panadol for headache when you get shot!

FOR MORE INFO: CALL COMMANDER IN CHIEF 012-213 8257 9W2MCT - TONY

TIMING TO BE CONFIRMED: PLEASE CHECK EMAIL. IF YOU INTEND TO COPY TO YOUR MATES, PLEASE INFORM BY c.c return TO TONY FOR TRACKING AND PLAYERS LIST.
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9M2RKK Transmitter Rectification Visit

5th March 2005

Following the drastic reduction of coverage from 9M2RKK, a crack team of members decided to go up Bukit Lanjan to rectify the matter.
Rendezvous point was determined with the intention of having the stomach filled, hence the decision was to meet at Damansara Perdana, given the proximity to Bukit Lanjan.
10.00hrs came and went, and Bear (9W2XL) was all alone, and waiting.
It was at about 10.10hrs when Tony (9W2MCT) came on air to confirm that he was making his way to the RV point.
A few others came on air, however, due to QRL’s presumably, Bear and I proceeded with breakfast which was in the form of Nasi Lemak and Roti Chanai / Ghee Thosai, with the usual Tariks.

Subsequently, Azizi (9W2ZZE) made contact and confirmed that he was proceeding up the hill as well. All downed, we proceeded to make a beeline for Bukit Lanjan Telekom Tower. A few wave of the hand saw us through the guard house and up we went.

Arriving at the Tower, we proceeded to offload the Motorola Repeater, which Bear brought along. Up at the repeater room, contact , DX via 147.980mhz was made to pre-warn users that maintenance work was proceeding. Subsequently, the swap was made with the Yaesu repeater replaced, and Bear proceeded with Radio check, drawing response from 9W2ACE-Cheng, mobile-ing to Sungai Buluh, 9W2TZI-Chin, mobile-ing in Sultan Ismail, and 9W2OO-Pak Maarof, enjoying his nice relaxing weekend from his QTH in Banting.

Initial checks made, and to confirm quality, the RX and TX feed was swapped. Eventually we settled on the configuration, with confirmation from all stations involved, and wallah! 9M2RKK was brought back to live again! Initial plans to climb up the tower actual to commence maintenance work on both the TX and RX antenna’s was postponed due to the wind factor! (Or rather no Balls Factor!!!)

We proceeded to wrap up and made our way down hill again.

This article prepared by 9W2MCT-Tony
Pictures by 9W2ZZE - Azizi
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Laman web ini diterbitkan oleh sekumpulan ahli amatur radio yang ingin melihat kepentingan amatur radio di Malaysia dipelihara.Laman ini, khususnya mengutarakan perihal organisasi utama radio amatur di Malaysia, MARTS. Ianya mempersoalkan perkara perkara berbangkit mengenai jawatankuasa MARTS 2003/2004 serta tata cara pengundian untuk jawatankuasa baru MARTS 2004/2005.

Adalah tujuan kami untuk mengutarakan perkara perkara yang telah berlaku pada Mesyuarat Agung MARTS kepada ahli MARTS supaya ahli ahli dapat menilai sendiri keadaan yang telah berlaku pada mesyuarat berkenaan dan kesan kesannya kepada MARTS sebagai sebuah organisasi.

Kami ingin bertindak sebagai pemangkin kepada pertubuhan ini supaya satu jawatankuasa yang sah dan progresif dapat diketengahkan. Sehubungan itu, kami ingin mendapatkan komen yang membangun dari ahli ahli supaya suara ahli dapat diterapkan dalam mencapai matlamat ini. Satu kumpulan ahli ahli radio amatur yang prihatin akan menjadi kumpulan pemangkin yang akan menerajui pergerakkan untuk mencapai metlamat mendapatkan satu jawatan kuasa yang sah. Kumpulan ahli ahli yang prihatin ini akan serta merta dibubarkan untuk membuktikan keikhlasan serta tiada kepentingan peribadi setelah matlamat tersebut dicapai.

Kami memohon kepada semua ahli ahli MARTS yang prihatin untuk menetapkan pendirian masing masing dalam perkara ini. Ahli ahli disarankan menyuarakan pendapat supaya satu jawatankuasa yang dapat mewakili aspirasi serta dapat memelihara kepentingan ahli ahli dalam membawa MARTS kearah kecermelangan pada saat genting ini.

Reporting news – AGM

On 27 Feb 2005, Penang Island played host to what should have been the highlight of any ham member in Malaysia – The 2004 AGM and the election of the new committee.

Instead, what many of us witnessed was a major travesty of justice. The catalyst of this particular event was the balloting procedure designed by the 2003/2004 committee. - Sending of ballot papers received late dute to Dates and holidays during the CNY holidays
A major point of contention was that the official address for the balloting procedure was altered to an address in Penang in lieu of the one in our constitution. When queried, the Committee chose to ignore this infringement and proceeded with the AGM and election, claiming that it was insignificant. There are other infringements but this is a cardinal point to show that the incumbent and incoming committees care more about ‘convenience’ than about being right and abiding with the constitution. Any person in MARTS who should arbitrarily wield the constitution that binds us must in good faith reconsider his position.

We feel that those in elected positions who choose to serve the society and its members should worry less about their ‘rights’ and power and think more about their obligations and responsibilities – two terms that were never mentioned at this meeting.

Despite numerous protests from at least 5 members highlighting this infringement, the committee chose to proceed, pass the decision to the floor, and then arbitrarily choose to proceed – in that order.

In retrospect, an election is held to choose members who best exemplify the ham spirit and show the greatest aptitude to serving its members. This years elections saw 11 candidates, of which 9 were elected. This is indeed a poor showing and does little to reflect the ideals of democracy. It further shows poor representation of the diverse and varied interest groups in our ham fraternity. Due to the poorly run balloting and administrative skills of the outgoing committee, only 11 members stood for elections.

It is interesting to note that of the 11 members standing for election, 9 were standing for re-election. As one astute member pointed out, what have the 9 members done in the previous term to justify their re-election. As a matter of principle and a point of morality, we feel they should step down on this point alone.

Further to this we also see a conflict of interest in the inclusion of the remaining 2 members with a critical association with MARES. These members are respectively the technical advisor and the secretary of MARES. While reeking of complicity, it is just poor judgement that these two candidates should run, amounting to a conflict of interest.

One other critical observation of the past ‘election’ was the emphasis on representation of Mike and Whiskey class members. If this point is taken to its obvious conclusion, there would be more whiskey representatives aboard.

In our current time, we see self-regulation movements in areas of banking, taxation, local politics and many other areas that were previously controlled by the government. Marts and the ham community is and foremost one of the first self-regulating organizations in the world. That means we impose self limits on ourselves. Why move us back into the stone age by limiting representation?

In the final analysis, every ham member has to ask himself. Are you proud of your elected leaders? Are you convinced at least some of them are in the position to lobby your interests, rights and obligations? If the answer is no, you have an obligation to yourself and the future generations of ham to change the status quo.

AGM pictures

For more pics of the AGM