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New content of 9W2GSR has been redirect

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:23:00 +0800

today mark a new beginning for blog. new website of 9w2gsr has been up to date and redirect all content to http://9w2gsr.wilayahv17.com using Geeklog. Whats Geeklog? well it is use for geek like me..ahahahah so good bye to my blogspot..u will be remember sigh

laman web www.wilayahv17.com

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Sun, 6 Apr 2008 22:43:00 +0800

laman web wilayahv17.com bakal di keudarakan tidak lama lagi.diharap rakan2 dapat memberi sokongan..

73

Pelakon Yusni Jaafar Meninggal Dunia

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Thu, 3 Apr 2008 22:27:00 +0800

Perkhabaran sedih hari ini, apabilia pelakon veteran popular, Yusni Jaafar telah menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya pada pukul 2.30 pagi tadi di HOSPITAL SELAYANG disebabkan oleh penyakit hatinya menjadi semakin kronik. Namun begitu bersyukurlah saya kerana Kak Yusni berjaya disatukan bersama anak-anak beliau semula sebelum dimasukkan sekali lagi ke hospital pada 12 Mac yang lalu kerana keaadaanya yang semakin tidak stabil.
Jenazah Allahyarhamah telah dibawa ke rumah keluarganya di No 37, Jalan USJ3/20 dan seterusnya ke masjid berdekatan Subang Parade Seksyen 15 untuk urusan pengebumian. Allahyarhamah telah disemadikan di Tanah Perkuburan USJ 20 sebelum Zohor tadi. Kepada ALLAHYARHAMAH KAK YUSNI JAAFAR, kita ucapkan AL-FATIHAH!

9W2GSR.wilayahv17.com

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 1 Apr 2008 01:34:00 +0800

new sub domain for 9W2gsr can also be surf at http://9w2gsr.wilayahv17.com will be re direct to blogspot for temporary until further notice.. when i in mood to built new website..still lazy la brother. So anybody wants a subdomain for example your name hantugigi and u want some cool domain using wilayahv17 can apply with me for free :) on redirect not webspace :)~ . If you guys want to learn built your own website also can contact me at my mobile or email. thx

73

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Sun, 3 Feb 2008 10:56:00 +0800

Nesrac tidak 'ceroboh' kuaters lama JKR

SEREMBAN 28 Jan. - Kelab Radio Amatur Negeri Sembilan (Nesrac) menafikan laporan sebuah akhbar tabloid kononnya tindakan mereka menduduki kuarters lama milik Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) di sini sebagai tidak sah.

Presiden Nesrac, Abdul Rahman Ibrahim berkata, pihaknya telah membuat permohonan secara sah pada 12 Februari tahun lalu dan tidak timbul dakwaan bahawa mereka menceroboh hak yang dituntut Persatuan Orang Pekak Negeri Sembilan (Nesda).

''Setahu saya, kami mengikut semua prosedur yang ditetapkan kerana setiap permohonan adalah terletak di bawah bidang kuasa Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Beliau menambah, pihaknya juga telah menghantar surat permohonan tersebut sebelum Nesda mengemukakan permohonan mereka.

''Pelbagai program kebajikan telah diatur oleh kelab ini tetapi kita tidak menghebahkan kepada orang ramai kerana kebiasaannya kami memberikan pertolongan semasa kecemasan atau bencana alam,'' katanya.

Menurut beliau, antara aktiviti yang dilakukan termasuk operasi menyelamat pada tahun 2002 semasa kereta api tergelincir di Gemas serta membantu mangsa banjir di Rantau, Linggi dan Lubuk Cina.

source : http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0129&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_06.htm

9W2ZRI

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:50:00 +0800

dah selamat dah kawan aku sorang

RUMAH TERBUKA SCS-PPIM

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:29:00 +0800

Rumah Terbuka E'dul Fitri SCS-PPIM pada 8 November 2007, di Stadium Tertutup Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, semua warga SCS dan warga Ham Radio dijemput hadir.

Motorola buy 80% share of Yeasu

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:13:00 +0800

QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 7 ARLX007
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 5, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB SPCL ARL ARLX007
ARLX007 Motorola buys Yaesu

Motorola USA has announced its intention to launch a tender offer to
acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co, Ltd. Vertex
Standard is the parent company of Yaesu. Motorola will own 80
percent of Vertex Standard; Tokogiken, a privately held Japanese
company, controlled by current president and CEO of Vertex Standard
Jun Hasegawa, will retain 20 percent, forming a joint venture. The
total purchase price for 80 percent of the outstanding shares on a
fully diluted basis will be approximately US $108 million.
NNNN
/EX

73,

9W2SHR/PR-SR

Penukaran Callsign/Isyarat Panggilan Repeater Nesrac

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:35:00 +0800

Penukaran Callsign/Isyarat Panggilan Repeater Nesrac telah diluluskan
oleh Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia pada 5/9/2007,
Penguntukan Radas No Siri : A716048. Terdapat sedikit kelewatan
penerimaan Penguntukan Radas oleh Nesrac. Penguntukan Radas yang baru
telah diterima pada 2/11/2007 dengan Callsign Repeater yang baru
9M4RNS. Penukaran Callsign Repeater ini adalah wajar kerana terdapat
kekeliruan bagi ramai Stesen Radio Amatur diantara Club Callsign dan
Repeater Callsign.

Club Callsign : 9M4CRN
Repeater Callsign : 9M4RNC (Lama)
Repeater Callsign : 9M4RNS (Baru)

Penukaran Callsign Repeater ini juga adalah sejajar dengan nama kelab
iaitu Kelab Radio Amator Negeri Sembilan. Oleh yang demikian adalah
amat bersesuaikan bahawa Callsign Repeater di tukar kepada
9M4RNS "RNS - Repeater Negeri Sembilan"

9W2YR exsident

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:54:00 +0800

Selasa 30/10/07 lepas dgr cerita dari rakan2 di ASTRA mengatakan 9W2YR exsident.. nielah gambar beliau syukur takde apa2 yg terjadi pada pak yob..alhamdulillah..tapi kereta la takut tgk..

Majlis Sambutan Hari raya bersama Rakan2 dari geng M.A.L.A.S 25 Oct 2007

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:32:00 +0800

Majlis Jamuan Hari Raya 2007 di Kedai 9W2BC beralamat di No.1, Pusat Penjaja Danau Kota, Taman Ibukota, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur pada 25 hb. Oktober, 2007 - Sesungguhnya perasaan terharu terhiba disetiap kali timbulnya rakan2 ham lama menghilang di udara, dipertemukan semula dalam majlis ini.

Terima kasih atas jemputan dari 9W2SQ, 9w2hh, 9w2zf, 9w2bc

Open House di rumah rakan SC3KO AKA MD NOOR

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:05:00 +0800

bg MD. Noor menjemput seluruh warga SCS untuk menghadiri rumah terbuka beliau pada hari Sabtu ini bersamaan 3 November 2007 pada jam 5.00pm hingga 12 pm di harap dengan kehadiran tuan/puan dapat memeriahkan lagi acara tersebut. Sekian Terima kasih.

No 18,Jalan Kesuma 5/11
FASA 1M
Semenyih kajang

berhampiran dgn bandar tasek kesuma arah ke beranang

de SC3FA/9W2GSR
73/(Seven three)/--... ...--

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:02:00 +0800

Untuk makluman dan diwar-warkan kepada rakan-rakan SCS & SWAL

KELAS PERSEDIAAN RAE :-

PADA: 10/11/2007 (SABTU)

MASA: 8.00 PAGI - 5.00 PETANG

TEMPAT: SEK. MEN. TEKNIK, KAJANG

BAYARAN: AHLI PENGGUNA SCS RM30.00,

BUKAN PENGGUNA RM40.00

MAKANAN & 1. MINUM PAGI JAM 10.00 PAGI

MINUMAN: 2. MAKAN TENGAHARI JAM 12.30 TENGAHHARI

3. MINUM PETANG JAM 3.30 PETANG.

YANG BERMINAT UNTUK MENYERTAI KELAS PERSEDIAAN RAE SMS KEPADA SC2MH DI 012-6682 730:-

Nama Penuh (& Callsing SCS).
No. Kad Pengenalan.
No. Telefon.

Bayaran boleh Bank In dan MESTI MAKLUMKAN selepas Bank In untuk mengelakan nama rakan-rakan drp tercicir.

KERJASAMA SELURUH RAKAN-RAKAN DI SCS UNTUK MEWAR-WARKAN AMAT-AMAT DIHARGAI.

73 Wassalam.

p/s: Rakan-rakan yang tidak mengambil RAE pada 28/11/07 tahun ini boleh juga untuk turut serta. Walaubagaimanapun keutamaan kepada yang akan menduduki RAE.

Majlis Sambutan Aidil Fitri MARES bersama-sama Anak-anak Yatim

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:11:00 +0800

Assalamualaikum wrt dan Salam Sejahtera,

Sempena Syawal yang mulia ini, MARES akan menganjurkan satu majlis jamuan Aidil Fitri, bagi semua rakan-rakan ham bersama-sama dengan anak-anak yatim.

Lokasi: Institut Taufik Islami, Batu 7 Jalan Kampung Kebun, Klang
Tarikh: 11 November 2007
Masa: 8 am - 2 pm.

Aturcara majlis
8:00 am - Aktiviti 4x4 joyride
11:30 am - Jamuan dan penyerahan sumbangan

Rakan-rakan ham yang ingin menyertai acara 4x4 joyride, sila hubungi Saudara 9W2KAK Kama Azam di talian 016-780 0471 atau Saudara 9W2ARD Farid di talian 012-235 2124. Sekurang-kurangnya 20 kenderaan 4x4 diperlukan.

Semoga kita dapat mendapat berkat dari acara yang dijalankan ini. Maklumat terkini dan terperinci majlis akan dimaklumkan di laman ini.

73'

Raya Open House at Shah Alam Orphanage

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:07:00 +0800

The United Amateur Radio team is organzing a Raya (Eid) open house event at the Rumah Aman orphanage here on November 4, 2007 (Sunday).

Date: November 4, 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 11 am till 5 pm
Venue: Rumah Aman,
Lot 2A Jalan Bunga Cempaka 2/ 11
40000 Shah Alam
Coordinates: 03º04‘21.2”N 101º30’38.5”E

Orphans from other orphanages have been invited to join with 30 Rumah Aman orphans aged between 4 and 10 years at this open house. There will be activities all day including clowns and magic shows, games with prizes for the children.

Buffet lunch will be served. Bring along your family and kids to celebrate Raya with the orphans. Inviting all ham members and friends as well.

If you wish to volunteer your time, sponsor food or prizes, kindly contact Azhar, 9W2AXE, at 9w2axe@gmail.com or +60 (19) 222-5724.

LOG BOOK FORMAT

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:53:00 +0800

here i attach a log book format which from use for friends of ham around malaysia perhaps other country also can be use.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CZTAAXWT

happy QSO and logging :)

de 9W2GSR

73

In Case of emengency,

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:38:00 +0800

My new target either buying Icom IC-706MKIIG which cost about RM3500

or Yeasu FT857 which will cost around Rm 2800 so what do u guys think? please leave a comment with this two model.

also not forgetting a generator within 30/40 Amp and antenna tuner just in case theres an emergency or to help others..

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:30:00 +0800

LOGBOOK IS MANDATORY

Logbook is mandatory, meaning it is a must. May be more than 75% of 9Ws do not keep logbook and a few new 9M2s do not have a proper logging system. Besides logbook has been called to court before to be used as an evidence for an alibi. The lawyer argued of the GMT time which he said was not understood. But it can be further argued. The PP or any other lawyer can argue that the GMT is valid. I believe in case of life and death even the GMT time could be permissible. If you have court evidience in mind then you can enter both the GMT and local time. The GMT is to confirm the time of communication with the other station.

There are some 9W2s and 9M2s who carry along the logbook while mobiling. This is a good practice.

SWLs can keep logbooks to log stations they heard. In some countries the SWLs have to produce a certain number of QSL cards before they are given ham licences. In Malaysia old hams were SWLSs before becoming the full pledge hams and they keep proper logbooks even at the SWL days. Old boy 9M2HC for instant recorded stations heard since 1962. This article is just an opinion. But it is up to the MCMC whether to enforce it or not. But as a ham one can use one's own rationality without being forced by the authority.

BASIC CONCEPTS

Your name - It has been a tradition that your radio name is short. We don't use Abdul Rahim or mohamad Aswad. You can use Abdul,Dul,Wad or Him. If you work Russian stations you will find alot of Vlad, instead of using Vladimir Vostakov.

Can We Use Q-Code on SSB ? - Many articles ask us to refrain from using codes used for CW. However hams are of the habit of using QSO, QTH, QSL etc. Is it wrong ? It does not any harm if the usage is correct. Many Malaysians are using Q-code with their own meanings. So if we can remember try to refrain from using it.

Q5 or R5 ? - Read here for signal report.For telephony and CW the report is given differently. You can say Q5 meaning the readibility is 100%. For CW we used RST reporting.

PTT - Push To Talk. You push when you want to talk. When you pause or stop you release it. Any station can break in any time while you are talking. Once you pause between sentences, the breaker will join in by giving his callsign.

We usually pass the mic to the new person who join in. If he wants to talk to anybody somewhere else, he just mention that he is going to a certain frequency with the person.

Sometimes you may have something urgent. the usual practice we always do is to say 'break..break..' Then the person talking will say "breaker please." You mention your callsign and say why you break in.

SIGNING - A person can sign and he can monitor. If he wants people to know that he is still around, just say so "I will be listening." But it is not neccessary to tell people that you are around. Just say "I am signing...See you later/see you furher down the log.."

HOLD ON A MINUTE - Sometimes while talking you want to do something and will be back, you can just say "Hold on a minute or QRX". You may want to serach for something to tell your counterpart "QRX one...I am going to the other room to look for the article..."

ALFA OR AMERICA ? - Phonetics are standard, from alfa to zulu. But at times when you work a weak DX station, you can't hear him well and he can't hear you well too. You can spell your name saying ,"My name is Man Mike Alfa November...Mexico America Norway". As for the signal report you say 'fifty nine..one two..three..four..five. One two three four five six seven eight nine." The alternative phonetics using countries is easy to comprehend as compared to people's name like "Peter for P".

LOGBOOK - Keep your log well and let it be up to date. Use the zulu time to log.

QRM - Do not cause QRM

a- Don't tune right on frequency
used by others.
b-If you don't want to speak English,
don't cause QRM or quarrel with
people speaking English.
c- If you don't know CW, don't tell
the others not to work on CW
or cause any QRM to them.

Don't lend your callsign to others then you pretend you don't know about it. What more if he is your neighbor and has a tall antenna at his home.

Dont talk to pirate.

source http://www.qsl.net/9m2AR

thx uncle abdul rahman for opening my eyes.. and i hope other ppl will follow, i guess 9M2Za (uncle zainal) put his link in his website why dont i ? :p

WORKING CW DX

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:29:00 +0800

WORKING CW DX - Some new comers may not know how to work CW with DX stations. Usually we seldom ragchew but continue with the standard common procedures. Say it starts when we are answering the CQ call.

Some one calls. CQ CQ CQ DE YYB6LD YB6LD YB6LD K

Your reply: YB6LD DE 9M2MGL 9M2MGL K

His response: 9M2MGL DE YB6LD - GE OM - TKS FER UR CALL - UR RST 599 599 - OP IS DON DON - QTH IS MEDAN - HCPY ? 9M2MGL DE YB6LD K

Your reply: YB6LD DE 9M2MGL - GE DR DON - TKS FER MY RST - UR RST IS 599 5NN - NAME IS AZMAN AZMAN - QTH NIBONG TEBAL - RIG IS IC718 PWR 20 WTTS ANT DP ABT 10 M - WX CLOUDY - TEMP 30C - WHAT UR WKING CONDX ? YB6LD DE 9M2MGL

His response: 9M2MGL DE YB6LD - TKS FER INFO - MY RIG IC706 MK 2 G 40 WATTS ANT DP - WX IS ALSO CLOUNDY TEMP 28C - QRU - TKS QSO ES HPE CUAGN - GL GB 73 9M2MGL DE YB6LD K

Your final: YB6LD DE 9M2MGL TKS DR DON FER NICE QSO - HPE CUAGN - GB 73 YB6LD DE 9M2MGL

GL stands for good luck, GB for good bye. GM and GE means good morning or good evening. TKS or TNX is for thank you. DR is not for doctor but dear.

Because you are new then keep your contact short. After working with 50 or 60 stations many of those terms used become more familiar. Even if they increase their speed you would still be able to read them. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR CW DXING.

GOOD OPERATING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE HAM BANDS

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:58:00 +0800

HAM RADIO!

Presented by Tim, AJ4D

As I fade from the VHF/UHF bands back to HF, I hope I can share some of the things that really might help other operators become better operators.

I am not the best in the world. I make mistakes on HF that most new hams would not make.

Even on VHF, I sometimes "get in a big way of talking" and forget to ID on time.
But, below are some of the things that might help everyone out somewhere down the line, QSL ?
( just had to throw that in there to show how stupid it looked ).

I really believe that the reason a lot of the new hams don't operate as much as they could is that they simply cannot figure out what the heck is being said!! It makes them afraid to talk.

The other thing is that some operators on repeaters have their own little "group" and that little group is the only one they will respond to or talk to. I hear so many new callsigns being correctly " thrown out' on repeater frequencies and no one goes back. I try to jump in and talk to them if no one goes back to them by the second try.
It makes them feel left out, looked down upon , and more like giving up on the HOBBY than anything else when they hear people talk for 30 minutes and then when they get the courage to key up, no one comes back!
What happened to being courteous!
I truly believe that is the reason there is not that much traffic on repeaters now. Why should 2,000 operators in East Tennessee keep trying over and over for days to get someone to talk to them or sit there and listen to a bunch of garbage that they have never heard of?
Remember guys and gals.....you're the "Elmers" and teachers of the newer hams!

Get on there and tell the new ham,
" Good to hear you, just get on here and if you talk on it like a telephone in plain english and ID every 10 minutes with the repeater ID timer, and sign off by saying your ID , you will learn a lot from the people on here and will be made to feel welcome".
The last paragraph above in bold text sums up how to talk on a repeater in one sentence.
This is what I was told on the 147.255 when I tried to pick up some of the bad habits and lingo that some of the idiots were using at the time. It only takes one time to tell a new ham the one paragraph above that will make them sound and feel much better on any and all repeaters.
See "A New Ham's Guide To Repeaters" for a basic understanding of how repeaters work on another page.

Procedures on radio:
It is stressed that emergency traffic always has priority. If it aint there, dont ask for it on a net or any other time!
On so many nets on so many repeaters, AND EVEN ON HF, when they start up the net; they usually say "is there any emergency traffic?"..... sort of like asking,
"Is there anybody out there that has quit breathing, or someone next to you having a heart attack, or someone in front of you in traffic that has had a wreck and is entrapped in the vehicle?
IF SOMEONE HAD EMERGENCY TRAFFIC , THEY SHOULD NOT SIT AND HOLD IT FOR A NET TO START SOMEWHERE !!! EMERGENCY TRAFFIC SHOULD BE PASSED IMMEDIATELY......
it's an EMERGENCY!!!!!!

SIMPLY STATE IN YOUR PREAMBLES THAT ANYONE THAT HAS EMERGENCY TRAFFIC SHOULD USE PROPER PROCEDURE AND BREAK INTO THE NET AT ANY TIME... .. dont ask for EMERGENCY TRAFFIC!

Seventy threes, seventy thirds, eighty eights....
BELIEVE IT OR NOT , THESE TERMS DO NOT EXIST on voice !

A little history here; CW operators in the early , early days of radio came up with the number code of 7 3 for "best regards" because of the fame of the 73 Winchester rifle. The 73 winchester was the best rifle of the time and the CW guys just took it as "seven three " SEPERATE NUMBERS WHICH IS A 7 and a 3 in CW
--... ...-- Anyone experienced in CW who listens on FM repeaters are likely to tell the operators on there saying seventy three's; that they may as well be using French to sign with, which leads me to the next one that really gripes repeater owners and control operators who have experience on HF.....

Q- signals.....
THEY HAVE NO PLACE ON FM PHONE ON A REPEATER, AND AS FAR AS THAT GOES , THEY HAVE NO PLACE ON FM AT ALL!!
Again, they are created for and from CW and ssb traffic nets ; Q signals were developed for ease of operation on CW and ssb traffic nets.
If you ever do CW , you will find that sending QTH for " my location " is much shorter.

Speaking in voice, especially on FM using Q signals, would make me ask," WHY DO YOU HAVE TO USE "Q" SIGNALS ??? Because it sounds "cool" ?
Why would you say, " What is your QTH, you have a lot of QRN, QUA Jim lately? QSL?"All the tech licensees are sitting there saying " what the heck is he talking about?"
Or why would you say " Hi , Hi " on voice ( CW .... .. .... .. = H I H I for humor intended) ???
Oh , by the way, coded transmissions ARE NOT ALLOWED ON VOICE per Part 97... hmmm!

Here is "q t h " in CW compared to "my location";
--.- - .... compared to -- -.-- .-.. --- -.-. .- - .. --- -.
here is 7 3 compared to best regards;
--... ...-- compared to - ... . ... - .-. . --. .- .-. -.. ...

That should explain it! Even if you dont know CW, you can see the difference in how many dots and dashes are used in each term !
Many control operators dont say anything at all about users because there are not that many users anymore and they are afraid they will ' run somone off ' .
Did they ever think that maybe that is the reason there are not that many people on repeaters, due to listening to all the LID's using CW lingo on voice ?
It is better to have a few "good operators' than 70 bad ones like on some repeaters in the larger cities.
There are courteous ways to mention these things to newer operators "on the air". Here is one of them, " Hey, you dont have to say all that Q stuff because you are on FM phone, just use it just like you're on a telephone, (remember kids are listening)..... PLAIN ENGLISH! All you are required to do is be courteous and say your callsign every ten minutes as the repeater ID's, and use it when you sign off.... and dont say seventy threes or seventy thirds...... simply say your call and bye, see ya later, etc...." Again PLAIN ENGLISH!
Another one heard on most repeaters " Man, what did you do, you are loud on me , looks like you are putting a 9 ' on me!"
NO.... Both stations through the repeater are hearing the repeater, not each other directly. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL A STATION WHAT THEY ARE "PUTTING ON A REPEATER" as far as signal strength.
They may be able to tell the other station that "white noise", ( static), is heard on their signal or that they are "picket fencing", ( clipping in and out) , but without being at the repeater receiver with an S-meter hooked to the repeater receiver you cannot tell what signal strength the repeater is receiving.

Listening.... Monitoring.... or calling " CQ" CQ -.-. --.-
Again, when using CW, "CQ" is a lot shorter than "calling any station".
ON FM, SIMPLY KEY UP AND SAY YOUR CALLSIGN OR ASK IS ANYONE ON THIS REPEATER. Make sure you don't "double", (talk at the same time), in any circumstances or band!!

HF SSB:
SSB = sideband, LSB/USB
LSB = lower sideband (used on 40m through 160m.)
USB= upper sideband (used on 20m,17m, 15m, 12m, 10m and also on 6m, 2m, and 440 band.)
When making a call, be sure to listen for a few minutes, which is a good rule to use on any frequency or band! Just because you cannot hear anyone for a minute on HF does not mean that someone else is not listening to a reply from a distant station that they can hear and you cannot. This happens all the time.
Someone will tell a friend to move to " so and so frequency" and they go there and just start talking.... well, Ol' Jim in kentucky may be sitting there listening to Ol' John in California giving a parts list out for an amplifier and Ol' Jim may be using a directional antenna pointed west while your antenna is going north and south. You can't hear John and and Jim is listening to John. If you say your call, Jim should politely tell you "standby'. Chances are he will either remember your call or jot it down so he can return your call when he gets the chance.

On FM repeaters though, listen,................ then just "drop in your callsign" ...... Chances are no one will come back , but dont give up. Maybe all the "QSL'ers" will someday learn to send CW and learn they had been using the wrong operating procedures and come back and talk to you like a normal person on the repeater.

Last but not least .....
ZED is NOT listed as a phonetic for the letter "Z". ZULU is the correct phonetic.
This may not matter much to some on FM , but in an emergency on simplex or any HF voice mode, PHONETICS ARE IMPORTANT AND THEY WERE CREATED SO THAT ALL STATIONS WOULD HAVE A STANDARD TO GO BY WHEN PASSING TRAFFIC IN BAD CONDITIONS.
Zed' may be picked out the noise incorrectly as "head" and a broken leg may be transmitted as a "head" injury due to the station misinterpreting ZED' .... Give us a break people! QSL?????? .
.............We copied Tim! Thanks!.........N4UJW
Tim AJ4D

CALLING ANOTHER STATION IN RADIO TELEPHONY

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:23:00 +0800

A call may be given to another station either in voice or using the Morse code. But before giving a call, it is the duty of the ham to check whether the frequency he is going to use is already in use by other ham/s or not. Even though a particular frequency seems to be idle, it may not be so. Because, there may still be a ham sending his message whose signals are in skip with us (see questions & answers related to radio wave propagation) and another ham at a different location is listening to him. Giving a transmission in the same frequency in such a situation will interfere with the ongoing communication. So, prior to our transmission, it should be ascertained by sending the message-"Is the frequency in use?". This should be repeated two more times and if no reply has been received, then we can occupy the frequency. After occupying a frequency, we can give a 'General Call' or a 'Directional Call'. A 'General Call' is a call given to all the stations. This means that you will reply to anybody from any part of the world. The message sounds like -"CQ CQ CQ this is Victor Uniform Two…. (your callsign siffix in phonetics) calling CQ on 20 metre and standing by". The 'CQ' message may be repeated for three time before giving the 'standing by' message. As you 'stand by', listen carefully for any possible reply. If no reply is received, you can continue giving your CQ call. There is also a 'Directional Call' which is directed to a particular country or a particular station. A call directed to a particular country is like-"CQ Japan CQ Japan CQ Japan this is Victor Uniform Two …….". This means that you will reply to stations from Japan only. A call may directed to a particular station also. In this case, in place of the country name, the 'call-sign' of the station is put. A person with the true ham spirit does not adhere strictly to his directional call, and as such should not deny reply to a ham from another country replying to his directional call (in the above example) until and unless he is in real emergency. Too much of formalities should be avoided as it may dishearten another fellow ham, also it is against the code devised by Paul M. Segal!

After establishing contact and offering the initial greetings, a signal report should be given to the other station. Your name (Handle) and location (QTH) should then be spelled out clearly in phonetics. If the other ham finds difficulty in copying your voice signal due to poor propagation condition or due to the difference in pronunciation, you should not loose patience and the message should be repeated if requested. You can also give the weather report (WX report) with mentioning of the temperature in degrees Centigrade. After this, discussion regarding the antenna system and equipment (called-"Working condition") begins. Before closing the conversation with a particular station, 73 message (meaning 'Best of Regards') should be conveyed to the ham and his family and indication should be given whether you are closing down (going QRT) your station, you are changing your frequency (QSYing) or you are still occupying the frequency. This will help other stations to follow you in case they want to make a contact with you. If the conversation takes long time, both the stations should mention their call-sign at ten minutes interval.

SIGNAL REPORT IN RADIO TELEPHONY

When on-the-air contact between amateur radio stations is established, both the stations exchange signal reports. This gives the idea about how strongly the ham radio stations are receiving each other. For telephony (voice), Readability and Signal strength scale is devised.

Readability Scale		Signal Strength Scale
Q1	Hardly perceptible; unreadable	R1	Unintelligible; barely perceptible
Q2	Weak; readable now and then	R2	Weak signals; barely readable
Q3	Fairly good; readable but with difficulty	R3	Weak signals; but can be copied
Q4	Good; readable	R4	Fair signals
Q5	Very good; perfectly readable	R5	Fairly good signals
		R6	Good signals
		R7	Moderately strong signals
		R8	Strong signals
O	O	R9	Extremely strong signals

A 59 (5 and 9) report is the best report in radio telephony. You should be honest in giving a signal report. Don't give a good report just to please your friend! There may be some problem in the antenna system of your friend's station due to which you are receiving him poorly. Under such a situation, giving a false report will misguide your friend and your friend may not be able to detect/rectify the fault in his system.

Takziah Buat 9W2ZKI

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:07:00 +0800

KULIM 12 Okt. – Kegembiraan tiga beradik berumur 8 hingga 12 tahun yang pulang berhari raya di kampung nenek mereka berakhir dengan tragedi apabila mati lemas di kawasan tali air Kampung Ulu Mahang, kira-kira 50 kilometer dari sini hari ini.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira pukul 2.30 petang itu, Mohd. Safwan Mat Zuki, 12; Mohd. Nasrul, 10, serta Mohd. Hafiz, 8, lemas selepas mandi di kawasan tali air tersebut.

Kejadian berlaku ketika kanak-kanak terbabit dibawa oleh nenek mereka, Siti Aminah Abdullah, 48, untuk mandi kerana bekalan air paip di rumah terputus.

Ketua Polis Daerah Kulim, Supritendan Abd. Majid Hashim berkata, kesemua kanak-kanak terbabit dikatakan baru pulang bercuti Hari Raya bersama bapa mereka dari Klang, Selangor semalam.

Beliau berkata, pada pukul 2.25 petang, Siti Aminah dikatakan membawa empat cucunya, Mohd. Safwan, Mohd. Nasrul, Mohd. Hafiz dan Mohd. Fikri, 4, untuk mandi di tali air yang jaraknya kira-kira 500 meter dari rumah.

“Apabila sampai di tali air itu, tiga daripada kanak-kanak terbabit yang dikatakan terlalu gembira dan terus terjun untuk mandi,” katanya ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Abd. Majid berkata, selepas terjun, tiga beradik itu didapati tidak muncul semula.

“Nenek mangsa yang memapah Mohd. Fikri beberapa kali cuba memanggil tiga cucunya yang berada dalam tali air tetapi tidak dijawab.

“Melihat sesuatu yang tidak kena, beliau mendapatkan bantuan penduduk kampung mencari cucunya dan melaporkan kepada polis,” katanya.

Mayat tiga kanak-kanak itu dijumpai penduduk kira-kira pukul 3.30 petang.

Sementara itu, Siti Aminah berkata, biasanya tali air ini tidak begitu dalam dan air pada paras lutut tetapi tidak sangka pula hari ini paras air dalam.

Dalam pada itu, bapa mangsa, Mat Zuki Abd. Majid, 39, berkata, “Sebelum kejadian, tiga anak saya itu begitu ghairah untuk pulang ke kampung.’’

Jenazah mereka dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kampung Ulu Mahang selepas solat Isyak pukul 10.30 malam ini.

semoga ALLAH mencucuri Rahmat ketiga-tiga anak beliau AL-FATIHA

Macam Mana Aku Boleh Terjebak Dalam Dunia Radio Amateur nie?

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Wed, 3 Oct 2007 10:51:00 +0800

Radio nie dah lama kenal cuma hobi ini belum lagi menimbulkan minat yg sejati pada diri sendiri kerana commitment dan masa tu hobi aku ke arah Playstation,Mod kereta,Lumba (basikal) remote control dan juga lepak2 pekena teh tarik jadi penarik minat aku dari pak zainal 9M2ZA dari aku kecik aku slalu lepak main guli dgn anak dia..aku ada tgk dia buat mcm2 experiment tapi tak tau apa yg dia buat,asyik menekan tut tut tut tut.. rupanya skrg dah tau CW rupanya... morse code rupanya.. skrg pak zainal sudah retire setelah aku ingin mendapat bantuan dan ilmu dari beliau sejak baru2 nie, aku tulis email pada pak zainal tapi dia forwardkan email tersebut kepada 9M2AU dari mares untuk belaja di club house, tetapi tak dapat menghadirikan diri kerana ada urusan tertentu ...ok bab tu abis..di teruskan cerita, pada bulan 3 rakan dari nesrac 9W2REV contact aku melalui forum kereta untuk menceburi bidang radio nie,jadi aku pikir2 berbaloi ke hobi! ini. Last sekali aku pun buat keputusan untuk menceburi radio ini dgn membeli set yang bagi aku mahal dalam RM990 iaitu yaesu FT7800R

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tapi takpe la skali aje beli..punya la blur mcm mana nak setting tak tau nak wat mcm mana ah main belasah ajer..monitor aje mana2 jalur yg aku dapat scan..hehe..time tu buh antenna pun dalam kereta coz mounting antenna tak dapat dari mazlan(9W2REV) punya la kelakar...main transmit ajer dlm kereta..hahaha..patut la biul skrg nie coz radio radiation kot..hahaha...then first class dgn rakan2 yg di anjurkan oleh 9W2REV dgn bantuan rakan beliau 9W2SHZ org amateur yg pertama kiranyalah aku belaja...ha...dgn rakan2 dulunya SWAL skrg nie dah mempunyai sayap masing2. Mmg lawak time belaja nak pecah kepala pun ada ..hehehe..gambar semasa eyeball dgn 9W2REV dan 9W2SHZ

Setelah belaja guideline yang di terangkan oleh abg mazlan kami seterusnya buat haluan masing2 sehinggalah abg mazlan mengajak rakan2 yang mempunyai kesempatan untuk ke 9M4RNC menimba ilmu bersama rakan2 di sana, terdiri dari cik Farok,Abg Zek,Abg Syed Shehan dan ramai lagi rakan2 dari Nesrac membantu, tapi kena ingat radio ini adalah HOBI! kita perlu bersifat +ve atau terbuka untuk menerima segala nasihat dan juga kena memikirkan setiap org tidak mempunyai masa untuk bercakap atau QSO seperti org lain kekadang org lain mempunyai kerja sendiri, jadi bila kita keluar dari jalur dgn tergesa-gesa seseparuh org anggap kita tidak suka pada mereka, persepsi seperti inilah yang memcemarkan Ham radio minta maaf jika ada sesetengah pihak akan terasa apa yang di perkatakan,tetapi ia merupakan kenyantan apabila kita anggap radio ini terlampau serious, ada QRM sikit kita dah nak gegar org tu menunjukkan kita nie gengste?bukan menunjukkan nilai2 murni seperti bersabar atau pun mengambil langkah buat tak tahu, selagi di layan QRM atau gangguan org lagi suka org tersebut, jadi biarkan aje la dgn QRM itu, buat tak tahu, kalau mereka kacau atau melontarkan kata2 kesat, bukan susah TUTUP RADIO ANDA jangan dengar, kerana QRM ini kita tidak akan dapat kesan kecuali menunggunya di hari pembalasan iaitu AKHIRAT tersebut, jika anda percaya pada Hari AKHIRAT buat byk bersabar,jgn di ikut perasaan tersebut,menunjukkan diri anda tidak hormat pada org lain yang turut mendengar jaluran anda,tujuan cerita sini bukan ingin mengeruhkan air tetapi peringatan kepada rakan2 yang baru atau lama dan juga meningati diri saya sendiri mengenai perkara ini. ha dah melalut..hahah..nnt la sambung esok pulak cerita byk lagi...yang penting Radio adalah HOBI!

de 9W2GSR

ICOM 2820H

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:55:00 +0800

Ini adalah review kepada radio icom 2820H setelah 2 bulan saya menggunakannya. Icom 2820H adalah adik kepada 2720H yang merupakan dualband rig. Apa yang menarik pada radio ini ialah keupayaannya untuk monitor dua channel/frequency sekaligus. Paparan LCD nya juga agak besar dan luas. Ianya juga mempunyai storan channel yang lebih banyak. Ia juga mempunyai 2 antenna connector dan diversity reception serta dual speaker connector. Selain itu ia adalah d-star compatibility.

Kelemahan radio ini pula ialah ia tidak berupaya untuk membuat crossband melainkan sedikit modifikasi dilakukan dengan membuang diode. PTT button HM133 juga masih terdapat masalah iaitu kadang2 tak dapat transmit apabila ditekan. Namun ianya jarang berlaku berbanding model PTT HM133-v. Selain itu, LCDnya sedikit problem bila dilihat dibawah cahaya yang terang disebabkan reflection. Kalau waktu malam takde masalah.

Kesimpulannya radio ini sangat mudah digunakan dan worth the bucks. Nanti saya akan tambah2 lagi apa yang patut bila teringat..heheh

Mobile setup: icom 2820H, NR22L antenna, MR77 diamond dualband ant dan VR7 antenna. Speaker - opex

Maaf cikgu pinjam post cikgu..saya tak guna rig nie.. :)
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PAKU DIDINDING HATIMU...

noreply@blogger.com (9W2GSR) — Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:17:00 +0800

Ada seorang pemuda yang sangat pemarah. Dia tidak dapat
mengawal kemarahannya walaupun ianya hanya satu masalah kecil sahaja.
Pada suatu hari, bapanya telah menghadiahkannya dengan seguni paku.
"Untuk apakah paku-paku ini ayah?" tanya pemuda tersebut.
"Setiap kali kamu marah, kamu pakulah tembok batu di hadapan rumah kita
ini, bagi melepaskan kemarahan mu" jawab ayahnya. Pada hari yang
Pertama sahaja, pemuda itu telah memaku sebanyak 37 batang paku pada tembok batu
tersebut. Selepas beberapa minggu, setelah dia dapat mengurangkan kemarahannya,
jumlah paku yang digunakan juga berkurangan.
Dia mendapati, adalah lebih mudah mengawal kemarahannya dari memukul paku
menembusi tembok batu tersebut. Akhirnya tibalah pada suatu hari,
dimana pemuda tersebut tidak marah, walau sekali pun.
Dia pun memberitahu ayahnya mengenai perkara tersebut dengan gembira.
Bapanya mengucapkan tahniah dan menyuruh dia mencabut kembali paku itu
satu persatu, pada setiap hari yang ia lalui tanpa kemarahan.
Hari berganti hari, dan akhirnya dia berjaya mencabut kesemua paku-paku
tersebut. Pemuda tersebut lantas memberitahu perkara tersebut
kepada
bapanya dengan bangganya.
Bapanya lantas memimpin tangannya ke tembok tersebut dan berkata "Kau
telah melakukannya dengan baik, anakku, tetapi lihatlah kesan lubang-lubang
di tembok batu tersebut, tembok itu tidak akan kelihatan sama lagi
seperti sebelumnya. Bila kau menyatakan sesuatu atau melakukan sesuatu ketika
marah, ianya akan meninggalkan kesan parut dan luka, sama seperti ini.
Kau boleh menikam seseorang dengan pisau dan membunuhnya. Tetapi ingatlah,
tak kesah berapa kali kau memohon maaf dan menyesal atas perbuatam mu,
namun lukanya masih tetap ada. Luka di hati adalah lebih pedih dari luka
fizikal. Sahabat adalah permata yang sukar dicari.
Mereka membuatkan kamu ketawa dan menggalakan mu
ke arah kejayaan.
Sahabat juga adalah seorang pendengar, berkongsi suka dan duka dan
sentiasa membuka hatinya kepada
kita.

"Maafkan saya sekiranya saya pernah meninggalkan kesan berlubang di dinding hati anda."