Before hunt...
During Hunt...
After hunt...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
No Frill Fox Hunt, Kebun Bunga, Penang MY
Here some pic at the hunt... well it was quite fun with new members joining in the hunt.. i also can brush up some direction finding skills... there will be more trining in the future as inform by the fox master. At the end of this month there will be an antenna workshop and then follow with a fun/trining hunt... updates can be view from www.myardfsport.com
Before hunt...
During Hunt...
After hunt...
Before hunt...
During Hunt...
After hunt...
Friday, March 6, 2009
ARDF Training Hunt
Got this in my email this morning... so let brush up our hunting skills...
Hi fellow hunters,
There will be a No Frills ARDF Training Hunt on this coming Sunday 8th Morning.
Date : Sunday Morning . 8th March 2009.
Time : 9:00 am
Venue : Botanical Gardens, Penang. Meet up at the car park next to Kraft Batik Sdn Bhd.
Mode : VHF F2A
Freq. : 144.5/144.8 MHz
Note : This is a no frills hunt. Bring your own drinks and hunting equipment.
Purpose:
73 de 9M2LC
Hi fellow hunters,
There will be a No Frills ARDF Training Hunt on this coming Sunday 8th Morning.
Date : Sunday Morning . 8th March 2009.
Time : 9:00 am
Venue : Botanical Gardens, Penang. Meet up at the car park next to Kraft Batik Sdn Bhd.
Mode : VHF F2A
Freq. : 144.5/144.8 MHz
Note : This is a no frills hunt. Bring your own drinks and hunting equipment.
Purpose:
- Let the foxes out for fresh air after being in hibernation through the winter period.
- To test and calibrate new hunting equipments.
- Re-evaluate the two or three difficult fox dens which had been giving much difficulties in the past hunts.
- Opportunity for new comers to try out ARDF under non-competition conditions. (Chance to have hands-on feel in this radiosport)
73 de 9M2LC
Sunday, January 25, 2009
You Might be Addicted to Ham Radio if…
You Might be Addicted to Ham Radio if…
1. When you look at a full moon and wonder how much antenna gain you would need.
2. When a friend gets a ride from you and remarks that you have a lot of CBs in your vehicle, it turns in to an hour long rant on how ham radio is not CB radio.
3. When someone asks for directions, you pause, wondering if long or short path would be best.
4. When you can look at a globe and be able to point to your antipode (and you know what an antipode is).
5. Your cell phone ring tone is a Morse code message of some kind.
6. You have accidentally said your Amateur Radio call sign at the end of a telephone conversation.
7. Your favorite vacation spots are always on mountain tops.
8. You notice more antennas than road signs while driving your car.
9. You have driven onto the shoulder of the road while looking at an antenna.
10. Porcupines appear to be fascinated with your car.
11. If you ever tried to figure out the operating frequency of your microwave oven.
12. When you look around your bedroom of wall to wall ham gear and ask: Why am I still single?
13. The local city council doesn't like you.
14. You think towers look pretty.
15. Your family doesn't have a clue what to get you for Christmas, even after you tell them.
16. Your HF amplifier puts out more power than the local AM radio station.
17. The wife and kids are away and the first thing that goes through your head is that no one will bother you while you call "CQ DX" a few hundred times.
18. When you pull into a donut shop and the cops there on their coffee break ask if they can see your radio setup.
19. You refer to your children as your “Harmonics”.
20. Your girlfriend or wife asks: "You're going to spend $XXXX on what???
21. You actually believe you got a good deal on eBay.
22. When you see a house with a metal roof, and your only thought is what a great ground plane that would be.
23. You have pictures of your radio equipment as wallpaper on your computer’s desktop.
24. Every family vacation includes a stop at a Ham radio store.
25. The first question you ask the new car dealer is: "What is the alternator’s current output"?
26. You buy a brand new car based on the radio mounting locations and antenna mounting possibilities.
27. You have tapped out Morse code on your car’s horn.
28. A lightning storm takes out a new Laptop, Plasma TV, and DVD Recorder, but all you care about is if your radios are okay.
29. Your wife has had to ride in the back seat because you had radio equipment in the front seat.
30. Your wife was excited when you were talking about achieving that critical angle, but very disappointed when you finally did.
31. During a love making session with your wife, you stop to answer a call on the radio.
32. Your wife threatens you with divorce when you tell her that you are going on a “fox” hunt.
33. Talking about male and female connectors makes you feel excited.
34. You dream of big, comfortable, knobs, but not on women.
35. You always park on the top floor of the deck, just in case you might have to wait in the car later.
36. When house hunting, you look for the best room for a radio shack and scan the property for possible tower placement.
37. When house hunting, you give your realtor topographical maps showing local elevations.
38. The real estate agent scratches his head when you ask if the soil conductivity is high, medium, or low.
39. You have Ham radio magazines in the bathroom.
40. When your doorbell rings, you immediately shut down the amplifier.
41. Fermentation never enters your mind when “homebrew” is mentioned.
42. Instead of just saying no, you have said “negative”.
43. You have used a person’s name to indicate acknowledgement.
44. You become impatient waiting for the latest AES catalog to arrive.
45. You have found yourself whistling "CQ" using Morse code.
46. You always schedule the third weekend in May for vacation.
47. You walk carefully in your back yard to avoid being close-lined.
48. You have deep anxiety or panic attacks during high winds or heavy ice.
49. You and the FedEx/UPS men are on a first name basis.
50. You really start to miss people that you've never seen.
51. Your exercise machine is a Morse code keyer.
52. You walk through the plumbing section at the hardware store and see antenna parts.
53. Your neighbors thought you were nuts when you ripped up your lawn to bury chicken wire.
54. Your next door neighbor thinks that your wife is a widow.
55. Your wife has delivered meals to your Ham shack.
56. If you sold all your Ham radio equipment, you could pay off your mortgage.
Reprint permission is granted for non-commercial use. © 2007 - Charles Winkler
from : http://www.kc4gmy.net
1. When you look at a full moon and wonder how much antenna gain you would need.
2. When a friend gets a ride from you and remarks that you have a lot of CBs in your vehicle, it turns in to an hour long rant on how ham radio is not CB radio.
3. When someone asks for directions, you pause, wondering if long or short path would be best.
4. When you can look at a globe and be able to point to your antipode (and you know what an antipode is).
5. Your cell phone ring tone is a Morse code message of some kind.
6. You have accidentally said your Amateur Radio call sign at the end of a telephone conversation.
7. Your favorite vacation spots are always on mountain tops.
8. You notice more antennas than road signs while driving your car.
9. You have driven onto the shoulder of the road while looking at an antenna.
10. Porcupines appear to be fascinated with your car.
11. If you ever tried to figure out the operating frequency of your microwave oven.
12. When you look around your bedroom of wall to wall ham gear and ask: Why am I still single?
13. The local city council doesn't like you.
14. You think towers look pretty.
15. Your family doesn't have a clue what to get you for Christmas, even after you tell them.
16. Your HF amplifier puts out more power than the local AM radio station.
17. The wife and kids are away and the first thing that goes through your head is that no one will bother you while you call "CQ DX" a few hundred times.
18. When you pull into a donut shop and the cops there on their coffee break ask if they can see your radio setup.
19. You refer to your children as your “Harmonics”.
20. Your girlfriend or wife asks: "You're going to spend $XXXX on what???
21. You actually believe you got a good deal on eBay.
22. When you see a house with a metal roof, and your only thought is what a great ground plane that would be.
23. You have pictures of your radio equipment as wallpaper on your computer’s desktop.
24. Every family vacation includes a stop at a Ham radio store.
25. The first question you ask the new car dealer is: "What is the alternator’s current output"?
26. You buy a brand new car based on the radio mounting locations and antenna mounting possibilities.
27. You have tapped out Morse code on your car’s horn.
28. A lightning storm takes out a new Laptop, Plasma TV, and DVD Recorder, but all you care about is if your radios are okay.
29. Your wife has had to ride in the back seat because you had radio equipment in the front seat.
30. Your wife was excited when you were talking about achieving that critical angle, but very disappointed when you finally did.
31. During a love making session with your wife, you stop to answer a call on the radio.
32. Your wife threatens you with divorce when you tell her that you are going on a “fox” hunt.
33. Talking about male and female connectors makes you feel excited.
34. You dream of big, comfortable, knobs, but not on women.
35. You always park on the top floor of the deck, just in case you might have to wait in the car later.
36. When house hunting, you look for the best room for a radio shack and scan the property for possible tower placement.
37. When house hunting, you give your realtor topographical maps showing local elevations.
38. The real estate agent scratches his head when you ask if the soil conductivity is high, medium, or low.
39. You have Ham radio magazines in the bathroom.
40. When your doorbell rings, you immediately shut down the amplifier.
41. Fermentation never enters your mind when “homebrew” is mentioned.
42. Instead of just saying no, you have said “negative”.
43. You have used a person’s name to indicate acknowledgement.
44. You become impatient waiting for the latest AES catalog to arrive.
45. You have found yourself whistling "CQ" using Morse code.
46. You always schedule the third weekend in May for vacation.
47. You walk carefully in your back yard to avoid being close-lined.
48. You have deep anxiety or panic attacks during high winds or heavy ice.
49. You and the FedEx/UPS men are on a first name basis.
50. You really start to miss people that you've never seen.
51. Your exercise machine is a Morse code keyer.
52. You walk through the plumbing section at the hardware store and see antenna parts.
53. Your neighbors thought you were nuts when you ripped up your lawn to bury chicken wire.
54. Your next door neighbor thinks that your wife is a widow.
55. Your wife has delivered meals to your Ham shack.
56. If you sold all your Ham radio equipment, you could pay off your mortgage.
Reprint permission is granted for non-commercial use. © 2007 - Charles Winkler
from : http://www.kc4gmy.net
Monday, January 12, 2009
ARDF news updates
More news at www.MyARDFSport.com . Hope fully i can join more ARDF activities this years. First event will be at Kuala Lumpur by Wilayah V17 HAM community. More event are coming. from various HAM community. Well c u all at he hunting ground looking for our FOX's... cherios...
Friday, January 2, 2009
Happy New Year 2009
(pic originally from http://www.scrapbookingmemories.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/new-year-image.jpg http://theultimatewiiguide.com/blog/upcoming-games-in-2009)
Happy New Year 2009 to all. Hope this year mark a new beginning.
73 & 88,
de 9w2acy
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
R.A.C.E.S. Penang calling for volunteer !!!!
To all HAM,
Penang R.A.C.E.S. opening for registration. All HAM are welcome to register as R.A.C.E.S. volunteer. PLS email Daniel 9W2DCY details below for registration :
Full Name:
Call sign:
IC # :
Mobile #
House Tel # :
Office Tel # :
Email Address # :
Home Address :
Please email the detail to 9w2dcy@marts.my
Remarks : Volunteer to become a committee members also are welcome. TQ
Penang R.A.C.E.S. opening for registration. All HAM are welcome to register as R.A.C.E.S. volunteer. PLS email Daniel 9W2DCY details below for registration :
Full Name:
Call sign:
IC # :
Mobile #
House Tel # :
Office Tel # :
Email Address # :
Home Address :
Please email the detail to 9w2dcy@marts.my
Remarks : Volunteer to become a committee members also are welcome. TQ
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Penang R.A.C.E.S. meeting
R.A.C.E.S (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) Meeting
Location: St. John HQ, Penang
Date: 29th Nov 08
Time: 2100Hrs (9.00pm) to 2300 Hrs (11.00pm)
Agenda as below :-
@ R.A.C.E.S Introduction (Job Responsibility ; Direction...)
@ R.A.C.E.S Organization Chart
@ Y2009 Shcedule
All are welcome.
Pls confirm your attendance asap to Daniel Chng (9W2DCY) 012 - 427 8030 or email to : 9w2dcy@marts.org.my
All are welcome.
Pls confirm your attendance asap to Daniel Chng (9W2DCY) 012 - 427 8030 or email to : 9w2dcy@marts.org.my
Thursday, November 13, 2008
R.A.C.E.S EmComm Drill
For all amateur radio operator in especially in Penang/Perlis and Kedah that interested in ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence Training/Workshop but can’t join in the traninig. This is a great news for you to join fast briefing and demo that will be made at Bukit Air Jungle Park (new venue will be announce) Perlis on 22 and 23 November.
For more information you can call
En. Rizduan Hassan 012-474 0001 / 013-474 9816
En. Harun Rahman 019-506 3535
Day 1 - Saturday 22nd. November 2008
8.00pm - RACES briefing session.
9.00pm - Demo drill - team deployment, station set-up and communicate.
12.00pm - Good Night
Day 2 - Sunday 23rd. November 2008
9.00am - Demo drill continue.
11.00am - Q & A.
This demo drill open to ALL Amateur Radio Operator.
For more information you can call
En. Rizduan Hassan 012-474 0001 / 013-474 9816
En. Harun Rahman 019-506 3535
Day 1 - Saturday 22nd. November 2008
8.00pm - RACES briefing session.
9.00pm - Demo drill - team deployment, station set-up and communicate.
12.00pm - Good Night
Day 2 - Sunday 23rd. November 2008
9.00am - Demo drill continue.
11.00am - Q & A.
This demo drill open to ALL Amateur Radio Operator.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
RAE is coming back this December
Stumble upon the news of RAE NOtice from MCMC website..
To all SWL who want to take the exam can start to apply now. Form can be downloaded from MCMC web or take from their nearest office.
10OCT08 – Notice: Radio Amateur Examinations (RAE 2008-2)
10 October 2008
SKMM will be conducting Radio Amateur Examinations (RAE 2008-2) throughout Malaysia on 17 December 2008. For further details and examination application form please click on the links below.
Penang ARDF meeting
Got this news from MyARDFsport.com
Date : Sunday, October 12th, 2008.
Time : 8:30 pm
Venue : JJ Cafe , Pulau Jerejak Jetty, Penang (click for map )
GPS coordinates : N5.34241 E100.31190
Time : 8:30 pm
Venue : JJ Cafe , Pulau Jerejak Jetty, Penang (click for map )
GPS coordinates : N5.34241 E100.31190
All are welcome.
Herm... it about time to take out my Fox Hunting tools.. its been awhile since the last FUN Hunt... hope there will be a hunt soon...
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