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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Amateur Radio On Estidotmy Magazine




Amateur radio or ham radio on local Malaysian magazine for mid school children. Useful to educate youngsters about amateur radio at schools or home.

Get it now here


Monday, September 28, 2009

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Amateur Radio Documentary On Malaysia Television And Radio RTM



Malaysian Ham Operators On Malaysia Television And Radio ( RTM )
Thanks to all people behind this project.
A very 73s to all of you.



My Morse Training Keyer

Hello, a very good day to all visitors.

This is my recently morse code training device.

I'm still too slow for ciphering and deciphering morse code.

Maybe practice make perfect. Yes, I do believe.






Saturday, September 26, 2009

Radio Hams - A Short Film About Ham Radio




Ham radio operators emergency situation.



Amateur Radio Direction Finding - ARDF




From Wikipedia

Amateur radio direction finding (ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines radio direction finding with the map and compass skills of orienteering. It is a timed race in which individual competitors use a topographic map, a magnetic compass and radio direction finding apparatus to navigate through diverse wooded terrain while searching for radio transmitters. The rules of the sport and international competitions are organized by the International Amateur Radio Union. The sport has been most popular in Eastern Europe, Russia, and China, where it was often used in the physical education programs in schools.
ARDF events use radio frequencies on either the two-meter or eighty-meter amateur radio bands. These two bands were chosen because of their universal availability to amateur radio licensees in all countries. In the UK events with somewhat different rules are also run on 160 meters. The radio equipment carried by competitors on a course must be capable of receiving the signal being transmitted by the five transmitters and useful for radio direction finding, including a radio receiver, attenuator, and directional antenna. Most equipment designs integrate all three components into one handheld device.




Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Digipup - Puppy Linux For Amateur Radio Operator

Digipup is a customized Puppy Linux for ham radio operator. It contains most of applications that ham radio user couldn't resist like fldigi, fl logbook and geoid.





Just download Digipup iso and burn it into your cd using your favourite cd burner software. Boot Digipup cd and install it on your old/new pc. For your information, Digipup is from Puppy Linux, a minimalist Linux distribution for old pc. It can run on your pc WITHOUT hardisk/storage. Cool huh ? Insert Digipup cd on your diskless pc and see what happen.


Overseas ham radio operator utilizing open source software for their daily usage, why don't we give it a try.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Ham Radio Village at HackInTheBox Security Conference 2009


Hack In The Box also known as HITB, a very popular once a year security conference in Malaysia includes ham radio village in their event. This year, HITB will be held at;

Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
50250 Kuala Lumpur.

And the agenda is;

Technical Training - DAY 1 and DAY 2
Date: 5th and 6th October 2009
Time: 0900 - 1800

TECH TRAINING 1 - Web Application (in)Security
TECH TRAINING 2 - The Art of Network Based Forensics - Going Beyond Packet Data
TECH TRAINING 3 - The Exploit Laboratory 4.0
TECH TRAINING 4 - The Security of ASEAN Locks (CLOSED DOOR SESSION FOR .GOV / LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY)
TECH TRAINING 5 - Forensic Acquisition and Analysis






Conference DAY 1 and DAY 2
Date: 7th and 8th October 2009
Time: 0900 - 1800

Triple Track Conference
HITB Labs
Capture The Flag (CTF)
Lock Picking Village
HAM Radio Village

For more info, log on to http://www.hackinthebox.org/


HITB anyone ?

73 de 9w2pju

APRS, Dstar and Echolink Slides




    Pocketsat+ - Satellites Tracking Software For Your PDA and iPhone

     

    PocketSat+ is a full-featured satellite tracking application for PalmOS and PocketPC devices. It is designed to be usable by both experienced satellite trackers as well as novices who are interested in knowing when they can simply look up and see satellites.

    Like PocketSat, its predecessor, PocketSat+ includes tools to predict when satellites in low-Earth orbits will pass overhead and potentially be visible. Unlike PocketSat, however, PocketSat+ can track any satellite, and can display real-time plots of multiple satellites on both Earth maps and Sky charts.

    Features of PocketSat+ include:
    Configurable to compute satellite visibility from any location on Earth.
    Track and plot real-time positions of up to 9 satellites simultaneously.
    Map view shows satellite position and orbit track on an Earth map.
    Sky view shows satellite position and path in the Sky.
    Flexible application clock can be set to any date and time as well as clock rate, allowing "what happens when…" experiments. You can make time stand still or even go backwards if you wish. A single button press restores the clock to current system time.
    "Pass" mode allows pre-calculation of satellites that will pass over a particular location during a given time span, including filters for minimum altitude and whether or not a satellite is lit by the Sun.
    Uses full SGP4 and SDP4 orbit propagation algorithms, allowing accurate tracking of any satellite.



    download
    PalmOS PocketPC(Windows Mobile) iPhone

    P/S: copy this file to your PDA/iPhone and open it on pocketsat+, you can see lots of satellites name then select which one you want to track. 

    Sunday, September 13, 2009

    Saturday, September 12, 2009

    Echomac - Echolink Client For Mac OSX



    How To Calculate Amateur Radio Simplex Channel


    The simplex channel between V16 to V47 is using 145MHz before the decimal point. So we just need to find the MHz decimal point.

    12.5 with the multiplication formula Channel.

    Example 1:

    V16 : 12.5 x 16 = 200
    So the frequency of V16 is 145.2000

    Example 2:

    V27 : 12.5 x 27 = 337.5
    The frequency for V27 is 145.33752.



    Frequency between V48 to V63 is using 146MHz before the decimal point. Then,

    12.5 V with the multiplication formula minus 200

    Example 1:

    V50 : 12.5 x 50 = 625 - 200 = 425
    The frequency for V50 is 146.4250

    Example 2:

    V63 12.5 x 63 = 787.5 - 200 = 587.5
    So the frequency for V63 is 146.5875

    P/S: After the decimal point, there are 4 numbers. If the result is 3 numbers, you need to plus 0 to fulfill the 4 numbers.

    Friday, September 11, 2009

    ETHICS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE RADIO AMATEUR

                                 The Radio Amateur's Code

    The Radio Amateur is
    CONSIDERATE... He never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the
    pleasure of others.
    LOYAL... He offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local
    clubs, the IARU Radio Society in his country, through which Amateur Radio in his
    country is represented nationally and internationally.
    PROGRESSIVE... He keeps his station up to date. It is well-built and efficient. His
    operating practice is above reproach.
    FRIENDLY... He operates slowly and patiently when requested; offers friendly
    advice and counsel to the beginner; kind assistance, cooperation and consideration
    for the interests of others. These are the marks of the amateur spirit.
    BALANCED... Radio is a hobby, never interfering with duties owed to family, job,
    school or community.
    PATRIOTIC... His station and skills are always ready for service to country and
    community.

                     -- adapted from the original Amateur's Code, written by    Paul M. Segal, W9EEA, in 1928.

                              download                       

    By John Devoldere, ON4UN
    and Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW
    Proof reading and corrections by Bob Whelan, G3PJT

    REVIEW OF AMATEUR RADIO SERVICES IN MALAYSIA

    Thursday, September 10, 2009

    Joe Walsh, WB6ACU — No Ordinary Average Ham




    I’m just an ordinary average guy
    My friends are all boring
    And so am I
    We’re just ordinary average guys.
    ~From “Ordinary Average Guy,”
    by Joe Walsh


    by By Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE
    from QST Magazine May 2004

    download

    Monday, September 07, 2009

    Running Echolink On GNU/Linux Using Wine


    Modus Operandi

    1. Install wine on your favorite gnu/linux, open software center, and search for wine. install it. wait until installation finish.
    2. download echolink software for windows at http://echolink.org
    3. double click on the downloaded file.
    4. there should be a shortcut created on your gnu/linux desktop.
    5. run echolink.

    Thursday, September 03, 2009

    Morse Code Chart

    Listen A -Z, 1 - 0 morse code ?

    download



    Just for my reference ;-)

    Making and responding to distress (emergency) calls




    Before an emergency occurs, be sure you know how to make a distress call
    on a frequency where hams are likely to be listening, such as a marine ser­vice net or a wide-coverage repeater frequency. Store at least one of these fre­quencies in your radio’s memories, if possible. Anyone, licensed or not, can use your radio equipment in an emergency to call for help on any frequency. You won’t have time to be looking at net directories in an emergency. Do the following things when you make a distress call.

    1. If you need immediate emergency assistance, the appropriate voice
      signal is MAYDAY and the appropriate Morse code signal is SOS (yes,
      just like in the movies). Maydays sound something like: “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, this is 9W2PJU,” followed by:
      • Your location (latitude/longitude) or address of the emergency
      • The nature of the emergency
      • What type of assistance you need — such as medical or trans­portation aid.
    2. Repeat your distress signal and your call sign for several minutes or
      until you get an answer. Even if you don’t hear an answer, others may hear you.
    3. Try different frequencies if you do not get an answer. If you do decide to change frequencies, announce to what frequency you are moving so that anyone hearing you can follow.

    If you hear a distress signal on the air:

    1. Immediately find something to record information. Note the time and
      frequency of the call. To help the authorities render assistance as quickly
      as possible, note the following information:
      • The location (latitude/longitude) or address of the emergency
      • The nature of the problem
      • What type of assistance he or she needs — such as medical or transportation aid
      • Any other information that is helpful.
    2. Respond to the call. Say “[Give the station’s call sign], this is [your call
      sign]. I hear your distress call. What is your situation?”
    3. Using Morse code, you send “[station’s call sign] DE [your call] RRR WAT
      UR INFO?” or something similar. Let the station in distress know who you are and that you hear them.
    4. After you acquire the information, ask the station in distress to remain on frequency.
    5. Call the appropriate public agency or public emergency number, such as 911. Explain that you are an amateur radio operator and that you received a distress call. The dispatcher either begins a process of asking you for information or transfers you to a more appropriate agency. Follow the dispatcher’s instructions to the letter. The dispatcher may ask you to act as a relay to the station in distress.
    6. As soon as possible, report back to the station in distress. Tell them who you contacted and any information you have been asked to relay.
    7. Stay on frequency as long as the station in distress or the authorities
      need your assistance.