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QSL Card - 9M6YBG
2008-01-22 12:30:00
Came in to my mail box todayQSL Card for AO-51 Contact - 9M6YBGNice QSL card with Sabahan YL! and he also include his family pictures too!Thanks73!

QSL Card - BG7NWF
2008-01-22 12:10:00
Came in to my mail box todayQSL Card for 10M QSO - BG7NWFThanks73!

9M2RTB become YB Indonesian repeater
2008-01-21 11:54:00
My local repeater 9M2RTB belong to Marts has turn into YB Indonesian repeater. Today during rush hour back home from work. Wanted to get situation of traffic in my town, once I switch on my mobile rig. I have my local repeater turn to and what I heard is station from Indonesia on going QSO non-stop.Bare with me on the poor recording, which I record it with my low cost handphone, the sound quality is still good.No chance for me to break in! Frustration! this is not only happen today. It has being happen for a month. - I give up! and have my volume of my car radio turn up and tune to my local FM radio 94.5FM Mix FM and listen my favourite DJ and song all the way back home.My local repeater is being connected to Echolink or eQSO or whatsoever link by some station here and it has being on going for a month. And look like it has become a Personal Repeater rather than Public Repeater for Negeri Sembilan.Hey! this is Public Repeater, it doesn't belong to me or yours. Right?Is good that yo...
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QSL Card - 9M2GCN
2008-01-19 15:48:00
Today I receive this card, deliver by hand. I meet him at 9M2JKL - Amateur Radio Club at Japan Club Kuala Lumpur.QSL Card for AO-51 contact, thanks!Hope to meet you again.73!

AO-51 16/01/2008
2008-01-17 13:45:00
AO-51 silent for 2days is back on alive with downlink signal being heard.Worked9M6YBG, Signal:59, UTC:12:35, Freq:435.300Mhz, FM ModeWe exchange email many times, 3 times I failed his request. 2 on out of my shack due to dinner and church, 1 on AO-51 down. Today successful to make this contact.Work with you again and I do hope I able to have JA station on my Log in future QSO.Update!Today I receive email from 9M6YBG and he attached recorded QSO both of us, which is done by him. Many thanks! YB.Go!73!
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AO-51 17/01/2008
2008-01-17 13:33:00
Today AO-51 ActivityWorked9W2QC, Signal: 59, UTC: 11:55, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FM ModeHS1EAX, Signal: 59, UTC: 11:57, Freq: 435.295Mhz, FM ModeThanks for the QSO!73!
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Six more cubesat satellite will be launch
2008-01-16 11:42:00
Six more cubesat satellite will be hovering our space soon.CANX-2, AAUSAT-II, Cute-1.7+APD II, Compass 1, Seeds 2 include I posted early Delfi-C3 will be launch together into space.All these satellite develop by groups of university students, check each satellite link to their webpages.CANX - 2 from Canada, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies AAUSAT - II from Demark, University of Aalborg Cute - 1.7 + APD II from Japan, Tokyo Institute of Technology Matunaga Laboratory for Space System Compass 1 from Germany Seeds 2 from Japan, Nihon UniversityDelfi-C3 from Netherland, Delft University of TechnologyMalaysia - not yet! When? - Don't know!73!
More About: Satellite , Satellites , Launch

9X0R Rwanda Multinational Dxpedition 2008
2008-01-16 04:09:00
New dxpedition will be on air this coming month of March and is coming from Africa. Rwanda located at east-central of Africa and surrounded by Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, and Tanzania.Check out their website for more details --> 9X0R73!
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Delfi-C3 Satellite to be lanuch coming March
2008-01-16 02:25:00
Delfi-C3 is another cubesat develop by a group of students from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. This is their first nanosatellite project.The satellite will be in telemetry mode for approximately the first three months after the successful launch, after which it will switched to transponder mode.Frequencies utilise:Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mWBackup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mWLinear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz (inverting) 400mW PEPLinear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHzTransponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)73!
More About: Satellite , Satellites , March

AO-51 - Signal Not Heard
2008-01-14 13:45:00
Hopping to catch 9M6YBG signal, but unable tonight. Downlink signal not heard from AO-51.Quick check at the OSCAR satellite status page by KD5QGR, looks like AO-51 has been inactive from 13th Jan UTC: 15:00 up to tonight.emmm!!! what happen?73!
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10M Band 13/01/2008
2008-01-13 10:11:00
Today 10M band activityWorkedBA8AG, Signal:35, UTC:0705, Freq: 28.490Mhz, SSBHeardVK5MRD, Signal:13, UTC:0410, Freq:28.480Mhz, SSB73!
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Convert PC Power Supply to Ham Radio power supply
2008-01-13 05:37:00
Recently I want to discard my old desktop computer away to dustbin, before I do that I dismantle out the ATX PC Power supply and do a little project on it. That is to convert it to a 12Volt DC power supply to power up my rig or other usage that need the particular voltage.This PC power supply come with 12V 9A and it should give enough for my purpose.All I need is only 1 Grey, 1 Green, 3 Yellow and 5 Black wire and the rest I tie up just like below.And I went to local electronic shop to purchase a On/Off toggle switch, 1 pc of LED (green color) to indicate is On and a 3oo ohm resistors.Drill two holes, one for the switch and the other hole for the LedGet the Green and one black wire solder to switch, and Grey and another one black wire solder to the led. The grey wire has to solder it to 300 ohm resistor before to the Led anode leg. The black wire will straight goes to Led cathode leg.Here is the finish power supply of 12VDC with 9A, with the 3 Yellow wire connect together serve as "...
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AO-51 13/01/2008
2008-01-13 01:33:00
Today Activity on AO-51WorkedHS1EAX, Signal:59, UTC:00:18, Freq:435.310Mhz, FM ModeThanks for the contact!73!
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Choosen as Advertiser for Youth08
2008-01-12 15:55:00
Incoming email from Nuffnang and they have chosen my blog as Advertiser for Youth08 on for a week start from 13th Jan up to 19th Jan 2008.What is Youth08? Notice on my top right hand side a triangle shape? Notice it! If you like contains on this blog, then click to vote and it will lead you to the Youth08 and found out what you want to know about Youth08.Do click as you visit this blog and one click on the triangle will give one vote. No matter how many times in a hour you click, it will only counted as one - Youth08 Rules - not my rules! hi! hi!.Thanks for the support!73 de 9W2CBL

BS7H Scarborough Reef Video
2008-01-12 15:07:00
BS7H video arrive today and immediately put into my DVD player and watch it. Very informative of how this Reef become the most wanted list in everyone log.Scarborough Reef located in the South China Sea, just west of Philippines. I have not QSO with BS7H, looking at this video, on next BS7H Dxpedition happen to be activate I will sure hunt for it.I give it a 59+, 5 for Good Video , 9 for Good information and + for superb Video compilation.This 2007 BS7H Scarborough Reef Video written & filmed by 9V1YC James Brooks.The Video can be avaliable HERENow here is posted by K7AGE on Youtube BS7H Year 1997 Dxpedition.73!
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10M Band 12/01/2008
2008-01-12 10:32:00
10M Band ActivitiesWorked9W2YCC, Signal: 5,3 with QSB, UTC: 06:24, Freq: 28.495Mhz, Via:SSBHeardVK6DU, Signal:3,3 with QSB, UTC:08:30, Freq:28.490Mhz, Via SSB73!
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Morse Code Texter
2008-01-12 05:02:00
Mobile phone can reach you every where you are unless you escape into deep jungle.SMS more convenient and save cost on telephone bill for those call that you make. Express love use SMS, divorce use SMS, getting all sort of crap saying that you win millions of money also using SMS.This Morse Code Texter, a wonderful program. Bravo to the program developer, a old method of sending message incorporated into modern technology!You have to key in morse code and convert to text and send as sms. Fun! ya! bet fun for me!Don't need to connect your straight key or paddles. Let the keypad do the function and the morse code run at your phone and turn into text and send it. By typing the morse code, you will also learn the code and tone.Here your are - LINK!Make sure that your phone is Symbian 60 support otherwise you won't enjoy it.Check what phone support S60 platform - HEREHere a demonstration from me.73!
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RFA QSL Card
2008-01-08 14:48:00
Received this QSL Card from RFA - Radio Free Asia.More details on this card HEREThe QSL card will be issued to those who confirmed received shortwave radio signal from September 2007 until December 2007.73!

Graphical Resistance calculator in iPhone
2008-01-08 06:42:00
Don't know the value of the resistor is, Here the LINK where you can select the color of the resistor on each band and the value will be automatically appear for you. Above is only picture, taken from HEREDevelop for iPhone, but I try it with my window xp browsers, I have no problem using it.I pick it up from my favourite site that I frequently visit - MAKE Magazine 73!
More About: Iphone , Calculator , Amateur Radio , Resistance , Graphical

Radio ham saves sailors from 200km away
2008-01-07 13:20:00
Here is another demonstration of how Amateur Radio Operators saving two life's stranded on high waves seas some 200km away."AN amateur radio operator from Comboyne has saved the lives of two men battling treacherous five-metre seas during a day-long Good Friday ordeal in the Pacific Ocean.Bob Wilson and Mike Ross are now safe after their calls for help were heard by 62-year-old Harold Ralston ? a radio ham for the past 30 years ? who was working in his shed when he heard the call."He's an amazing guy and I can't wait to shake his hand," said Mr Wilson, the boat's grateful skipper."Read the rest HERE73!
More About: Amateur Radio , Sailors

AO-51 07/01/2008
2008-01-07 13:01:00
AO-51 Activity:Worked9W2QC, Signal: 59, UTC: 11:54, Freq: 436.925Mhz, FM Mode.Thanks for the QSO!73!
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Sunspot 07/01/2008
2008-01-07 12:58:00
07/01/2008 Sunspot : 12Flux at10.7: 79Solar Wind Velocity: 691km/sGeomagnetic Activity: Quiet!73!

10M Band 06/01/2008
2008-01-06 14:26:00
This weekend propagation over OJ02 grid is not favorable at all.HeardBU2AQ, Signal: 23, Freq: 28.495Mhz, UTC: 9:30VR2CB, Signal:33, Freq:28.490Mhz, UTC: 9:43CQ CQ no answer from both station. This is the only result for my 1st weekend of year 2008 .73!
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NOAA - Solar Cycle may start!
2008-01-05 13:57:00
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announce that next 11 year cycle solar will begin in March this year. Great for Amateur Radio but not happy for user depend more on satellite such as GPS, Hand phone, and etc.Sunspot is area of intense magnetic activities. When during the peak of solar, Solar flares and vast explosions from the sun, will shoot energetic photons and highly charged matter towards earth. Therefore disturbing our ionosphere and geomagnetic field. Military and Airline communications, satellites, GPS signals will be disturb by this activities.Those who stay close to North and South pole will see more of Auroras. This will illuminate the night skies with red and green color.As for Amateur Radio, get ready your antenna and transmitter. I'm looking forward a good DX.Read the whole article HERE73!
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Antenna and Propagation
2008-01-05 13:13:00
The most important in Amateur Radio is Antenna . As I have blog previously about Antenna is Factor!. You have high powerful transmitter, but without proper setup of Antenna, your communication will be fruitless.Further understand Propagation, will bring great joy in communication.Here is the explanations about Antenna and Propagation. This will teach you about Ground wave propagation, about our atmosphere that will help us in wave propagation, type of atmosphere our sky have, how our propagation travel thru ground and sky, and many many more to learn.Long article, but full with information.73!

10M Band 05/01/2008
2008-01-05 11:16:00
Propagation on 10M is not favorable for today.Frustration! is only I can describe, CQ on and off over at 28Mhz band, nothing is being worked.HeardVK2CQ and VR2CB QSO on 28.490Mhz with signal strength of 33 with QSB.Antenna is the factor! I need YAGI antenna!73!
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Sunspot 05/01/2008
2008-01-05 10:08:00
05/01/2008 Sunspot : 26Flux at 10.7: 79Solar Wind Velocity: 575km/sGeomagnetic Activity: Still Quiet!73!

My experience of Satellite communication
2007-11-20 13:30:00
I remember a year back, I'm was dreaming of accessing satellite and do satellite communication. The first satellite that I wanted to work with is AO-51. After all, that is the most recommended satellite for a beginner. JR1WZI with Malaysian callsign 9W2WZI, when he left Malaysia back to Japan, he left behind his 3 element Yagi VHF and 5 element UHF yagi antenna. And there goes my satellite hunting. For the first time I access it, I fail! That has not stopped me to hunt the bird again. I did some research on the Internet and the downlink signal from satellite is weak and I need signal booster to hear it. I go ahead searching pre-amp for 430Mhz in the Internet and my friend in Japan JR1WZI help me auction off from the internet and bring back from Japan by another friend 9M2IDJ. Once I had it installed, at that particular day I anxiously waiting for the bird to fly pass Malaysia. And the time comes and the very moment once I press my ptt and say “CQ CQ satellite this is 9W2CBL calli...
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Ham Radio Podclass
2007-11-19 13:46:00
How about, hearing Ham Radio class using your own computer in your own room with your own good sound system.This podclass concentrate on ARRL rules and regulation and examination conducted in US. Anyway you can hear it to increase your knowledge. Not harm of it!. After all Ham Radio is general around the world. Work the same be it you in any where, any country.Enjoy it HEREFeed it! to get lastest update.73!

AO-51 19/11/2007
2007-11-19 13:44:00
Today AO-51 ActivityWorkedHS1EAX, Signal: 5,9 UTC: 12:41Very less station worked AO-51 tonight, QRM still very strong.Looking forward to work with you again on AO-51.73!