Santa on APRS

Santa Claus also on APRS..even it didn't show he was is Malaysia..but I got the Christmas gift already...
ho..ho..hoo

73 de 9w2rut

BARRETT....anyone?

Barrett...by 9M2ZC

Manpack setup

opssss..........

handheld...all control from here

attach a GPS receiver to it...now can do APRS

fix from GPS satellite

GARMIN GPS..others may compatible too

yeaa...on amateur range

recommended antenna

mobile side..

warning..you've been warned

wowww...

hmmmm...

nothing much to say..

73 de 9w2rut

What's up...

Hi all, it been a while I'm not blogging.Got few others thing to do,finishing my experimental tracker as well as Negeri Sembilan Digipeater.Quite confusing,run on Tinytrak4..gone through the manual for many times, ut still not able to solve it..will 'google' around again..........
In the mean time,found few thing that interesting...ordered it on 23 November 2009, a sudden..unexpected the 'box' arrive on 30 November 2009.Surprise me...because I didn't make a payment yet! Anyway to Khun Phot, thank you very much and I'm expecting for your account details.
An original version of EZTrak..from my friend in Thailand..
Full set of EZTrak kit plus box..nice!

surprise me........

the package inside the box

hmmmmm.....

double layer PCB,PIC16F648..etc..etc

opss..the white box, neat and nice.

I took almost an hour to fully complete the soldering part.And took another 30 minute to 'drilling' the box.Look nice when completed..

As expected..it works well..thanks Khun Phot..

73 de 9w2rut

Back again with support..

There is no turning point now, we should proceed with this thing.In the mean time, we will try to approach MCMC. To make sure, this kind of thing will not happen anymore. Will try to add the F1D and F2D on our Classes of Emission. And we also consider to put in the D-Star mode.

Well gentlemen, we should realize ( for those who didn't) technology is growing day by day.What a pity for us in Malaysia...But, after all this might be a new move to new era.

Ham radio is all about doing experimenting, why should we stop then? As long as we follow the Region 3 band plan and 'not interfere' the others.

That's all I want to say....after discussion with 9M2CJ,9W2LL,9W2TPT,9W2DIE,9W2KDN and 9W2LKC......we will 'fight' for this.

best regards from 9w2rut

APRS Off................................

APRS - switching off..

I'm switching off all my APRS equipment as of today. Just have been told that 9W's AA has no F2D in the emission table, hence is not legal to transmit digital over 2m/VHF. I'm taking down all my previous postings on APRS so that they will not confuse the rest of us and I'll take them back online after the issue has been resolved.

Update: Just realised that even 9M's AA does not have this 'Digital' mode too.


Thanks to 9w2tpt,copy from your blog

SHIT!! after 1 year,this is what I got..........

05 November 2008- 05 November 2009

Friends...... what a wonderful years.Today,officially 1 year I'm on mobile APRS. What should I say?
Thank you for all your support..from Perlis to Sabah...also Brunei.So next target is.........??

A big thanks to 9M2CJ-9W2LL-9W2HL-9W2QC-9W2PD-9W2TPT-9W2KRZ-9W2DIE-9M2RS-9W2SMF-9W2TLB-9W2PRO-9W2MZY-9M2ADI,9W2SNA-9W2BRO-9W2HH-9W2TKK-9W2BDE-9W2NHE-9W2AZV-9W2ATR-9W2NKY-9W6BOY-9M6DJC-9M6WST-9W6HLM-9W6DEN-9W6MAN-9W6MRS-9W6IWN-9W6FTT-9W6RIE-V88KAI-9M2LC-9W2WS-9M2PG-9W2ALS-9W2RES-9M2ALL-9M2UTC-9W2USB-

ah..who else..but thanks to all.Any kind of support....hoping the best for incoming years.....wait and see

73 de 9w2rut

Penang APRS Station...

While monitoring UiView32 this morning, I checkup the northern part..seem that another station is mobiling in Penang. Also from Penang is 9M2LC,9M2PX and 9W2PUM.Did I miss others station? Hopefully it will growth..


Crossing the Penang Bridge without any hassle..

Digipeater somewhere on top of Bukit Bendera? Guys?

73 de 9w2rut

9M2RKK back for business

After a while,Marts Local Repeater at Bukit Lanjan or well known as 'The Old Lady"@ 9M2RKK is back for business..Changing the repeater radio from Motorola GM300 to Kenwood Repeater Rack.

Also I would like to thanks those who make this work done...First thanks to Mr Amir from TM, 9W2KRZ (if not of your help,today trip is nothing).To 9W2CCW (Pak Hasan) and 9W2YCC (Mr.Chan) thanks for the effort to setup and calibration the repeater and duplexer.And also for portable,mobile and base station for the signal report.

We use back the previous antenna and duplexer,only changing the radio.

Few shots on my camera lens..

9W2YCC (blue shirt) changing the connector..9M2CJ (Marts Repeater Manager)

9W2CCW and 9W2YCC..final check on connectors


tighten up the connectors


hook it with SX-1000


output power ..7 watts..


Kenwood Repeater in position..


finalize the reading..everything is ok..


testing up the 9M2RKK

that's all..

rip this from Pak Hasan albums...click here

145.825Mhz is now more buzy..

Few minutes ago,work again wit this bird, ISS..trying luck on BBS,but only half way through...couldn't trigger the bird when I got a reply..damm..must use my rig after this.Now I'm only running on my handy with 5watt output through Slim Jim (don't lough!). And also, need to consider put the Cushchraft ARX2B Ringo Ranger II on my roof top.This wonderful antenna given by 9W2KDN.Must treat him a 'kambing soup' after this.. Will update the progress later on..
A shot of today activities..


73 de 9w2rut

9W2MUS letter...

Found this from 100watts forum..

To all Malaysian ham radio amateurs and friends,

I was told there are thousands of registered ham radio amateurs in Malaysia alone. That's pretty impressive for a small country like Malaysia. That reflects the interest in ham communications in our country.

I have to admit that the first time I was exposed to ham radio was when I first joined the space programme. I’ve never even heard of it before this, and never knew why people were so interested in them until I personally had contact not only with other ham radio operators throughout the world but also with the astronauts and cosmonauts on the ISS. It gives you a feeling of "bonding", as though you are right there in space.

My call sign is 9W2MUS and Faiz's call sign is 9W2FIZ. We use these call sign when we are in touch with other hams. The ISS uses its own call sign RSOISS for the Russians and NAISS for the Americans.


We had our ham radio training in Star City to familiarize ourselves with the equipment on the ISS. The space station has 4 antennas to provide communication to the ground and we use the VHF band. Currently the Russians are doing some experiments and to bring new equipment to the station to allow ham communication using the HF band too. If that works, it would allow us for better and broader coverage.

The problem with ham radios is that cosmonauts can only communicate when they are passing through the zone territory, which usually lasts for 10 minutes. Hence when I want to talk to ham amateurs in Malaysia, I have to wait until the space station is passing through Malaysia. Though the space station orbits the earth 16 times in a day, it passes on Malaysian territory twice daily at the 4th and 13th orbit. You can speak in any languages you desire but there are certain rules you must abide by – you are not allowed to talk anything on politics, religion, sex or doing any business or advertising. Other than that, we could chat on anything we desire from the weather to letting you know the menu of the day.

You can actually get the timings of the space station passing through your country from the internet. In fact, on a clear bright sky at night, you might be able to see the space station with your very own eyes. It looks like a bright star moving in a slow motion. It's really a fascinating view to see.


We were taught by Mr. Sangat Singh from ANGKASA at the planetarium and he was kind enough to teach us all the basic requirements. He was such a great teacher and I would like to thank him for obtaining my license.

We encourage Malaysians and schoolchildren to apply for a ham radio license. All you need is to sit for an exam which is not that difficult to pass. We are hoping to communicate with all of you when in space sharing all the experiences and adventures at the same time.

There's an organization called ARIS (amateur radio station ISS) consisting of 7 countries which are responsible for school communications all over the world. It would be a great honor to communicate with school kids and inspire them at the same time.

To all ham amateurs out there, hope to hear from you.

Bye for now.
Sheikh.