New Toy.

Haha..this is my new toy for navigation while driving.

New hobby. Photography.

Well I got this for my new hobby. In the learning stage on how to use this SLR to get good photos.

Very nice design and excited to make some shots.

This was a poison from a friend who I poisoned into HAM too. haha..

Newer APRS Tracking

Here is some pictures of APRS tracking with Digipeater running invisible in the background.

MY APRS Project

Long time didn't update this blog. Well I am now in the process of finishing my APRS project. Thanks to 9W2AZV(Azmeer), 9W2RUT(Weerut) and JA1OGS(Art San) for the help.

Update: System is running now at 144.390MHz covering Lahad Datu.

This is the APRS Tracker from Fox Trak
Which also a GPS to Packet Data converter.

Tracker view further.

GPS receiver from Global Sat.

Internal view of the tracker.

Tracker in motion tracked by Google APRS.

From 9M6WST-1 and 9M6WST-9

9M4RBK finally operational.

Repeater 9M4RBK at Laban Rata Mount Kinabalu finally operational. This is the best repeater of all cause it situated at 3100m above sea level and can cover up to 95% of Sabah Area regardless of shadow area.

From Lahad Datu just 5watt RF power can easily trigger and hold it. RF Strength receive from it hold steadily between S5 to S7

Big thank you for the maintenance team.

APRS

My APRS base station status. Both in UI-View and Google Earth.

Mobile APRS station is in construction that will be repeated via my Digipeater to APRS server.

Regards from 9M6WST.

Mode that I will work.

Mode-mode that I will work on all HAM band.

1) Morse Code
2) SSB Audio
3) SSB digital (PSK, RTTY)
4) SSB SSTV and FM SSTV
5) FM Audio + VOIP(Echolink)
6) Amateur Satellite + ISS
7) On going EME
8) On going APRS(finished)

See you in the air de 9M6WST

ISS Crossband Repeater is Active at today pass 28/12/2008.

Worked 9M6YBG via ISS crossband repeater 145.990 uplink PL 67 437.800 downlink 59 copied. 1554UTC 28/12/2008.

Second pass at 1731UTC 28/12/2008 worked 9M6YBG on the same repeater.

Working condition:

Tranceiver: Yaesu FT-847
Antenna: Diamond A144S10 VHF + A430S10 UHF(Portable)
Sat Tracking with Orbitron

Thank you GO.

TV3's Coverage on 80 years of Ham Radio in Malaysia 1928 - 2008.

All About Amateur Radio

All About Amateur Radio

Good bye SSTV Image 23/10/2008 0621 Zulu.

This is an SSTV image received from Richard onboard ISS which is a good bye greeting from space SSTV image.

Received SSTV from NA1SS today(20/10/2008)

Here another newly received SSTV signal from NA1SS today UTC 08:12 20/10/2008. Setup is a HT with 5 element yagi with MMSSTV decode.

de 9M6WST

My Received NA1SS SSTV

Here is the SSTV image I received the first time today since Richard on board ISS. My working condition for this trial receive is base antenna CP22E and IC-2200H and a labtop runs with MMSSTV.When i able to get this SSTV the ISS was at 1066KM away from Lahad Datu.

My EQSL Collection.

From Australia

Australia From Guam
From Singapore
From Malaysia
From Taiwan
From Spain

I also have mailed qsl cards and will be publish very soon.
73 De 9M6WST

My idea to reduce IC-706MK2G's heating.

Below is some pictures to share with HAM operators who own an IC-706MK2G. As I found out that this radio set easily get heat up and finally hot after standby or operating for just an hour. Well I too try to get in touch with 9W2RZL who also own one. His 706 also will warm up and get hot after on air.
The internal cooling FAN works only when we are transmitting. Hope my idea helps and indeed it solves my problem by stopping my 706 being heat up.

I use two 60mm cooling fan that usually used for cooling video processors or CPUs. Well its just fit nice to the thickness of the set. Fit nicely at both side of the set but just using paper clip after shaping it to hold the fan and screwed it to the two screw holds located at both side of the radio.






By 9M6WST

CW EXAM TEXT 25/9/2007

Below was the CW Exam text when I was one of the candidate and passed.

25/9/2007 CW TEST TEXT AND NUMBER

The Text

GEMPA BUMI KUAT GEGAR BARAT LAUT JAWA. ANGKA KORBAN TIDAK RASMI YANG DICATAT CECAH TUJUH RIBU ORANG. GEMPA BERLAKU DI AWAL PAGI DAN RAMAI MANGSA TIDAK SEDAR KERANA SEDANG LENA TIDUR PADA WAKTU ITU.

The Set of numbers

40528 36154 67891 29305 08032 53680 75219 92746 84973 11467

73 de 9M6WST

SWL Report from Oono San(JR1FCA)

Today I received a SWL report in PDF format from Oono San that he heard my PSK31 Signal while I work with VK3AMA (LAURIE COWCHER) from Victoria Australia.

Thank you very much for the SWL report Oono San, 73.

Homebrew UHF Antenna for Amateur Satelllite.

Below is my on going 12 element UHF satellite base antenna for amateur satellite operation that will pair with Diamond A144s10 VHF antenna.

Material recycled from TV antenna.

Looks like commercial UHF antenna. Actually is a homebrewed antenna.

Resonant at 435MHz.

Joint Maintenance team to 9M4RBK

On the 2 August 2008, I along with 9M6TK and 9W6JJM went up to Laban Rata located +-3000m up near the Mount Kinabalu's Peak to repair Borneo Amateur Radio Club's repeater which is 9M4RBK.

What we did is we fit in a set of new repeater Kenwood TKR-750 to replace the Motorola pair.


Division of job:


9M6TK(Timothy) carried out repeater replacement, rearrangement of cabling.
9W6JJM(Jasper) carried out repeater's antenna physical check.
9M6WST(James) carried out repeater's duplexer retune.

Antenna SWR is 1.2:1 and with duplexer's lost, total output is 18watt.


Coverage test done on the night of 2/8/2008 with a 2m net run by 9W6HI(net manager). Many stations checked in to the net from else where of Sabah, Brunei and via echolink.


Mission success.



The maintenance team

Hobi saya yang lain.

Selain hobi Radio Amatur, saya juga berminat dalam hobi astronomi dan kumpul stem.

Teleskop ini juga teman saya dalam menikmati kecantikan angkasa lepas.

Kumpul stem telah mula pada zaman sekolah rendah lagi.