9W2DYA STESEN RADIO AMATUR

Hari Merdeka di Pulau Indah 9M2SE

Tanggal 31 bulan lapan aku berada di Pulau Indah untuk menjengah rakan dxing menggunakan tanda panggilan khas iaitu 9M2SE. Selain itu, tujuan sebenar aku ke sana adalah untuk berjumpa Weerut 9W2RUT untuk mengambil baju Malaysia APRS Group yang telah ditempah.

Aku memulakan perjalanan dari Bangi tepat jam 8 pagi melalui Dengkil dan terus ke LDP kerana tiada tol dikenakan sempena Kemerdekaan. Terus ke KESAS dan hingga masuk Pulau Indah. Aku ke jeti cruise untuk mengisi perut dan sambil itu sms kepada Weerut tentang QTH dxing ini dibuat.

Selepas mendapat maklumat yang diberi terus memandu mengikut arahan yang diberi. Keluar semula ke jalan besar sebelah kanan hingga simpang kawasan pembinaan seperti yang diperkatakan. Akupun kurang pasti adakah itu simpang yang Weerut perkatakan dan terus terlajak ke depan. Akupun berhentikan jelopi dan menelefonya tentang kedudukan sebenar. Berdasarkan maklumat yang diberi ternyata simpang itu masuk ke tempat dxing. Bila patah balik ke jalan itu barulah nampak papan tanda ke Laguna park.

Masuk sahaja arah ke laguna park aku terus memanggil di V40 dan disahut oleh Weerut untuk menunjukkan arah ke tempat kejadian. QSO bermobile menggunakan handy sahaja dapat dicopy dengan baik sekali menunjukkan hampir dengan tempat yang dituju.

Sampai di gazebo QTH dxing dijalankan aku disambut oleh Weerut 9W2RUT, Pak Rosli 9M2RHQ, Abg Hamid 9M2TPT manakala stesen master Piju 9M2PJU sedang sibuk dengan radio untuk cq. Seorang lagi crew Abg Junaidy 9W2JDY sedang lena kepenatan dikhabarkan baru tiba dari Temerloh sebelah pagi itu.

Piju 9M2PJU sedang khusyuk mode cw di band 10m dan 15m pada pagi itu. Sempatlah juga aku mengintai bagaimana pedal key digunakan.

Selama ini hanya melihat sahaja tanpa mengetahui bagaimana ia digunakan. Tak sia-sialah aku datang ke sini sekurang-kurangnya dapat menambah pengetahuan baru.

Aku meninjau antena farm diluar dan mendapati terdapat tiga jenis antena didirikan. Yagi 2 element menarik perhatian aku.

Selain itu, antena dipole juga tidak kurang hebatnya untuk bekerja dengan lebih jauh lagi.

Manakala yang terakhirnya adalah vertical yang menegak memancarkan hingga ke mana sahaja. Pengetahuan tentang teknikal ini berkaitan antena sememangnya kurang. Apabila melihat pelbagai jenis antena untuk dxing menambahkan lagi ilmu didada.

Lagi satu perkara aku dapat melihat isi kandungan antena tuner yang hebat diperbincangkan oleh tiga orang rakan ham yang sangat berpengalaman ini iaitu 9M2TPT, 9W2RUT dan 9W2JDY.

Selepas propagasi tidak memberi kelebihan untuk cq 9M2PJU QSY ke band 40m QSO dengan rakan ham senegara. 9M2PJU QSO bersama 9M2NDO, 9M2ART/P dan 9M2RMT/P serta mode cw bersama 9M2AR.

Radio yang digunakan adalah Yaesu FT-897 all mode transceiver. Sehingga QRT 9M2SE telah berjaya mendapat sebanyak 1063 QSO di band 20m hingga 10m. Tahniah kepada semua crew yang terlibat atas penganjuran dxing sempena menyambut Kemerdekaan ke 56.

Terima kasih kepada semua crew atas layanan sepanjang berkunjung melihat aktiviti ini dijalankan. Ada kelapangan bolehlah berjumpa lagi.

Sekian terima kasih dan penghargaan kepada 9M2PJU, 9W2RUT, 9M2TPT, 9M2RHQ dan 9W2JDY

73, Jojet, 9W2DYA
http://9w2dya.blogspot.com

Lagi maklumat tentang 9M2SE Pulau Indah
http://9m2pju.blogspot.com/2013/09/9m2se-pulai-indah-iota-as-074-activation.html
http://www.qrz.com/db/9M2SE

MORSE TEST - NO LUCK

MORSE TEST - NO LUCK

It took me a solid ONE year to learn Morse. Because there was no computer nor class, I started to learn sending instead of hearing. That was not the proper procedure. Those were the days of tape and cassette coders. I savaged a small transistor radio to turn it into an oscillator. Using merely two wires touching each other, I recorded the signals into the small tape and carried it with me everywhere. I listened to it, my own recording and my own sending.

The ship-to-shore frequency had helped me. I listened to it everyday, trying to copy the group of characters and all what I heard. I didn't know whether they were correct or wrong, until one day the copied codes began to shown senses 'ALL SHIPS AND VESSEL MUST AVOID ( latitude and longitude ) AS THERE WILL BE A MILITARY EXERCISE...' Then I knew my reading was almost perfect. When there were no announcement, group of words and characters were sent.

Before RAE I already mastered about 12 wpm.

It is possible for a person to pass RAE even without understanding the components and the theory. A one month test drilling could pass him. The element of luck is very great and bright. There is no such thing as luck in mastering CW. You either know it or not. You can't guess. No luck. The only luck you have is that the guy still pass you even though you can't copy and send. It is a very remote chance.

If someone claimed that he only studied it in a month or two, I would really take my hat off. He has to be an extra ordinary person. Special people are rare. A big majority will flop. A three month of intensive and internal drive to success can help. But you have to put your mind to it and the positive attitude may be a pushing factor. For the 2nd September candidates, by now you must be able to send 100% without error and copy above 92%. You have to find a way to know your progress.

I believe a person has to put an effort, a lot of it. Acquiring a skill is much more difficult than talking or buying or reading. You have to organize yourself, set a system, set up your mind and tell yourself to be patient.

I do not recommend you to listen to ham CW QSO for several reasons. Firstly you need to have a radio to be able to go to HF where people work CW. 7 MHZ is full of QRM from pirates. You need to go to 14 MHZ. Secondly the sending is too fast. I don't understand why people seldom send 12 wpm nowadays. The minimum speed is 25 wpm. Mostly between 30 - 45.

Sorry right now I can't tell you who are really good in Morse in your area. In Kuala Lumpur there are CWers like 9M2YP and 9M2ZA. These people had worked a few thousand stations on Morse. In Penang 9M2FK. In Perlis 9M2PZ and 9M2GET. The rest I can't say because either they stopped working CW with me or either they worked less than 5 times with me. I can't assess them.

Get a group and discuss the plan and program is another method. I think this is a good method. But the 2nd September test is too soon. You can start thinking about it now.

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