Sunday 24 May 2015

1st Sarawak Scout Carnival

ARCS was been invited to join the 1st Sarawak Scout Carnival on 27th - 28th February 2015 at Stadium MBKS, Pending. The club also set one booth to display our communication equipment & HF radio set up. Many stations came forward to support the event lead by President (9W8CH) & Adviser (9M8MA). ARCS thanks to all the involved station.

Group photo with Indonesia Scout (Pramuka)

First Aid Course organised by St John Ambulance

ARCS was been invited to join in the 1st aid course organised by St John Ambulance from SM Chung Hua Middle School No. 1 on 22nd December 2014. The course was attended by 12 stations.

The course was been conducted by an officer from SGH.

Members doing demo / practical (by 9W8CH & 9W8VAV)

President (9W8CH) doing practical on CPR

Doing demo / practical on bandaging

Learn knotting for emergency use

ARCS members standing during this group photo taken after the course.
L to R: 9W8SM, 9W8VWL, 9W8PTS's daughter, 9W8PTS, 9W8VAV, SGH Officer, President 9W8CH, 9M8SL, 9W8ROT, 9W8OZX, 9W8PAT, 9W8STK's XYL, 9W8STK, 9W8SSC, 9W8KTK

Radio Amateur Exam Preparation Class 2014/2

The RAE Class was held on 7th December 2014 at IPG Kampus Batu Lintang. The course started from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The class was conducted by 9W8KIF, 9W8NK, 9W8DEN, 9W8PTS & other stations that came to support. Thanks to the 'sifu' & all station for the support.

ARCS also wish to congratulate all New Class B Amateur Operators as below:
1. 9W8KTK  - Mr Kho Kui Tai
2. 9W8SSC  - Ms Stephanie Soh (9W8KTK's XYL)
3. 9W8YES  - Mr Clement Liao
4. 9W8GAD - Mr Grade
5. 9W8TST  - Mr Timothy
6. 9W8OZX - Mr Ong Zhi Xuan
7. 9W8LYN - Ms Hazlyn (9W8MAS's XYL)

9W8NK teaching about technical in amateur radio

Amateur Radio Introduction Course to Scout Members

The club was invited by The Sarawak Scout Association to hold a 1 day course about Amateur Radio on 30th November 2014.
ARCS wish to take this opportunity to thank all stations who had helped us to make this happening.


9W8PAT, introduction of Amateur Radio

9M8SL, introduction of Morse Code

Stations that assist.
L to R: 9W8OZX, 9W8DEN, 9W8AAA, 9W8HKL, 9M8SL, 9W8VAV, 9W8STK & 9W8 KTK (Not in picture)



ARCS Family Day

ARCS Family Day was held on 22nd - 23rd November 2014 at The Village, Sematan. The members enjoying DXing, karaoke, barbecue, swimming & camping (own tent bring along).

The setting up of hexbeam antenna for DXing

President (9W8CH) enjoy his singing

Barbecuing 

Foods are ready to be serve

Enjoying DXing (L to R : 9W8PAT, 9W8STK, 9W8CH, 9M8ADX - standing)


Scout World JOTA-JOTI 2014 (9M4SWK)

ARCS had been invited by Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia, Cawangan Sarawak (PPMCS) to assist the World JOTA-JOTI 2014 on 17th - 19th October 2014 which held at IPG Kampus Batu Lintang. The event callsign is 9M4SWK. The team was lead by our President & many station helped during the event to make it successful.

The set up of antenna for JOTA

The 1st call by the Sarawak Chief Scout Commissioner (right)

9W8SIR trying on VHF

The member of Girl Guide tying on CW

The member of Scout tying on VHF with the guidance of 9W8EDR 

9M8WAT QSO on VHF

Malaysia Simulated Emergency Test (MySET) 2014

MySET 2014 was organised by Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS) & appointed ARCS to host as the Command Center of this event which located at IPG Kampus Batu Lintang on 27th September 2014. We had 3 stations in Sarawak which is at Kuching, Taman Bukit Lima (Sibu) & Miri.

Objectives are:-

  1. Actively engage in good & proper emergency message using IARU Emergency Message Form (35 words or less).
  2. To use 40m band/spectrum for local communication between divisions in Sarawak, Sabah & West Malaysia.
  3. To perform digital communications using PSK 31.
(L to R) 9W8CH, 9M8DB, 9M2IR (MARTS's President), Vice Director of IPGKBL, 9W8MED

9M8DB on QSO (Help to relay message to other station)

9M8MA explain about MySET to students from Swinburne College.

ARCS Sibu Team on action. (L to R) 9W8SIR, 9M8ADX, 9M8MET

Introduction of Amateur Radio to members of St John Ambulance, Sarawak

The club was invited by St John Ambulance, Sarawak (SJAS) to give a course to their members on 20th September 2014 at SJAS HQ. Around 40 SJAS members attended.


President (9W8CH) giving a brief opening speech & welcome all SJAS members.

9W8PTS giving a brief introduction about Amateur Radio & ARCS

Members from St John Ambulance, Sarawak

President (9W8CH) is teaching them the correct procedure to operate a radio