Amateur radio Emcomm organisation MARES provides emergency communication at Bukit Antarabangsa land slide on 6 Dec morning. Congratulations to all Radio Amateurs who assisted in communications. More information on MARES website www.mares.org.my
 
 

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF MARTS RACES AT ITU ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE
24TH TO 28 TH NOV AT UUM SINTOK KEDAH
ON EFFECTIVE USE OF TELECOMMUNICATION IN RESPONSE TO DISASTER.

MARTS RACES team gave a presentation on the Role of Amateur Radio in disaster and emergency communication (25th Nov) and Emergency drill / training on the 26 th Nov to international participants at the conference . Participants were given hands on training and drill for radio communication during disaster situation. On Wednesday 26 Nov MARTS RACES team also officially launch "RACES" Radio Amateur Civil and Emergency Services. The international participants from communications agencies, some are also HAMs themselves, were given training in satellite to radio communications throughout the week at the conference. Participants were made aware that Amateur Radio societies and clubs in their country can assist them in communication during disaster.

"MARTS RACES present gift to Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Head, LDCs, SIDS, and Emergency Communications Programme - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), BDT"

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI7xsvkKmPg
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILgYNjpqr8s
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXGwKwkWLA

Links information on this training / workshop program below:

• ITU asia pacific website
• ITU UUM website

RACES - "Radio Amateur Civil and Emergency Services".

MARTS RACES team conducts Emergency drill in Kangar Perlis on 22th Nov to HAMs in the area. RACES team comprising of 9M2DA, 9M2LC, 9M2LR, 9M2PX, 9W2PCK, 9W2ART, 9W2ZE, 9W2SOR, 9W2WOC, 9W2RAY, 9W2ACY and 9W2AXE conducted a briefing on Saturday 22 Nov night followed by a simulated emergency drill on Sunday. Participants were split into groups and taught how to relay messages from goverment agencies involved through field responders (licensed HAM operators trained by RACES). It is vital that HAMs should be trained to convey messages amongst members, in addition integrate and syncronise communication procedures in disasters, so that we all speak the same language.

As volunteers, RACES objective and long term plan is to be able to prepare HAMS to work together and be trained in support of their local area that is hit by disaster. Most of us are volunteers and we do it during our free time hence supporting fellow HAM members is vital in order to ensure there is enough volunteers at the disaster area. We must not forget that our role is to provide and assist in communication only during disaster. Furthermore, we can only assist if we are asked to do so. For this, we have to be a recognised body of trained personnel in communications.

Kindly contact MARTS or UNIARM if you are interested in RACES.

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Click here for slide show - Kangar Drill with RACES 

Originally posted on UNIARM blogspot on: Friday, November 14, 2008

THE KAMPUNG REKOM REPORT :: THE FINAL CLIMB AT SIMPO HILL

We collected the last of the donated goods at Anis Putri 2 in TTDI and 4 cars made their way to Raub at 10 pm on Friday 7 November 2008. We broke our journey in Raub for the night. The next morning 6 cars in Raub were to rendezvous with another 3 cars in Gua Musang. 
 

OUR TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS IN A CONVOY

After lunch in Gua Musang, volunteers in nine off road vehicles convoyed towards Pos Simpo. The group entered the trail around 1230pm, with a fine weather outlook.

We reached Kg Dandut at 530pm where some of the donated goods was unloaded. Kampong Dandut, was the first village along the journey of about 40km from the trail head. There we were told that the logging had stopped since September and it was difficult for the villagers to get in and out especially for Kampong Rekom the last village along the route.