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Malacca Historical Fox Hunt 2010

Have received notification that the Malacca boys will be having the Malacca Open on the September 26th, 2010.
Invitation is now open to all hams. So it is time to clear out the cobwebs from your ARDF hunting equipment and start training for this event.

de Musang

Last Update: Saturday 28th, 2010

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Post Penang Amateur Radio Field Day

A big thank you to all those who participated in the recent Penang Amateur Radio Field Day held on July 17th, 2010 at Anjung Indah ( Relau-Balik Pulau Rest Stop ). It was a good turn out ( more than 25 persons ) and good cooperation with nice weather throughout the day.

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de Musang

Penang Amateur Radio Field Day - July 17th

Penang Amateur Radio Field Day

Date:        Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Time:       7.00 am until 7.00 pm
Location: Rest Area on top of Jalan Tun Sardon

GPS Coordinates: N5 21.017  E100 15.129

Activities:
HF Amateur Radio Field Operation, mini-ARDF (fun) hunt, picnic and eyeball session.
Assigned tasks:

1. HF station setup - 9W2CLN
2. F & B - 9W2PUM & 9W2PET
3. Barbecue Fire  Stove - 9W2YCY
4. Mini Fox hunt - 9M2LC

de Musang

ARDF Demo held on May 23rd, 2010

At 10.00 am on a bright Saturday morning, an ARDF demonstration was held at the field off Jalan Berjaya, Penang. Two fox beacons were deployed feeding into a vertically polarised duckie antenna and a horizontally polarised turnstile omni-directional antenna.

Purpose was to introduce to newcomers to the radio sports. Many had never seen the performance of the directivity of the ARDF yagi antenna which was homebrewed from filmsy measuring tape!

The additional homebrewed active attenuator was incorporated to the yagi antenna to enhance the sniffing capability of the antenna to locate the beacons.

The next event will probably be the homebrewing of ARDF yagi antenna for those
who wants to participate in the future hunts and had not build or owned the antennas.

An amateur radio field day and picnic, will be held on Saturday July 17th,
at the rest stop on top of  Relau-Balik Pulau road. — More details will be published soon.

At this function, we will be operating on the HF bands using makeshift setups.
A mini-fox hunt (on foot) will be carried out nearby giving an opportunity to the
hunters to test their sniffing skills.

So meanwhile keep that date open and get prepared for the event.

de Musang

Revised on June 15th, 2010

Photos of UTM ARDF Hunt Year 2010

Hi Fellow hunters,
Pictures of the UTM ARDF Hunt is now available for viewing at:

www.kclim.myardfsport.com/cpg144/thumbnails.php?album=43

73 de Musang

UTM Introductory ARDF Open (Fox Hunting) 2010

UTM Introductory ARDF Open (Fox Hunting) 2010

Was successfully held at the campus grounds of UTM, Skudai, Johor.

Date : January 30th 2010 (Saturday)
Time : 2.00 PM

Organised by:
Majlis Perwakilan Mahasiswa Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (MPMUTM)

Together with:
Gerakan Belia 4B Kawasan Johor Bahru
Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Selatan

Winners for Categories:

• Intermediate,
  1. YC Lee - 9W2YCL - Melaka
  2. Mohd. Firdaus - 9W2GFA - Kuala Lumpur
  3. KC Lim - 9M2LC - Penang
• Beginner ( team )
  1. Azmeir Zaki/Mohd Rafi Saat - Pasir Gudang
  2. Awang Muhammad/Amer Isyraqi Hussin - ADTEC Kulim
  3. Nor Hisanizuari/Amran Abdullah - ADTEC Kulim

For more details, go to “utmardf.blogspot.com”

Malacca ARDF 2009 Story & Results

Malacca Fox Hunt 2009 Bukan Kacang Lagi!
By Musang

Saturday August 8th, 2009 …
The Malacca ARDF organisers under the guidance of 9M2WT - Bill, set up camp at the Taman Rekreasi Ayer Keroh, Malacca to prepare for the big hunt the next morning. To keep themselves entertained through the night, they had …

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Penang ARDF Event, May 2nd, 2009 Results

 Congratulations to the winners of the Penang ARDF Open held on May 2nd, 2009.
Lee - 9W2YCL who came all the way from Malacca for the hunt managed to bagged the 1st prize in the Intermediate Category.

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Re: No Frills ARDF Training Hunt - Penang

The ARDF Training Hunt was held on March 8th, 2009 as per scheduled.
It was a refresher session, and opportunity to stretch our legs.  Some of the hunters were feverishly making new antennas for the hunt a few days back ( probably misplaced their old ones ).

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ARDF Year 2009 - What’s in-store?

Hi fellow ARDF hunters,
Year 2008 was quite an interesting year for ARDF in Malaysia.
We had quite a number of field activities which many were carried out successfully on self-volunteer basis. The interest in this sport has certainly gained momentum. Often we will hear of clubs and societies putting Fox hunt as one of their future activities. As a wrap-up, ARDF activities in the form of technical workshops or hunts had sprung up not only in Penang but also in Wilayah, Segamat, Malacca and East coast of peninsular Malaysia. (a little birdie told me and my apologies if I left out any other ARDF events )
Ah! There was an international event which I had the opportunity to participate. The 14th World ARDF Championships held in Hwaseong City, South Korea. A real eye-opener.

So much for Year 2008.

Now, Year 2009 is here. We need to consolidate our individual efforts to boost the ARDF activities in Malaysia. It is a healthy sport where more participants the merrier! Either way, you still need to hone your individual skills and depend on your two legs to carry you throughout the game. Since we are quite a scattered group ( some quietly budding in some nooks and crooks ), we need to come together as an ARDF community. There is no need to form another club or society and get bogged down with unnecessary paperwork. Either way we boys ( and gals ) just wanna have fun!

Since I have already have a self-sponsored web site “www.MyARDFSport.com” dedicated towards ARDF activities, I volunteer to continue promoting ARDF activities in Malaysia. Would appreciate if you could contact me via email, so that I can get in touch with you on these activities. If you have any news or activities concerning ARDF in your club/society, I would like to hear from you.

This year, I have planned ….

May 2nd …  ( Revised 2x)
Penang Open Fox Hunt. - Completed

JUNE / JULY onwards …
Specialised ARDF training to meet IARU R3 ARDF Standards and Equipment.

Late October …
IARU R3 ARDF Championships in Thailand. Expect to lead a participating team to represent Malaysia for the 1st time?

Minor hunts, clinics and workshop will be slotted in from time to time.

Hope to hear from you soon and happy hunting!

de Musang