Thanks for the year 2008

Hi All ,

What a year it has been. The Selangor Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Branch of MARTS came up with the Selangor Open 2008 Fox Hunt. Thanks to the technical assistance of the Penang Fox Hunt Community for the technical support. Thanks also for the participants who participated and for those that turned up to show their moral support for the event. On behalf of the Committee I wish to thank all our donors and supporters for your support.

We also managed to scrape through on the education front by organizing some classes for those that were going to sit for the RAE at MCMC. Those that passed congratulations and for those that did not make it - try again - pick yourself up and retake the examination.

On a high note the amateur radio group managed to cast aside their differences and came up with the Annual Reunion Dinner. The event that was held in Port Dickson was a success considering that it was organised by some real green horns. You really made the last few months of 2008 a real memorable one. Knowing new friends, bonding friendship, having so much of fun.

I am also taking this opportunity to thank everyone for joining the events organised either by MARTS or the other amateur radio clubs.

For 2009, the Selangor Open Fox Hunt will be held and I hope to make it an annual affair with more members taking up the sport - who knows we may get the relevant government department to sponsor a Malaysia Closed Competition and then a Malaysian Open with the winner getting to compete internationally. For that to happen we would need to show that there is an interest and that there is a need to develop further the hobby

I would like to express my heartfelt thank you to the MARTS National Council for their assistance and guidance, MARES for the cooperation and the gang for their help in organising.

And of course last but not least to all of you...all the ham members out there. Without all your support, this group will not even lasted. For those that has never join in any activities, do make a resolution for 2009 to join in our activities and lets have fun together.

Kindly forgive me should there be anything that I've done wrong. And I hope that you guys could bear with me... as I am also learning from all each day. I always welcome feedback for improvements on the activities and group.

Lastly I would like to wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and wishes all very best in Health, Joy, Love, Peace and Happiness in 2009 and all the years ahead.

Never stop DX - ing and transmitting and don't be an "alligator station"

HAPPY 2009...

73 and 88

de 9W2SBS