EXCOM members VR2UNG, VR2UP, VR2XNG, VR2YDC resigned in AGM on 8/12 and is approved by EXCOM in the 1st EXCOM meeting in 2010.
New EXCOM members are elected as follows:
Training Manager: VR2XGE
Club House Manager: VR2WJT
Mainland, Taiwan & Macau Coordinator: VR2YNW
Amateur Radio Emergency Service Coordinator: VR2XGE
Internal Secretary VR2XJK
Award & Contest Manager VR2ZIR
Membership Secretary VR2YET
4-12-2009
EXCOM members VR2UNG, VR2UP, VR2XNG, VR2YDC resigned in AGM on 8/12. According to constitution, the vacancy could be filled by appointing appropriate HAMs by remaining EXCOM members.
On the otherhand, VR2XGE and VR2WJT was elected by members as new EXCOM members, responsible for newly added posts.
A technical visit to ASTRI RF Laboratory will be held in July. Demo sessions will be included in which our members could bring along their antenna ( 900 MHz - 3 GHz, size less than 30 cm) for measurement.
Date: 18/7/2009 (SAT AM)
Venue: ASTRI , Science Park, Tai Po.
Quota: 25 HARTS members
Interested members please email their callsign, name, contact number to
Webmaster & Technical Services Coordinator VR2VKH Andrew Leung
2) CHINA HAM 2009 Exhibition & Festival Date: June 6-8, 2009 Venue: INTEX Shanghai, China Organized by: Shanghai Radio Administration Bureau (SRAB) Shanghai Radio Sport Association (SRSA)-BY4AA Tarsus Hope Shanghai Exhibition Co., Ltd
Venue: Hsin Kuang Restaurant, Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon.
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Program: Activity Booth, Lucky Draw
Price: Member$230, Non-member$280
17-3-2009
Operation period approved of VR2R Repeater by GPA of HKSAR is expired.
The operation of VR2R Repeater is suspended until further notice.
23-2-2009
OTFA's reply to HARTS's enquiry on the use of D-STAR in HAM Band:
Dear Mr. Fung and Mr. Chan,
Thank you for your email of 17.2.2009.
2. It is stipulated in the Amateur Station Licence (ASL) that the licensee is authorized to use the amateur station, as a part of the self-training of the licensee, to communicate with other amateur stations by transmitting and receiving the following: a) messages about matters of a personal nature in which the licensee, or the person with whom he is in communication, has been directly concerned; and b) signals which are not being in secret code or cypher and form part of, or relate to, the transmission of such messages.
3. As you are aware, holder of the ASL is allowed to employ the classes of emission as specified in schedule 1 to the ASL for radiocommunications, which include both telephony (with classes of emission ending in E) and Data (with classes of emission ending in D).
4. It is also stipulated in Article 25.2 A of the Radio Regulations that transmissions between amateur stations of different countries shall not be encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning.
5. According to the information provided, D-Star is an open digital voice and data protocol developed by the Japan Amateur Radio League so that any manufacturer/amateur can use this protocol to create amateur radio equipment. Please note that OFTA adopt the technology neutral approach. We have no objection to the application of new technologies for amateur radiocommunications provided that they are in compliance with the above mentioned requirements and the conditions of the ASL from time to time.
Best regards Y L Fong Support Services Subsection OFTA, Hong Kong
Date: 9 December 2008 (Tue) Time: 6:30pm, after Dec Monthly Meeting Venue: The Mongkok Kai-Fong Association Ltd Chan Hing Social Service Centre, 45 Fuk Tsun Street,Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon
Agenda 1) Auditor’s Report 2) President’s Report 3) Election of Executive Committee Members 2009-10 4) Election of Auditor 2008 5) Any Other Business (Pls contact Secretary before)
VR2XAV is resigned for the post of Award and Contest Manager.
Please contact current Award and Contest Manager VR2ZIR for award and contest issues.
Please contact VR2YPK for VR2O issues.
25-5-2008
Registration for operating with callsign VR2O
In connection with the celebration of Beijing 2008 Olympic game, HARTS has arranged a special club station call sign VR2O to be operated between now and Sep 30. After initial test, we now invite all valid HARTS members to participate in this great event by using VR2O in doing QSOs from May 31 to Sep 30, 2008. Should any members terested to use this callsign, please register through internet or e-mail with following information to VR2YPK for QSL card processing.
http://www.harts-hk.org/Code/index_vr2o.php
Important,
The place of operation is important as we need to apply separate permit from OFTA to cover your location of operation. Without the address where you intend to operate, we cannot confirm your registration. Your address of operation will not be disclosed to the public.
By VR2YPK, Vice Present, HARTS
May 25, 2008
17-2-2008
Annual Dinner 2008
Date: 5 April 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: Hsin Kuang Restaurant, Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon.
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Program: Yard Sale, New Product Exhibition, Activity Booth, Lucky Draw
Published Public Saturday, 28 January 2006 Web Master
Nomination of Annual General Meeting Executive Committee Election
18-06-2007
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China, radio amateurs in Hong Kong can use the special call prefix "VR10" starting from 1 July 2007 onwards until 30 June 2008. Details of the arrangement have been sent to all Amateur Station Licensees and holders of the Authority to Operate. The same information can also be browsed at:
http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/amateur/letter.html
16-5-2007
English Version of HARTS webpage has been launched on 16/05/2007
Updated version of this web can be viewed in Chinese here:
(Part of the content is given in bi-lingual format)
