SI9AM Information

	NOVEMBER
	CQ World Wide DX Contest CW 2006-11-25--2006-11-26
	Boarding meeting 2006-11-18
	OCTOBER
	Chulalongkorn Day 2006-10-23
	SEPTEMBER
	Scandinavian Activity Contest CW 2006-09-16--2006-09-17
	AUGUST
	Phone Meeting 2006-08-27
	JULY
	Demonstration of Amateur Radio 2006-07-23
	Demonstration of Amateur Radio 2006-07-21 and 2006-07-22
	"The King Chulalongkorn Day, 2006-07-19
	Preparation 2006-07-18 for "the King Chulalongkorn Day
	JUNE
	Demonstration of Amateur Radio, June 17, 2006
	Phone meeting, June 11, 2006
	Work at SI9AM, June 3, 2006
	MAY
	CQ WPX Contest CW May 27-28, 2006
	Demonstration of Amateur Radio May 25, 2006
	Phone meeting, May 14, 2006
	Work at SI9AM, May 6, 2006
	APRIL
	Ham radio exhibition in Luleå, April 22-23, 2006
	Easter Day April 16, 2006
	Phone meeting April 9, 2006

Annual meeting April 1, 2006

	MARCH
	Phone meeting March 26, 2006

	FEBRUARY
	Phone meeting February 19, 2006

		JANUARY
		Activity at SI9AM January 14-15, 2006
		Phone meeting January 8, 2006

DIARY 2006

CQ World Wide DX Contest CW
2006-11-25--2006-11-26

Contest team
SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3EAE/Lars, SM3FJF/Jörgen and SM3NXS/Sten.

Preparation
An extra radio equipment with a power amplifier and a G5RV was used during the contest. The antenna was mounted in a 20 meter high flagstaff.

QSOs
About 1825 QSOs.

Boarding Meeting 2006-11-18

Present during the boarding meeting.

From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3ATX/Tore, SM3CVM/Lars, SM3DAL/Per-Ove and SM3EAE/Lars
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3EXM/Erik, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3ZBB/Lars and Emerenciana
From Sollefteå Radio club: SM3PZV/Bengt and Tommy

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

Reports
Financial report
Prices
The JAK members bank
Marketing
Chulalongkorn Days 2007
Next meeting January 7, 2007

"Chulalongkorn Day"
2006-10-23

History
"Chulalongkorn Day" or "Piyamaharaj Day", which they say in Thai, is celebrated on 23rd October of every year. It is the day when King Chulalongkorn, or King Rama V, died. King Rama V (1853-1910) was one of the most important kings in the past in Thailand. The most important thing he did was abolish slavery but he also did many other reforms in order to modernize the country.

King Rama V’s long reign of 42-years was a busy era of full-scale reform and the emergence of Thailand into the modern age. He learned the systems of Western Governments, made friends with major powers such as Britain, France, America and Russia and sent the royal children to be educated in the West. It seems he was prepared to learn from the West while at the same time, resisting domination by the major powers. Above all, he was the first Thai monarch who travelled widely: to neighbouring countries in Asia and to Europe twice. Wherever he went, he was impressed by the hospitality and respect shown to him by the Royalty of the various countries.

His death on October 23, 1910 was a great loss to the entire nation as he was one of the most honoured and beloved kings who were often called “Somdej Phra Piyamaharaj”. Moreover, Thai people also believed in the King’s miraculous power of bringing good luck and prosperity to the person who pays respect to him.

Celebration
Also in Utanede, in the Thai Pavilion they celebrated the memory of King Chulalongkorn on October 23. Lots of flowers and gifts were given to the statue of King Chulalongkorn.

Scandinavian Activity Contest CW
2006-09-16--2006-09-17

Contest team
SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3EAE/Lars, SM3FJF/Jörgen and SM3NXS/Sten.

Preparation
An extra radio equipment with a power amplifier and a G5RV was used during the contest. The antenna was mounted in a 20 meter high flagstaff.

QSOs
About 1500 QSOs.

Phone Meeting 2006-08-27

Present during the phone meeting.

From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3CVM/Lars
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3HFD/Håkan and SM3LIV/Ulla
From Sollefteå Radio club: SM3PZV/Bengt
From Ådalens Radio amateurs: SM3DMP/Thomas

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

Reports
Financial report
Next meeting October 22

Demonstration of Amateur Radio 2006-07-23

Sunday morning
We (SM3BQC/Arne, SM3EAE/Lars, SM3FJF/Jörgen and SM3LIV/Ulla) wanted to catch our guest operators SMØGNS/Peder and SM5HJZ/Jonas before they travelled on to Köpmanholmen so we arrived to Utanede at about nine a clock local time. Before we arrived we had a QSO on 145.550 MHz with SI9AM to hear if SM0GNS/Peder and SM5HJZ/Jonas was awake. We also waked up SM5EUU/Kerstin and SM5BZL/Christer who hadn’t turned off their 2-meters station before they went to bed on Saturday.

Guided tour
Of course Jonas and Peder wanted to have a guided tour around the park. The guide was Katarina Söderlund and she let them know how King Chulalongkorn travelled around in the northern part of Sweden and his visit in Utanede 1897. They were very impressed about Thai Pavilion building.

Cake
SM3BQC/Arne had baked two cakes and everyone who visited SI9AM this day thought it tasted excellent.

Some of the visitors
Some of the visitors this day were SM3XUK/Lennart and his son Thomas who had travelled from Järpen, SM3XKW/Anders SM3BWJ/Kristian from Kramfors and SM3FZL/Rolf and his son from Helgum.

Allgott and Villgott
In the afternoon we could see “Allgott and Villgott” a children cabaret outside the Thai Pavilion area. Both the child and their parents laughed a lot.

Help
In the afternoon SM3HFD/Håkan and Karin from Kvissleby arrived and helped us to take down the antennas and move the radio equipment from the “White House”.

A trip in a canoe
In the evening you could see “Allgott and Willgott” paddling a canoe in the pond in front of the Thai Pavilion.

Demonstration of Amateur Radio
2006-07-21 and 2006-07-22

SM3CVM/Lars, SM3UMW/Lars, SM3TIR/Sven and SM3YKF/Kent from Jemtlands Radio Amateurs was in "the White House" the whole day and demonstrated amateur radio for visitors in Thai Pavilion area.

Two hams who stayed in Utanede until Sunday visited us.

Their own beautiful pictures you can se on
http://bengtsson.bz/Radiosidor/Utanede/

"The King Chulalongkorn Day" 2006-07-19

Visit in Utanede
July 19, 1897, King Chulalongkorn of Siam (present-day Thailand) visited Sweden and Ragunda municipality. He had got an invitation from the Swedish/Norwegian King Oscar II to the International Art and Industry Fair in Stockholm and he accepted.

Northern Sweden
King Oscar also wanted him to see other parts of Sweden than Stockholm, and since the Swedish sawmill industry was interesting for King Chulalongkorn, he chose the middle part of northern Sweden. There was beautiful scenery with bright summer nights and impressive waterfalls. King Chulalongkorn was also interested in the modern Swedish traffic, both on water and on land. Memorial Building
Almost exactly one hundred year later, the construction of a memorial building in honour of the King was commenced.

Loved and admired King
In 1868, King Chulalongkorn ascended the throne of Siam. He was a loved and admired King, not least because he abolished slavery in his native country. King Chulalongkorn was the fifth king of his dynasty and was therefore called ”Rama V Chulalongkorn of Siam”.

Early morning
Already 08.30 local time we arrives to Utanede. Of course we must have a cup of coffee before we went down to the Thai Pavilion. We turn on the VHF- and the shortwave equipments. Now we are ready for the visitors.

Ceremony
At 09.55 local time the traditional procession to the statue of King Chulalongkorn starts. There is the governor of Jamtland County Ms. Maggi Mikaelsson, The Thai ambassador in Sweden Mr. Apichart Chinwanno and Deputy Permanent Secretary for Culture Mr. Vira Rojpojchanarat.

Dance
Lot of very beautiful flowers and gifts are put in front of to the statue of King Chulalongkorn. And then there was dance outside the Thai Pavilion.

”The White House”
During the day some hams visited us in “the White House” and many of the visitors in the park paid us a visit.

Celebrated visit at SI9AM
At 14.30 local time we got at celebrated visit at SI9AM. There were:
The Thai ambassador in Sweden, Mr. Apichart Chinawanno
The Deputy Permanent Secretary for Culture in Thailand Mr. Vira Rojpojchanarat
Minister Counsellor, Mr Thanavit Sinhaseni.
Senior Cultural Officer, External Relations Division, Mrs. Suttinee Yavaprapas,
Interior Designer, Fine Arts Department, Ms. Vimonrat Siriyuvasak,
The executive director of Ragunda Municipality, Anders Andersson

The president of SI9AM, SM3CVM/Lars gave a background for forming SI9AM while the vice president SM3FJF/Jörgen had a radio contact on på 14 MHz with

HSØAC, operator HS1CKC/Winit from the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) in Bangkok
HSØZDX Tony Waltham in Bangkok
HSØZDY Sam (Svante) Nordstroem in Bangkok

SM3FJF/Jörgen handed over the microphone to our guest who then had a radio contact with the Thai radio amateurs on their own language. It was a appreciated feature.

Our guest signed the guest book and got our beautiful QSL card and a pin.

Preparation 2006-07-18 for "the King Chulalongkorn Day"

To Utanede
On Tuesday July 18, SM3BQC/Arne, SM3FWT/Hans, SM3HFD/Håkan, SM3FJF/Jörgen and SM3LIV/Ulla went from Sundsvall to Utanede to prepare for the “King Chulalongkorn Day” and for the demonstration of amateur radio inside the Thai Pavilion area. We arrives to Utanede about 12 o’clock local time.

A cup of coffee
We begin with a cup of coffee and discuss what things we need for the demonstration.

Dipole antenna
A dipole antenna for 145 MHz is mounted on about 6 meters height.

In the “White House”
In the “White House we arrange for the demonstration of amateur radio.

HSØZDY
We have a contact on 14 MHz at 14.00 local time with HSØZDY/Svante in Bangkok to see how the propagations towards Thailand are. They are good and we hope that the propagations will be the same tomorrow when we have a sked with HSØAC.

The Swedish flag
When we mount the multiband antenna, Windom FD4, in the flag staff with the Swedish flag something happens. We have to put down the flag staff and make a little repair. Then we raise the flag staff again and hoist the Swedish flag.

Bunk bed
We fixed the bunk bed.

The antenna
We stretch some wires in the antenna mast. A wireless keyboard is also mounted.

Demonstration of Amateur Radio 2006-06-17

To show amateur radio for visitors of the Chulalongkorn Memorial building we operated during four hours from "The White House" inside the Thai pavilion area with the call sign SI9AM.

It was SM3SZW/Sven-Henrik, SM3TIR/Sven und SM3YKF/Kent from Jemtlands Radio Amateurs, SK3JR who was in the “White House”.

Phone meeting, 2006-06-11

Present during the phone meeting.
From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3CVM/Lars and SM3EAE/Lars
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3HFD/Håkan and SM3LIV/Ulla
From Sollefteå Radio club: SM3PZV/Bengt

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

Reports
Friedrichshafen
Acitivity from the “White house” during June, July and August
Thai Market
Next meeting June 11

Work at SI9AM 2006-06-03

Early on Whitsun Eve SM3HFD/Håkan and SM3FJF/Jörgen went from Njurunda to Utanede.

During May we had been informed that the internet didn’t work. They were prepared for several hours of work but it was easy to fix. They found out that an electric contact in the entrance building to the Thai Pavilion hade been drown out.

They worked some QSO´s and than they had excellent lunch at Holmstagården before they went home.

CQ WPX Contest CW May 27 - 28, 2006

Contest team

The last weekend in May SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3EAE/Lars and SM3FJF/Jörgen worked the CQ WPX Contest on CW.

Preparation
No special preparations were done for the contest. The goal was not to win instead they wanted to have fun. SM3CER/Janne worked the first QSO on Saturday at 09.30 local time

Lunch
On Saturday SM3YKF/Kent and Anette visited the contesters and joined them during a lunch at Holmstagården.

QSOs
The contest team worked until Sunday afternoon 18.00 local time and than they had 1.300 QSOs in the log, 550 prefixes and a final score of 1.380.000 points.

Demonstration of Amateur Radio
on Thursday May 25, 2006

Unfortunately it was a cold and cloudy day in Utanede this Thursday. It wasn’t so many visitors at the Thai Pavilion but for those who didn’t hesitate for the bad weather we showed Amateur Radio in “the White House the Thai pavilion area.

We also worked from the Visiting Amateur Radio Station and about 350 contacts we logged in our computer when we closed the station and went to our home QTH´s.

It was SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3FJF/Jörgen and SM3FWT/Hans from Sundsvalls Radio Amateurs and SM3YKF/Kent and Anette from Sollefteå Radio Club who was in Utanede this day.

Phonemeeting May 14, 2006

Present during the phone meeting.
From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3CVM/Lars and SM3EAE/Lars
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3HFD/Håkan and SM3LIV/Ulla
From Kungsgårdens Radio Club: SM3WMU/Tomas

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

Report from work at SI9AM on May 6
Åsa Steninsvik „Sweden World Youth Thailand (SWY) 2006“
Marketing letter
Translation
Financial report
Acitivity from the “White house” during May, June, July and August
Next meeting June 11

Work at SI9AM, May 6, 2006

Fine weather
We couldn’t have chosen a better day to work at SI9AM. The sun was shining from a clear blue sky the whole day. It was about 24 degrees centigrade, which is extremely warm for this time in the year.

First to arrive
The first hams arrived at 09.00 local time and they made coffee

13 hams
13 hams took part of the work during the day. From Östersund come SM3CVM/Lars, from Hamarstrand SM3EAE/Lars, from Sollefteå SM3PZV/Bengt and his son Tommy, from Föllinge (its about 220 kilometres from Utanede) SM3YKU/Håkan, from Järkvissle SM3BQC/Arne and from Sundsvall SM3CER/Janne, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3FWT/Hans, SM3LIV/Ulla, SM3ZBB/Lars and YL Agneta.

The Antennas
We checked the antennas and build and mounted 20 meter up a dipole fore 10 MHz.

The Amateur radio Equipment
We checked everything and worked very well.

Other activities
We cleaned the windows and updated a guest-information.

Lunch
About 13.00 we went down to restaurant ”Terasspaviljongen” and we all chose chicken and rise. We were sitting outside and could look at the Thai Pavilion with all the gold which glittered in the sunshine.

Holmstagården
De new owners of ”Holmstagården”, Siv and Reine Svensson, had dressed in national costume so we could take pictures for the website. They are in a hurry to have everything ready to May 15th, when they open up.

Youth Exchange
Åsa Steinsvik visited us. She is instructor for a youth exchange between youth’s in Sweden and Thailand. Ragunda municipality will be a host municipality in a youth exchange, Sweden World Youth Thailand (SWY) 2006.

Seven youths from Sweden and seven youths from Thailand will during three months live in Thailand and the next three months in Thailand.

We informed Åsa about our Visiting Amateur Radio Station in Ragunda and welcomed her and her youths to visit as during the time they all are in Ragunda.

QSO’s
We worked about 180 QSO´s.

Ham radio exhibition in Luleå, April 22-23, 2006

HAM RADIO EXHIBITION AND SSA´s ANNUAL MEETING IN LULEÅ,
APRIL 22 - 23 2006

During the ham radio exhibition with SSA´s annual meeting in Luleå, we show a computer presentation about SI9AM. We informed about the Visiting Amateur Radio Station in Utanede and handed over tourist information about Ragunda and the Thai Pavilion in Utanede.

The vice-president SM3FJF/Jörgen and the treasurer SM3LIV/Ulla represented us.

Easter Day April 16, 2006

On Eastern day, April 16, SM3CVM/Lars and SM3FJF/Jörgen went to SI9AM to discuss what to do on the Working Day at SI9AM on May the 6^th. Of course they had some contacts on 80 meter also.

Reine and Siv Svensson have bought “Holmstagården” and some of the buildings around. They have also moved to Utanede and are looking for a place to live. Reine and Siv will run “Holmstagården” with the restaurant and the hotel room.

Petra, Stefan and Sara are going to run “Terasspaviljongen”, the restaurant opposite the Thai Pavilion.

Lars and Jörgen have had phone contacts with the new owner men this day they had the opportunity to meet and discuss how they together can market Utanede

Phone meeting April 9, 2006

Present during the phone meeting.
From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3CVM/Lars and SM3EAE/Lars
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM33ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen and SM3LIV/Ulla
From Sollefteå Radio club: SM3PZV/Bengt
From Ådalens Radio amateurs: SM3DMP/Thomas
From Gullängets Radio club: SM3WMU/Tomas

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

The annual meeting April 1, 2006
Work at SI9AM on May 6
Financial report
The amateur radio club for the week on SSA’s webpage was SI9AM
Marketing letter
Next meeting May 14

Annual meeting April 1, 2006

Annual meeting

Present during the annual meeting: SA3ADT/Roland, SM3BPY/Sölve, SM3CER/Janne, SM3CVM/Lars, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3FWT/Hans, SM3HFD/Håkan, SM3LIV/Ulla, SM3PZV/Bengt with YL, SM3TIR/Sven, SM3UMW/Lars, SM3UQO/Björn and SM3ZBB/Lars

15 persons had come to our annual meeting, which this year took place in Sundsvall.

SM3CVM/Lars, president of SI9AM, wished everyone welcome and presented an agenda that we accepted. To chairman for the annual meeting we elected SM3CVM/Lars, to secretary we elected SM3ESX/Christer and we elected SM3FWT/Hans and SM3UMW/Lars to sign the minutes. SM3LIV/Ulla presented the annual report for 2005. Then some elections for the new council was made and then the meeting was closed and SM3CVM/Lars thanked all who hade come.

Phone Meeting March 26, 2006

Present during the phone meeting.
From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3CVM/Lars
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3CER/Janne and SM3LIV/Ulla
From Sollefteå Radio club: SM3PZV/Bengt
From FRO Sollefteå : SM3GHE/Nils

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

Marketing
Preparing annual meeting April 1, 2006
Activities during spring, summer and autumn

Phone Meeting February 19, 2006

Present during the phone meeting.
From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3CVM/Lars and SM3EAE/Lars
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3HFD/Håkan and SM3LIV/Ulla
From Sollefteå Radio club: SM3PZV/Bengt

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

New landlord
Apply for contribution
Letter to amateur radio clubs in the third area
Tourist information
Annual meeting April 1, 2006
Activities during spring, summer and autumn

Activity at SI9AM January 14-15, 2006

SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3EAE/Lars and SM3FJF/Jörgen worked NRAU Baltic Contest on CW/SSB. Before and after this contest they worked on 80 meter SSB.

Phone Meeting Sunday January 8, 2006

Present during the phone meeting.
From Jemtlands Radio amateurs: SM3CVM/Lars, SM3EAE/Lars and SM3SZW/Sven-Henrik
From Sundsvalls Radio amateurs: SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CER/Janne, SM3CWE/Owe, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3HFD/Håkan and SM3LIV/Ulla
From Kungsgårdens Radio Club: SM3WMU/Tomas
From Ådalens Radio amateurs: SM3DMP/Tomas

During the meeting following was discussed/reported:

New QSL cards have arrived

Guest operator in December SMØPSO/Ove

Marketing

Work at SI9AM in May

Tourist brochures

Phone meeting every month

Annual meeting in Sundsvall April 1, 2006

Next phone meeting February 12, 2006

President: SM3CVM/Lars

Webmaster: SM3LIV/Ulla

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