Amateur Radio ! Its a beautiful hobby!
This website is about our family,our village and our country and beautiful Malaysia. If you have come this far, you are obviously curious to know.. Well, my name is Alfons, callsign 9M6MU and my xyl is Doris,callsign 9M6DU. We have 6 children .. 3 boys and 3 girls . Julie is our eldest and lives in Australia.
Next is Tony who also works and lives in Australia. Then we have Brenda who recently completed her Hotel Management course at a University in KL. Jason is waiting to go overseas after he completes his pre Uni course also in KL next year. Michelle is now taking TESL at UiTM Kuantan Pahang. And Brenden is in Form 3 at the SM Ken Hwa Keningau. You will get to meet them all in the other pages.. but for now.. Let me tell you about where we live.
As you can see from the theme of this site.. we give a lot of respect to Light and Sun power. Living in the heart of Borneo, many of us are still not as fortunate as you, to have access to mains generated power supply.
So electric power generated from the use of Photovoltaic Solar Panels and abundant sunlight we have here is very comforting. While waiting to get our main self-sufficient and renewable-energy-enabled home ready at our favorite place, Eagle Plateau, we currently live in a little Village called Kampong Menawo,in the Keningau District deep in the interior region of the Malaysian State of Sabah, on the northern tip of the island of Borneo.
We enjoy cyclying as a family activity and love the closeness and strong bond of friendship and fellowship that we have found as a family committed to finding a gateway to enjoying all that mother nature has prepared for all of us in a peaceful and conducive environment
away from all the noise and the overcrowding..learning to survive with less can be a luxury that only the peaceful ones can appreciate
( L to R: Brenden 9W6SWL,Michelle 9W6EMU,Alfons 9M6MU,Doris 9M6DU, Brenda 9W6BX, Jason 9W6BMW )
So close your eyes for a moment and imagine yourself perched on a high elevation/location with a beautiful panoramic view of the surrounding countryside !! yes.. its just so natural and beautiful !
Eagle Plateau is aligned on a north south orientation. To the north, you can see majestic Mount Kinabalu , at 4095.2 metres amsl, the highest granite mountain in South East Asia. To the east is Mount Trus Madi at 2,642 meters amsl, the second highest mountain in Malaysia. The view to the west is the beautiful Crocker Range running almost parallel with the coast of Sabah. And of course to the south is the vast highland valley of Keningau dotted with quaint villages. The panoramic view is really peaceful and unique which is further enhanced by the feeling of being in a special place .. relaxing and surrounded by beautiful nature !
And at night, the night sky is filled with sparkling stars that you can appreciate the full meaning of the age old nursery rhyme " Twinkle, Twinkle, little stars"
Yes.. Its a natural Planetarium !
For radio, it certainly is a ham's dream home.
We pump our own water supply using the latest solar pumping technology and our electric power comes from the clean abundant radiant energy of the SUN for both our thermal and electricity needs.
So.. there you are.. have time for that cuppa? please.. we insist..
As you probably gathered, we are into all the self reliant life concepts ;) ; Self suffeciency, Nature and Conservation, the 3 R's meaning, Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.
Our earthship home and community program is on going and we will be constructing other facilities as soon as we can get all the materials ready.. and we hope next time you drop by, we will be able to show you some pictures of it. We have some pictures of our huge Water Storage Tanks with used automobile tyres being used for the main foundation materials.
If you are having similar interests in building earthships, recycling, conservation and organic gardening for healthy home grown food. Please.. we would love to hear from you.
Just so you know, we are also into beautiful music, Solar Photovoltaics, computers, electronic sequencers, photography and videos and meeting new friends who share our passion for ham radio , and the good life!