Activities of RAST during 2019
Date | Activity |
January 13, 2019 | The Society organized a New Year party for 2019 and a workshop at the Rot Meu Mae restaurant in Bangkok with over 100 members participating |
January 17, 2019 | The Society received permission from HS1EFA, the author of the book "Amateur Guide to DMR" to translate it into Thai |
January 23, 2019 | President of the Society, HS1FVL participated in a meeting of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) |
January 26, 2019 | The Society took part in the establishment of the committee of the Chon Buri Amateur Radio Association, HS2AC for 2018 - 2020 |
January 26, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL, participated in the 13th meeting of the Federation overseeing amateur radio societies in the South of Thailand in the meeting room at Wat Kuan Wiset School in Muang District of Trang Province to review lessons learned from the Pabuk storm national disaster |
February 3, 2019 | The Society hosted the February monthly meeting at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok |
February 14, 2019 | President of the Society, HS1FVL participated in a meeting of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) |
February 15, 2019 | The Ambassador of Finland met with the Secretary-General of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to discuss the terms of reciprocation of amateur radio licences for both countries |
March 2, 2019 | The Society hosted the 55th anniversary party of RAST and organized the 2018 Annual General Meeting at the Sri Piam Suk Resort on Tiwanon Road in Muang District of Pathum Thani Province. The QSL Bureau Manager reported that 21,227 QSL cards had been sent by the Society with 20,196 incoming cards having been received. During the AGM the Society's Registrar provided a summary of new RAST members in 2017 as follows: there were 9 Gold lifetime members, 124 Silver lifetime members, 169 annual members and one organization member |
March 5, 2019 | The Society submitted its annual performance report for 2018 to the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) |
March 9, 2019 | The Society joined the Volunteer Radio Association (VRA)'s 36th anniversary celebration |
March 16, 2019 | With the help of the Thai VE Team, the Society conducted the US FCC Amateur Radio Licence Exam 1/2562 in Bangkok |
March 16, 2019 | The Society sent HS4SCI/JE6RJA to Japan to attend the 2019 JAMSAT Symposium which is an academic conference and progress report on amateur radio satellites |
March 22, 2019 | The Society submitted the results of the IARU Region 3 meeting in South Korea and provided a report of the WRTC 2018 amateur radio contest in Germany to the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) |
March 24, 2019 | The Society received permission from the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to temporarily use 438-439 MHz for a period of 180 days |
April 4, 2019 | The Society provided speakers, being HS1FVL, HS2JFW and E21QJU, to impart knowledge regarding the design and construction of amateur radio satellites to students from the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) |
April 5, 2019 | The Society received a letter from the Bureau of the Royal Household regarding the Royal Decree regarding the callsign HS10A in accordance with details in a letter from the King's Business Division 904 Por Wor 0005.1/2317 dated April 5, 2019 |
April 10, 2019 | Committee members of the Society met with the Chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to notify the agency about HS10A and to pour lustral water to commemorate the Thai New Year |
April 18, 2019 | President of the Society HS1FVL, as a member of the Subcommittee to Develop Amateur Radio and Frequencies used by the Public, joined meeting 1/2562 of the subcommittee |
April 18, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL and HS2JFW, attended a meeting entitled a Summary Report about the Demand for Satellite Use in Thailand (Document No. Sor Tor Chor 2302/ Wor 11285.03) |
April 23, 2019 | President of the Society HS1FVL attended a meeting with the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) |
April 23, 2019 | Committee members of the Society, being HS1AAZ, HS0KRM, HS5NMF, HS6MYW, E23PKO, E23NEZ, E20NKB and E21EIC, along with related parties, met with the Royal Thai Navy to prepare for an event to honour the Coronation of His Majesty the King, being a naval expedition using the callsign HS10KING/mm at the Chakri Narubet Royal Auditorium at the Jook Samet wharf in Chon Buri Province |
April 28, 2019 | The Society, represented by E23PKO, attended a meeting of the Amateur Radio Society of Yala Province, HS9AY |
May 3-5, 2019 | The Society and the Royal Thai Navy jointly operated amateur radio using the special callsign HS10KING/MM to honour the auspicious Royal Coronation from the HTMS Royal Chakri Naruebet aircraft carrier when they were able to make 4,143 QSOs with 131 countries |
May 12, 2019 | The Society hosted its monthly meeting at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok when application forms to take the next Intermediate Class amateur radio examination (1/2562) were distributed |
May 13, 2019 | The Society submitted a report about the results of operating an amateur radio station on the HTMS Chakri Narubet aircraft carrier using the callsign HS10KING/MM between May 3-5 to the NBTC |
May 14, 2019 | Representing the Society, HS2JFW was the first speaker to provide knowledge about using radios for disaster prevention at a meeting in Bangkok |
May 17, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL and HS2JFW were both speakers providing knowledge about using radios for disaster prevention for the second time |
May 23, 2019 | There was a meeting to discuss the sending of the Society's satellite network documents at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) (Sor Tor Chor 2302/1435). |
May 23, 2019 | The Society joined a meeting at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) that was conducted in order to prepare for the global World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19 ) |
June 2, 2019 | The Society hosted its monthly meeting at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok |
June 6, 2019 | There was a meeting at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to discuss the requirements and procedures regarding conducting a Novice Class amateur radio examination at educational institutions |
June 21-23 | The Society participated in the International Amateur Radio Exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germany with a booth and among those members helping out were HS6SSE, HS0ZET, HS0ZLA, HS0ZKF, E20NKB and E21EIC |
June 22-23 | The JAMSAT group of Japan came here to transmit from the HS0AJ station using the callsign HS10KING |
June 24, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL, attended a meeting with the the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society |
June 28, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL, attended a meeting at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) about the implementation of projects and activities in honour of the auspicious occasion of the Coronation of His Majesty the King |
July 3, 2019 | The President of the Society, HS1FVL, as a member of the Subcommittee to Develop Amateur Radio and Frequencies used by the Public attended meeting 2/2562 of the subcommittee |
July 5, 2019 | The JAISAT-1 satellite was launched into orbit |
July 7, 2019 | The Society hosted its monthly meeting at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok |
July 4-7. 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL. HS5NMF and E23NEZ participated in the Integrated Disaster Management Exercise (IDMEx) in Phuket |
July 13-14, 2019 | The Society participated in the IARU HF World Championships 2019 using the callsign E2HQ |
July 15, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL and HS2JFW, attended a meeting and workshop at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) regarding the Satellite Spectrum Roadmap and Technologies (Sor Nor Chor 2206/Wor 20673). |
July 23, 2019 | The President of the Society, HS1FVL attended a meeting with the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) about emergency communications |
July 27, 2019 | The Society sent E29EKF and E24JWC to represent RAST in the ARDF competition in Krabi Province where they received first prize in the general group |
July 28, 2019 | On the occasion of His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn's birthday, the Society broadcast a salute to its patron whose full title is: "Phrabat Somdet Phraporamenthra Ramathibodhi Sisin Maha Vajiralongkorn Mahison Bhumibol Rajavarangkun Kitisirisumbun Adulyadej Sayaminthrathibet Ratwarodom Borommanat Bophit Phra Vajira Klao Chao Yu Hua" with the help of HS0VGE |
August 4, 2019 | HS1FVL, HS1AAZ, HS1AXC, HS1EFA, E21FYK, E23NEZ, as representatives of the Society, paid homage to His Majesty King Rama V at the Office of the NBTC on Phaholyothin Soi 8 to mark National Communications Day for 2019 |
August 4, 2019 | The Society hosted its monthly meeting for August at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok when the trophy for winning the CQWW SSB competition for 2017 was awarded to RAST representatives which had the winning entry in the M/2 category |
August 7, 2019 | The Society, together with Bangkok Christian College, organized a meeting to recommend that students apply to take the Novice Class amateur radio examination, as a special opportunity for students, with speakers comprising HS1FVL, HS0KRM, E23NEZ, E20EHQ and E21EIC while applications to sit for the exam were available. Other RAST staff at the event comprised HS0VDX, E20NKB, E21FYK, E24MMU and E24MMV |
August 11, 2019 | The Society, with the help of HS0VGE, broadcast a salute to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit whose birthday falls on August 12. |
August 13, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL, HS1AAZ and E23PKO, attended a meeting of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society at Centara Hotel in the Government Complex in order to record the HS10KING/MM special event into the archives |
August 13, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS5NMF and E23NEZ, participated in disaster mitigation training in Phuket |
August 14, 2019 | The Society, along with the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), recommended taking the Novice Class amateur radio examination as a special case for educational institutions with RAST committee members participating comprising HS1FVL, HS0KRM, E23NEZ, E21EIC, E20NKB, E21FYK and E24MMV |
August 20, 2019 | The Society received permission from the Office of the NBTC to extend the use of the special callsign HS10KING until January 31, 2020 |
August 22, 2019 | The Society was represented by HS1FVL and E23PKO as lecturers who explained the principles of radio communication and frequency synthesis with the administrators in charge of security for Bangkok |
August 23, 2019 | The Society received permission from the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission to temporarily extend use of the spectrum from 438 to 439 MHz for a period of 180 days. Sor Tor Chor 2513/25511. |
August 24, 2019 | The Society and the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) conducted an Intermediate Class amateur radio exam (1/562) at Bangkok University's Rangsit Campus with 126 applicants |
September 1, 2019 | Representatives of the Society attended the Tokyo Ham Fair 2019 in Tokyo, Japan comprising committee members, HS1FVL, HS1JZT, HS7BHK, E23NEZ, HS5NMF, E20NKB and E21EIC, along with 30 other members of RAST |
Sepbember 2, 2019 | HS1FVL, as a Director of IARU Region 3, attended the IARU Region 3 Directors' meeting at the JARL Japan office |
September 6, 2019 | The Society, together with the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission conducted a Novice Class amateur radio examination in a special case for educational institutions at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) when there were 90 applicants |
Sept 7-9, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL, HS0KRM, E23NEZ and E24MMV, together with HS4UEL and a group of conservationists worked together to modify and improve antennas and communication cables for the Pang Muang Viewpoint in Phu Khieo Forest Reserve in Chaiyaphum Province |
Sept 11, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL attended a meeting at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in Lad Krabang (KMITL), Bangkok to discuss the project to improve frequency usage in accordance with the Thai footnote T-P9 |
Sept 22-23, 2019 | HS1FVL, President of the Society, as a member of the Subcommittee to Develop Amateur Radio and Frequencies used by the Public, attended meeting 3/2562 in Roi Et Province in the Northeast of Thailand |
Sept 23, 2019 | HS1FVL, President of the Society, was appointed as a member of the Subcommittee on Information and Communications Technology for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and attended the subcommittee's first meeting (No. 1/2562) at the Government Centre on Chaeng Wattana Road |
October 6, 2019 | The Society hosted its monthly meeting for October at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok when there was a ceremony to award certificates to those members who had passed the recent Intermediate Class amateur radio exam (No.1/2562). |
October 7, 2019 | Representatives of the Society attended the 8th anniversary of the establishment of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) |
October 12, 2019 | The Thai VE Team held the US FCC Amateur Radio Exam (No. 2/2562)on behalf of the Society at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in Lad Krabang (KMITL), Bangkok |
Oct 18-20, 2019 | The Society conducted a JOTA JOTI (Jamboree on the Air, on the Internet) event providing a station using the callsign HS0AC located at KMITL when scouts from around the world communicated using amateur radio frequencies and via Echolink over the Internet |
October 20, 2019 | The Society provided training about operating techniques for beginners on the HF bands for Intermediate Class licensed amateurs in a project called HF101 at at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in Lad Krabang (KMITL), Bangkok |
October 21, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL and E21EIC, attended a meeting at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to discuss and make plans for the International Alliance Volunteers Conference 2019 |
October 21, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL and HS2JFW, attended a public hearing about three draft announcements by the NBTC concerning satellite communications at The Berkeley Hotel, Pratunam, Bangkok |
Oct 24-25, 2019 | The RAST club station, HS0AC participated in the CQWW SSB Contest and was operated by F4BKV and IT9AUG |
November 3, 2019 | The Society hosted its monthly meeting for November at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok. |
November 6, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL, E21EIC, E20NKB and E21FYK, attended a meeting hosted by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) regarding the upcoming International Alliance Volunteers Conference |
November 12, 2019 | The Society was licensed by the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to use a special callsign E20H valid until December 31, 2019 to commemorate relations between Thailand and Finland |
November 14, 2019 | The Society, represented by HS1FVL, E21EIC, E20NKB and E21FYK, attended a meeting at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) about the progress of plans for the upcoming International Alliance Volunteers Conference |
November 15, 2019 | The Society and the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) organized a welcome party for participants in the International Alliance Volunteers Conference 2019 at the Banquet Hall of the Royal Thai Army Television Channel 5 with approximately 100 participants from 16 countries attending |
November 16, 2019 | The Society and the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) hosted a day-long conference entitled the International Alliance Volunteers Conference 2019 at the NBTC auditorium on Phaholyothin Soi 8 that was attended by 250 delegates from 16 countries |
November 25, 2019 | HS1FVL, the President of the Society, as a member of the Subcommittee to Develop Amateur Radio and Frequencies used by the Public, attended meeting 4/2562 at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission in Bangkok |
November 27, 2019 | The Society asked for permission from the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission to use the special callsign, HS19NBTC, for the Thai Amateur Radio Day event which will be organized at the Office of the NBTC in Bangkok |
December 1, 2019 | The Society hosted its monthly meeting for December at Sena Place Hotel in Phaholyothin Soi 11, Bangkok. |
December 13, 2019 | RAST Committee members and other and members of the society jointly installed an amateur radio station and arranged for a booth for Amateur Radio Day 2019 at the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission in Bangkok |
December 14, 2019 | The Society organized exhibitions, staged activities and had a booth at the Thai Amateur Radio Day 2019 event organized by the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in Bangkok. The society also provided speakers about Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) communications, featuring HB9DRI and HS2JFW. |
December 18, 2019 | The Society's President, HS1FVL, and committee members HS1JNB, HS7BHK and E23NEZ made contact on the 20 metre band with A5B, the amateur radio station operated by Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuk who is the half brother of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan |
Dec 21-22, 2019 | The Society contacted the ARDF committee under the HS7AS club station in Suphan Buri which was host of the next ARDF competition, which has a Royal trophy bestowed by Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn for the winning team, to borrow ARDF equipment to help with organizing the competition, comprising a transmitter with six antennas, seven timing devices and 30 RFID cards |
December 25, 2019 | The Society, with the help of HS1FVL, HS0KRM, HS5NMF and E23NEZ, began installing I-Gate APRS stations throughout the country with the intention to install 45 stations in 2020 |
December 31, 2019 | The Society's Registrar, E20NKB has the following membership summary for the year 2019: 9 new Gold card life members (2 foreign members), 147 Silver card life members (10 foreign members), 133 annual members, 3 club members. |
December 31, 2019 | From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 a net was run on the VHF frequency of 144.9375 every Friday from 20.00 to 21.00 by HS0VGE, E23NEZ and E24UVL. |
December 31, 2019 | Membership summary for silent keys: HS0ZLG and HS0ZLM |
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| Other information: |
| English language website: http://www.qsl.net/rast/ |
| Thai language website: http://www.rast.or.th |
| Website for RAST members: http://www.rastmember.org |
| Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rast.org |
| Line: @rast |
