Hi all noob here. It has been quite difficult to find information on radio, so sorry if I seem to be beating a dead horse here.
I want to get a portable walkie talkie like those cheap baofeng uv5r for personal/family use like when travelling, convoy, hiking etc. From what I understand I can get those type of two way radio and tune it to the above mentioned channels for use without having to sit for any exam or get licensed. SKMM Class Assignment

What is not clear to me is do I still need license to own the equipment?

You don't need a license. You are good as long you don't have frequencies you are not allowed to access on your radio. Only program the allowed frequencies.

Can we have a whatsapp group for lowyat amateur radio group? Or any opinion?

Any recommendations for shops which I can get them around klang valley? Currently only looking at those from lelong.com

lelong.com.my is fine. That is where I get mine too back then.

Here are a couple of FB groups you might want to check out as well.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/774031062654255/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiosale/

My advise, avoid the Lowyat Plaza shop. I once bought an antenna for RM 350 and got back home just to find out it was a counterfeit product sold at original price. I even got an official email from the manufacturer confirming that it is a counterfeit product.

Glad im not buying at that seller..

Hehe

Hello...where is everyone? Just keep quiet qsl

haha my license will expire end of this year. Thinking of renewing it some other year since I am in a tight budget.
Might be leaving the HAM scene for a while I guess until I feel like transmitting again.

Last HAM activity I would join would be the Fox Hunt in Melaka organized by MMU in December.

p/s:
Honestly, some HAM can be quite toxic. Asked about "Application Fee" earlier this week in an FB group and some guy said

I don't get with people who makes condescending remarks. For the record, HAM is not about calculating and knowing every single fees to pay to SKMM ffs.

Proceed to tell that maybe I'll stop renewing my license for a while and got the "Ini hobi berbayar. Kalau tak bayar, kena setengah juta saman "Anda buat Anda dapat...." "
Again, for fucks sake, when did I tell him that I was going to become a pirate transmitter all of the sudden?

Oh well, that's a mini rant from me. Maybe some people lack achievement in life that they urge the sense to keep condescending people over everything.

Also, update on me obtaining CW(9M2) probably has to wait. Been busy with work I totally forgot to practice any CW over the past months hahaha. I could transmit but I still can't receive very well. Probably next year then.

Also, leaving this here: If anybody needs help with Motorola Mototrbo radios, I can help. I can even do magic with it. *Cough*

Sad to hear of your current predicament aminpro..

For me, I got licenced so that I have the necessary skills and equipment should SHTF.. or during other emergencies.

Simply wasting time on the waves talking nonsense, well, many licenced amateur radio users simply do not have time for that.

Anyways, I think you need a challenge. How about joining Regimen Semboyan Askar Wataniah.. ?

Planning to join it myself possibly next year, once I've gotten lighter and fitter.

This post has been edited by SeanConnery: Oct 30 2016, 07:27 AM

Just continue...how long we can hold it expired?

Hehe..

Think the only define the maximum validity of a live license but not the validity of an expired license. Guess you can just go renew your AA with the expired one if you decided to one day lol

But max is 5 years then ur callsign can be applied by new user

They mentioned that the callsign needs to be dead for at least 5 years before it can be recycled back but can be revoked if you don't renew for two years consecutively.
No change in callsign is allowed except if you upgrade from class B to class A. (Except when you expire for 2 years I guess?)

Anyway, source:
http://www.mares.org.my/forms/callsignguidelines.pdf

Lol Amin just ignore the d**khead they are the poison in malaysian HAM untill berpuak2,boleh buat magic apa tu...tap on gov band ka

btw new bandplan from MARES




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huehue can't really diskas on the net but I can tell you it is magic.

Btw, sure uploaded the new one ke? That one tulis from 2012

That magic...i want to know it!

is there any general channel for walkies talkie channel around? which can join in and talk without any license ?

yes...all UHF frequency can go in without license...the frequency which are start with 431.xxx...



Correct me if im wrong...😁

This post has been edited by sheknow9: Dec 30 2016, 10:19 PM

You are going to get people in jail lol

😂😂😂😂

Hehe