walet.................................af.....................

This post has been edited by swifbuild: Jan 19 2008, 12:05 PM

The so call license is like protection money lor. Until now which department should be incharge of collecting this type of protection money still unsure. Everybody also want to eat the cake. When farming majority own by 2nd class people the first class people wanted to make it very hard to approve lor. Gangster movies also got do lah don't want to pay protection what happen? Fuyoh those uncles in uniform from garbage collecting and street sweeping department. Visit Malaysia Year 2007 also dare to tear off(roboh) a few million riggit worth new resort hotel in front of many foreign tourists' eyes. I don't think they do it because they're daring just maybe they're not using the spongy thing inside their head lah.

Preserving endangered species also need to pay? AFAIK they already collect tax from exporting of nests.

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Added on September 19, 2007, 9:36 pmMalaysia now got a lot higher population of AF than house swift. They got different flying pattern and different chirp sound. AF is dark brown house swift is black with white collar. All can differenciate with bare eyes. Just bare eyes cannot diffrenciate AF sexes.

This post has been edited by seeseng: Sep 19 2007, 09:36 PM

Is it good for building new swiftlet farm nearby some 20 over successfull farm or is it better to build in the area where only 3 farms are there.Example the distance between farm 1 and 2 between your farm is around 5-15 km and is by the river and some forest.

Beside when building a swiflet farm is it true that we must see the population of the swiflet in that particular location in order to attract lots of house swiftlet to your farm .Correct me if I am wrong

walet walet;;;;;;;;o

This post has been edited by swifbuild: Jan 19 2008, 12:06 PM

This is 2nd unit of the same amp I bought. Just brand name different. The big round coil weight most of the whole thing. 2.2kg. Very simple inside. Lots of empty spaces. Top and bottom of the cooling fin got ventilation.

This post has been edited by seeseng: Sep 21 2007, 02:23 PM


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If i am not wrong this amp is quite good big coil, four transistor and heat sink.

good amp..................................ok pls try

This post has been edited by swifbuild: Jan 19 2008, 04:36 PM

[good amp for good nite sleep

This post has been edited by swifbuild: Jan 19 2008, 04:37 PM

Oh, the white cubes in electronic we call it power resistence, Block transformer are cheaper than toroidal transformer and another thing is because we use amp to step up the sound quality so this amps with toroidal transformer can give a good and clearer sound due to less noise produce by the toroidal transformer compare with block transformer.

The amp I bought at RM115. Pasar road sure can get cheaper lah. Both amps features the same. Inside design also very alike. Just parts used a bit different. Major different should be the transformer. Mine is toroidal and yours is laminated steel transformer. Toraidal is better for audio amp but for swiftler farming purpose both LPPL lah IMO.


The detail can read at http://sound.westhost.com/xfmr2.htm

here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer

This post has been edited by seeseng: Sep 21 2007, 09:33 PM

doesn't matter what amp

This post has been edited by swifbuild: Jan 19 2008, 04:37 PM

Next time if i go back to my hometown i should bring back my diy power amps to test the sounds whether it is enough power to drive the tweeter or not.

Ya what is the Watt of your Amp?

I'm not very sure about the wattage, should be below 100w is running using ic not transistor. Will give some picture if i got the amps with me.

good amp for good price

This post has been edited by swifbuild: Jan 19 2008, 04:38 PM

Hi folks,

I went to visit a farm that is under construction within a padi field(agricultural land) in Penang last weekend. The consultant(sounds experience after spending almost two hours with him) who was contracted to build this for a Malay said that it is good to buy a piece of land and build your own farm to avoid competition(of course it the bird call test has to pass first). And furthermore, we do not need to apply permit for the building. For the double storey farm he is building, the total cost about $130 including everything, like 15'x30' area. I wonder if what he said is right and if there is any other potential risks, like I heard one farm in Kelantan/Terengganu(?) build under an agricultural land was asked to be demolished at the mid of construction.

Share your thoughts?

Frank

How tall is each storey the standalone farm? Using red clay brick or sand brick? Do they plaster the walls? Standalone farms do have some competition but it's a lot less than in swiftlet central lah. If nearest farm is within 2 or 3 kilometer radious most probably that's your competitor lah. Importantly need to check the land is a swiftlet vegetation area or pass by to go to their food source. Padi field for sure is vegetation area. Low land, short plants and swampy. Swiftlets prefer this than fruit orchard with tall fruit trees. Even abandoned padi fields a lot of swiftlets cari makan there.
Any structure that build on a land is a building. Even a standalone toilet consider a building. Under the law any building need a permit. But how many farm will apply for it? They will reject it anyway. In Terengganu so far only heard 1 huge standalone farm got saman and later on a notice to demolish. But in the end these stuff can be "settled" and currently the farm is completed and in operation. In Kelantan the local government really encourage swiftlet farming. Different party government mah. In Thailand the government even subsidised swiftlet farmers by partially funding them. Here? Dream on.
I will be helping a friend build a standalone farm in a fruit orchard after the monsoon season. At least 2 and half storey including a huge dog kennel on top.

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This post has been edited by swifbuild: Jan 19 2008, 04:39 PM

15'x30' is a maybe a short signted people or budget limited design. Swiftlet farming is a very long term investment. First 5 years most of the successful farms can't earn back the capital yet. My store room farm also bigger than its 1 storey lah hehe. Is the 130K including planks installed? Here got a friend's standalone 30x100. 5 and half storeys. Full cost 250k still got small change. In my opinion the 15x30 will do ok due to the good area with good chirp. But it's a waste of land.

This post has been edited by seeseng: Sep 24 2007, 03:36 PM

Thinking back, may be I underestimated the size, may be slightly bigger, could be around 20'x45'; double storey, 8 foot height per storey, and another few foot height for the cement floor, sorry for the short memory.

But my main question is if standalone farm in an agricultural land, does need permit to build or not. He said not necessary as it is not under the city councill's control. On the other hand, there are some in other state was asked to be demolished!

I have a choice of choosing an abandon commercial lot in ulu area vs buying an agricultural land, and build a standalone unit. Which one is a better choice? Any idea? I thought an abandon commercial unit is lower profile comparatively.

On another note, is padi field a good food source for swiftlet? The field is so wide, hardly see any swiftlet at a glance. Is a nearby pond a must for swiftlet farming location?

Frank