2011 SARTS Council Members

SARTS member James Brooks, 9V1YC, together with a team of 12 other hams with various nationalities will be operating from the South Orkney Islands from Jan. 27 to Feb. 8.

The South Orkneys is on the top-ten most wanted of all DXCC entities. 

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We bid farewell to K. C. Selvadurai, 9V1UV who passed away at the age of 77 on Wednesday morning, 30 June 2010. 

Better known by his handle, Selva, he contributed much to the Amateur Radio scene in Singapore. He has served as IARU Region 3 Director and was also the President of SARTS. 

Update 2010-Sep-03
Click here for a report from the Sri Lanka Daily News

Click the diagram on the right to enlarge it. Our repeater input (rx) frequency is on 145.025 MHz

Update 2010-May-25
Today, we received a phone call from the iDA informing us that the cause of the Repeater Interference has been removed. 

David Rankin, 9V1RH, passed away this morning at age 74. He leaves behind his XYL Adeline and his two children, Sheila and Edward. 

Anyone who ever had a QSO with him would remember his engaging conversations and friendly manner. He was an incredibly knowledgeable Ham who was dedicated to Amateur Radio. He was also an amazingly genuine and warm human being, always there to lend a listening ear. His departure means a great loss to SARTS and also to the worldwide Amateur Radio fraternity.

The iDA has kindly approved our request to use higher transmit power for VHF fixed stations. The maximum limit is now 25 Watts, up from the previous 10 Watts. This is with immediate effect 

The iDA announced that they would no longer be undertaking inspections of Amateur Radio Stations for both new and existing Amateurs. However, Amateur Radio Equipment (Rigs) still need to be Individual Type Approved by the iDA before they can be used.