CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER’S MESSAGE

Welcome to the website of the Philippine Amateur Radio Association.
 

It’s the typhoon season again, time to check your station to make sure it is ready to withstand all the punishing forces of nature. If not, it's better to be safe and to set down the antenna installation while the storm is in the area.

Update yourself with the latest weather forecasts and share them with those who do not know. We can be heroes in our own little way by sharing critical weather conditions at our locations. This can prove to be valuable to others who have to make decisions that may have a positive impact in saving their property and lives.

We have a cute way of appropriating new words. For example, several generations ago, we would refer to toothpaste as Colgate and the refrigerator as Frigidaire. Nowadays, If you want someone to call you on Skype we say: "e-Skype mo ako". In fact you may still hear people in some areas asking for “Pepsi” [pabili ng Pepsi], and the store owner would ask, “what Pepsi?” [anong klaseng Pepsi?] , and the buyer would respond “Coke”.

If the ARRL has ARES, and it is copyrighted, what should we call our emergency communications? How about HERO, which stands for Ham Emergency Radio Operations and the ham radio operator will be a ham emergency radio operator.

There is no need to be a martyr as it is easy to be an everyday hero in your own little way. Make it a habit to monitor our emergency frequencies 7.095 MHz and 144.740 MHz. Magpakabayani! Lets all do our part during ham emergency radio operations.


Eddie Valdez DU1EV

COO

Mobil +63.920.959.7359

Email du1evAThotmail.com