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CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER’S MESSAGES
Welcome to the website of the Philippine Amateur Radio Association.
May 3rd 2013
GSP Ham Radio Enthusiasts for
Service, Golden Anniversary
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Congratulations to the GSP
Ham Radio Enthusiasts for Service DX1GSP on the occasion
of your golden anniversary. On behalf of PARA, we thank
you for organizing and hosting our 81st annual
convention.
PARA and GSP have a long partnership. Various amateur
radio activities are participated in by the girl scouts,
girl guides and the PARA. Indeed, the GSP has provided
us fertile ground for the amateur radio hobby to grow
through the various activities that they have organized
which center on amateur radio.
In closing, I encourage
all the participants of our annual convention to expand
their personal social networks by making friends and
renewing ties. Enjoy the warm camaraderie that only hams
can enjoy.
73 and 88
EDUARDO VICTOR J. VALDEZ DU1EV
President and Chief Operating Officer |
Message for the 2013 International Friendship Exchange and DX
contest
On behalf of the Philippine Amateur Radio Association, Inc., I greet
all the participants of the 2013 International Friendship Exchange
and DX contest.
Indeed the Philippine Radio Amateur Association has a long history
of friendship and cooperation with the Girl Scouts of the
Philippines. The yearly INFEX and DX contest re-affirms the
commitment of PARA to the GSP in its thrust of promoting amateur
radio to the Girl Scouts and Girl Guides.
You will surely have fun in this activity as you exchange
pleasantries with your thinking day greeting on the forty, twenty
and fifteen meter amateur radio bands.
Thank you for your participation and interest. I fervently pray,
that by this activity, you may be infected by the amateur radio bug
and that you will pursue the amateur radio hobby by persevering to
take on the challenge of earning your very own amateur radio license
and call sign.
I look forward to talking to you on the air and in seeing you at the
PARA convention hosted by no less than your very own DX1GSP at your
Ating Tahanan at Baguio City from May 3 to 5, 2013.
73 and 88
Eddie DU1EV
President and Chief Operating Officer
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.
73 from Eddie DU1EV
Eduardo Victor J. Valdez DU1EV
President and Chief Operating Officer
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MESSAGE ON
THE OCCASION OF THE 55TH JAMBOREE ON THE AIR (JOTA) AND
THE 15TH JAMBOREE ON THE INTERNET (JOTI)
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On behalf of the
Philippine Amateur Radio Association, Inc., I would like to
greet all the scouts who will be participating in this year’s
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) , and Jamboree on the Internet
(JOTI).
We hope that the skills you learn in this exercise will be
applicable in your daily lives. Indeed amateur radio operators
are also always prepared or laging handa. We are especially
alert in times of disasters and calamities.
Scouting and amateur radio are the perfect partners. Did you
know that you can have an amateur radio license if you are at
least 9 years old? Alam niyo ba na pwede na kayo magkaroon ng
lisensiya para makapag-radyo kapag siyam na taong gulang na
kayo?
Ask your scout masters about how to become a licensed ham radio
operator. I wish that some of you will one day become amateur
radio operators.
Enjoy the Jamboree on the air and on the internet.
73 from Eddie DU1EV
Eduardo Victor J. Valdez DU1EV
President and Chief Operating Officer |
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MESSAGE ON THE
OCCASION OF THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF PARA
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Dear Fellow amateurs,
We welcome a new era in amateur radio with the revised
amateur radio rules and regulations (NTC MC 03-08-2012)
and we thank the hardworking members of the Amateur
Radio Consultative Panel and the NTC for this Memo
Circular.
Among the welcome developments contained in the new
regulations are: the recognition of the Philippine
Amateur Radio Association as the national amateur radio
organization; granting of a personal call sign for
successful amateur radio examinees without requiring
ownership of a radio; operating privileges on two new
very low frequency bands; expansion of the 40 meter band
up to 7.300 MHz; HF mobile operating privileges for
Class B and C; allowing the convergence of technology
like the internet and VOIP with amateur radio; lowering
the minimum age for the Foundation Class license to 9
years old.
Indeed, much work still has to be done, as we have only
just begun with this new era.
Let us be united towards the advancement of our hobby so
that we could be better equipped to help humanity with
their communication needs in times of disasters and
calamities.
Who knows, maybe one of these days, we could launch our
very own cube sat.
Happy 80th anniversary PARA.
Eduardo Victor J. Valdez DU1EV
President and Chief Operating Officer
Email: du1evAThotmail.com
Cell phone: +63.920.959.7359 |
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