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Amateur Radio Association |
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of D. R. of CONGO |
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1998: CONGO PTT officials join a IARU STARS WG meeting conducted by
6W1KI and ON6WQ at Abidjan, Ivory Coast, giving some chance to a more permanent Amateur
Radio Service in D. R. Congo: a first step of a long way. |
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1999:
ARAC registers with the congolese administration by the fall of 1998 as a continuation of
UCRA (1962-1971) and UZRA (1971-1998). Also IARU confirms ARAC membership by August 15th,
1999. The Society acts since as national representative of Amateur Service, and reports to
Secretariat General of PTT Kinshasa. |
ARAC first AGM holds on July 3rd, 1999 at the PTT
Training Centre Kinshasa, attended by 18 potential members, out of which 16 nationals.
Also Society obtains State Security official clearance by January 26th, 2000. |
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President |
Cyrien Kahundira Vagheni |
1st
Vice Pdt |
J. Philippe Monkonzi Mo'amba
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2nd
Vice Pdt |
Guy Wakilongo |
Secretary |
Nalwango Izanga |
Treasurer |
Nicole Poirier-Crepelliere |
Advisor |
Patrick Crepelliere |
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2000: Licencing authority is Secretariat General aux PTT, Avenue des
Huileries, Kinshasa Gombe 1. Ministry of PTT requires a State Security clearance
before any commercial, private or amateur radiocom license application. License annual fee
was $ 500 by June 2000. Resident and/or visiting applicants are strongly invited to
contact ARAC for more details. |
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New Prefix Plan by the national Ham Radio Society |
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Pfx |
Province |
Chef Lieu |
9Q1 |
Kinshasa |
Kinshasa |
9Q2 |
Bas Congo |
Matadi |
9Q3 |
Bandundu |
Bandundu |
9Q4 |
Equateur |
Mbandaka |
9Q5 |
Orientale |
Kisangani |
9Q6 |
Maniema |
Kindu |
dito |
North Kivu |
Goma |
dito |
South Kivu |
Bukavu |
9Q7 |
Katanga |
Lubumbashi |
9Q8 |
Occidental Kasa� |
Kananga |
9Q9 |
Oriental Kasa� |
Mbuji Mayi |
9Q0 |
Reserved |
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2001: With a new team at Ministry of PTT Kinshasa, situation by mid 2001 shows some
reasonable chance to move. New contatcs are made at Ministry's level, that result in
ARAC Club station 9Q0AR being on the air for the very first time from 13th to 15th July
2001. See 9Q0AR Club Station. |
By June 2001, Ministry of PTT reacts to some recent 9Q operations. See PTT Kinshasa letter 28/06/01 |
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2002: |
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HB9AMO/9Q5BQ claims 520 QSO's from Bukavu in South
Kivu between 30/06 and 08/07/02. ARAC wish
to inform that 1/ 9Q5BQ is not a Society's
member, 2/ this callsign is unknown to
Kinshasa licensing Authorities see letter 28/06/01
3/ the current 9Q prefix plan makes provision for South Kivu province to be 9Q6 and not otherwise, and 4/
the Society holds no evidence of any PTT annual tax payment in respect of
9Q5BQ 2001-2002 license. |
9Q0AR in IARU HF
Championship: last claimed score is 1.918 valid QSO's, 153 multis, and 1.410.966
points in HQ category. All reports were given 59ARAC, and QSL is via Paul F2YT,
buro or direct with SAE + postage. As far as conditions: 10 poor, 15 good, 20 average, 40
poor, 75 unexistant, 160 no antenna. Station setup: FT990 + AL1500 into rotary dipole
20-15-10 @ 16m, sloper on 40, HF6V on 75. |
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During
last december general meeting, ARAC membership is established at US Doll 12 for year 2002.
While a new Society's committee should be voted by january 2002, obtention of permanent
licences and installation of 9Q0AR club station are declared as being first priorities. |
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In this respect, the society is looking into the possibility of
acquiring a new or second hand 20/15/10 tribander (TH3 or A3 type) + rotator (HAM IV or
equivalent), and solid state HF transceiver (ATU only, no plate/load manual controls!).
Same could be collected in Europe, preferably Belgium or Portugal, and transportation
taken care of by webmaster up to delivery Kinshasa. |
Some national |
President's |
F6COW attending |
members |
address |
as guest of
honor |
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2003: ARAC members licences have been renewed till 11th july 2003 by
Ministry of PTT who give those days a valuable support to 9Q Hamradio (thanks to David
9Q1DM): 9Q0AR, 9Q0HQ, 9Q1A, 9Q1YL, 9Q1KS, 9S1X, 9Q1DM and 9Q1MM. Also a next
"Arr�t�" from Ministry is due for signature within next 15 days, in order to
finally and officially streamline a long term Ham radio activity in D. R. CONGO and
definitely invalidate the 1972 suspension
decision. |
ARAC has taken due note of departure by June and return
back to France of Pat 9Q1A-9S1X and Nicole 9Q1YL. See .... |
2004: ARAC was pleased to host Gus SM5DIC ... see continuation here.
Cyprien 9Q1KS is often QRV on 21 Mhz SSB giving QSL via ARAC P.O. Box 2049, Hotel des Postes, Boulevard du 30 Juin, KINSHASA 1
D. R. CONGO. |
to be
continued ... |
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