MDX Amateur Radio Club was formed to
unite and re-unite all the member's of the
Marianas DX Radio Group (CB radio
operators) who turn's and will turn's to be a ham.
The need of organizing the amateur division of
Marianas DX Radio Group was first
conceptualized in 1999 and the reality was happened in
May 5,2000.The goal and objective is to enhance a new
horizon of being a ham, through development of
knowledge and skill's of an amateur radio communicator.
The venues and interest in community service is always
there, specially in times of calamity and disaster, to accept
task from other organization who will ask for assistance through manpower and communication.
We are a non-profit organization that will need help and support from volunteer member's donor's
and sponsor's in its operations.
MDX Amateur Radio Club was organized for the upliftment of amateur radio in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the projection of a respectable amateur community to the world.
MDX Amateur Radio Club and Marianas DX Radio Group will always work as one.
The day the club repeater was first heard on the air.
It was Sunday July 23, 2000, 7:00 A.M KH0FX, KH0JR, KH0FR, KH0JW, KH0FD, KH0JO, and KH0DL gathered everything needed, the antenna, power supply, coax cable, repeater controller, and etc.The location is Upper Navy Hill, the weather is rainny but it did not stop the group in building the club repeater, the spirit is so strong, the group work non stop until everything was installed in the proper places. Thanks to KH0DL who realy deserved to be the club Trustee he use every effort and knowledge in powering the repeater.
Around 10:00 A.M the first modulation was heard on the air between KH0FX the club President and KH0JD.
On July 25, 2000 the repeater is proudly starts to identify using the club call sign
"WH0ABP".Every member was so happy, everything was going as expected, the repeater is now working and after two days the club call sign was released by the FCC.
Thursday 8:00 P.M July 27, 2000... CQ... CQ... CQ... the voice of KH0FX was on
the air controlling the first Net Call of the MDX Amateur Radio Club.
The first station who check in was KH0FD Jojo, followed by NH0H Tim Hayes, and KH0JE Edwin so as the following...
KH0JR, NH0R (Tinian), KH0FF, KH0FR, KH0ET, KH0JN, KH0JM, KH0FZ, KH0JO, KH0CW, KH0JG, KH0JI, KH0JD, KH0JF, AH0BA (Tinian), KH0HV (Tinian) and KH0FX checking in himself.
The regular Net Call will be every Monday's and Thursday's at 8:00 P.M at 145.280 Mhz with the back up frequency of 146.550 Mhz simplex.
To all the stations, May the true spirit of amateurism be with us all the time.. MORE POWER to "WH0ABP Club" 73 to all.
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A special thanks to the efforts of kh0dl (Raul Abordonado), kh0cw (Noel Villacrusis), kh0ch (Honest Servida), kh0fx (Bong Malasarte), and kh0et (Ron Ano) in making MDX AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
a reality
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