Keeping communications open during emergencies


Ahmad Husaini (seated left) sharing his knowledge with a group of pupils who were visiting the planetarium.

MEMBERS of a local amateur ham radio society took part in a mass disaster communication simulation exercise to transmit messages across 30 hills and mountain peaks nationwide.

The event was organised by the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society (Marts) that was set up in 1952.

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