JI1FGX/DU9 Mindanao DiaryAmateur Radio in the Philippines(2009/11/19)
I'm going to Manila to attend PARA's 77th anniversary party! We took our own car to DV8UTP Franco's house in Iligan and then took a bus to Cagayan. From there, we took a cab to the airport and took a 2-hour delayed flight to Manila.
To the hotel restaurant with the people who met us at the Manila airport From left to right: DV8UTP, DU1GIZ (Bobot), DV5RU (Reni), DU1EE (Ethel), DU1IVT (Thelma), DU1UGZ (Ramon), DU1EQ (Edza), JI1FGX/DU9
Current Status of Amateur Radio in the Philippines
Amateur Radio Population
5,000 people
Members of PARA
1,200 people
Class A
500 people
Class B
2,000 people
Class C
2,500 people
By Area
DU1
40%.
DU2
3
DU3
20%.
DU4,DU5,DU6
5% (of the total)
DU7
10% (%)
DU8,DU9
25%.
Activity by HF Frequency
7MHZ
80%.
14MHz
3
Others are very few.
YL, YM Operator
HF YL Operator
1
Minimum age for YM
16 years old
DU5AOK, courtesy of nathan eamiguel
DISTRICT 1
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) REGION4 - SOUTHERN TAGALOG REGION(Luzon)
DISTRICT 2
REGION1 - ILOCOS REGIO REGION2 -NORTHERN LUZON(Luzon)
DISTRICT 3
REGION3 -CENTRAL LUZON(Luzon)
DISTRICT 4
REGION4 - BICOL REGION(Luzon)
DISTRICT 5
REGION5 -EASTERN VISAYAS(Leyte)
DISTRICT 6
REGION6 -WESTERN VISAYAS(Negros)
DISTRICT 7
REGION7 -CENTRAL VISAYAS (Cebu)
DISTRICT 8
REGION9 -WESTERN MINDANAO REGION 12 -SOUTHERN MINDANAO
DISTRICT 9
REGION 10 -northern mindanao REGION 11 -EASTERN MINDANAO