Meet Ahmad, an amateur radio operator in Malaysia

From a small radio station at his home in Rawang, Ahmad Husaini travels the airwaves to communicate with foreign radio operators.

Imagine this: you’re lost in the wilderness and there’s no signal on your handphone. You fly into a panic as you realise you can’t contact anyone for help.

Well, if Ahmad Husaini was with you, chances are you’d still feel safe. After all, he is one of the country’s amateur radio operators. And unlike handphones where connectivity is dependent on location, radios can be used to establish contact with almost anyone, anywhere in the world.

Ahmad is a member of the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters’ Society, a group founded in the 1950s. Today there are 13,000 members, a far cry from the 300 they started off with many years ago.

If you want to see just how fascinating this hobby is, perhaps a quick glance at Ahmad’s home in Rawang suffices.

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