TalkGroup/51518

DX1ARM (51518)
Description	DX1ARM Amateur Radio Movement, Inc., Philippines, a.k.a. "TalkGroup SISIG"
Website	https://dx1arm.com
Country	Philippines
Reflector	YSF 78427
Bridged to
D-Star		Tetra
P25		Analog
Wires-X		YSF

TG51518 is the official BrandMeister DMR TalkGroup of the DX1ARM Amateur Radio Movement, Inc. TG51518 is also informally known as TalkGroup "SISIG", named after the famed Filipino comfort food. This signifies that the community goes beyond DX1ARM itself, as it welcomes Filipino amateurs across the globe and also hams from other nations who are always welcome to find their home within the Pinoy ham community.

About DX1ARM Amateur Radio Movement, Inc.

The Amateur Radio Movement, Inc. (ARMI), with club station callsign DX1ARM, is an organization registered with the Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), affiliated with the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA), and licensed by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

A brief history of ARMI

When Martial Law was lifted in 1981, radio enthusiasts began installing and operating their radio stations once again after years when the Philippine government did not allow the use of various forms of radio communications.

During those times, getting an amateur radio license was not as easy as today, given the challenges in fulfilling the requirements to get a license. Thus, those who have already acquired their own radios, one way or another, though they did not have licenses yet, started operating and meeting up on amateur radio frequencies, not occupied by any amateur radio clubs.

In 1986,a handful of radio enthusiasts (HAM wannabees) became friends and would frequently meet up on "466" or 144.660MHz. This group of friends consists of both young and old, students and professional unofficial members. Most are surfers who jump from one frequency to another.

Joey Dehitta KE3IM was a building manager in one of the commercial buildings in Makati. After he came back from the US for a business trip to the US sometime in November 1986, he was requested to install a VHF radio station for company use. After the antenna and the radio was setup, He also got an Icom 02AT for his personal use.

When Joey started surfing the air, he got attracted to 144.660 and started listening to it to learn the radio lingo. Soon enough he called in and used his initial JPH as a callsign. People were friendly and he became a regular and would listen on the frequency. By early 1987, the regulars decided to have their first eyeball. The group had an informal meeting to elect the president. Since Joey was one of the working professionals in the group, he was then elected as President, while Roberto Evangelista (BNY) was elected as the Vice President.

After the first ARMI group meeting, Joey started the initial move to contact Rey Fermin 4F1FZ, who was then President of the club, DX1CW, and made an appointment with him, together with two other members namely, Susan "Chy" Lopez-Chua and Virgie de Belen, at Rey's dental clinic in Mandaluyong, to discuss how to legitimize the ARMI group. Rey gave Joey the procedure/instruction on how to build the ARMI group starting with submitting the legal papers of incorporation to SEC, preparing some of the members to take the NTC HAM license exam.

Six members of the group passed the exam and eventually got their license. Little by little, individuals from different walks of life would learn about amateur radio, get their licenses and later on join ARMI until the group achieved 25 licensed members. By mid December of 1987, ARMI has successfully registered itself with the Philippines' Security and Exchange Commission as Amateur Radio Movement, Inc. and secured its amateur radio club license with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) with the club call sign DX1ARM.

In the early 2000, ARMI applied for a repeater frequency pair at the NTC and was granted a radio repeater station license on 144.880/144.280MHz.

18 years later, ARMI also applied for a Digital UHF amateur radio repeater station license and was given a repeater frequency pair 431.600/436.600, capable of operating on both analog and C4FM Digital modes.

To date, the club remains strong with almost 100 members and continues to expand its facilities for the amateur (Ham) radio community to enjoy.

As it reaches its 36th year in 2023, the culture and values of ARMI remains and continues to play a key role in promoting and educating people about amateur radio, provide service to the general public through radio communications as well as strengthen the camaraderie among ARMI members.

Current Activities

ARMI currently operates on 144.880 MHz and 431.600 MHz, with the latter running a System Fusion repeater on hybrid mode, connected to the YSF network and linked to TG51518 in digital mode.

QSOs on TG51518 also pass through the DX1ARM UHF repeater in C4FM mode, and vice-versa.

TG515044 is linked to the DX1ARM VHF analog repeater.

ARMI actively participates in amateur radio activities, including HERO, INFEX, JOTA/JOTI, CQ Worldwide Contest, VHF/UHF Round up Contest, Tour of the Fireflies (as communications service), and more. The club holds its General Monthly Meeting (GMM) on the last Sunday of each month in Quezon City.

Net and Roll Call schedules

VHF: DX1ARM Net Monday, Wednesday, Saturday at 1200Z-1300Z

• 144.880 MHz analog repeater in Greater Manila Area
• DX1ARM-R Echolink
• BrandMeister DMR Talkgroup 515044
• YSF Reflector 72170
• Allstarlink node 537090 or 518250
• Hamshack Hotline 94119

DIGITAL: DX1ARM TG51518 digitalnet, Mon, Wed, Sat at ~ 0130Z to 0200Z, Sat at 0130Z to 0200Z and 1130Z to 1230Z

• BM TG51518
• YSF DX1ARM 78427
• WIRES-X "DX1ARM-RPT-LINK" 89934
• 431.600 MHz C4FM repeater in Greater Manila Area
• Allstarlink Node 50763
• DX1ARM-L Echolink

Web check-ins are also supported:

• DX1ARM Net/Roll Call Checkin
• Net Logs

2023 Set of Officers

• President: Friday Jan Estrella, 4F1MEF
• Vice President: Myke Dizon, 4I1FCI
• Secretary: Mike Victa, DV1MV/VK1MV
• Treasurer: Elmer Cortes, 4G1FBB

Board of Directors

• Chairman: Lino Gerardo Calaor, DV1YLL
• Vice-Chairman: Jan Estrella, 4F1MEF
• Corporate Secretary: Nicko Gange, DW1GXY
• Club Trustee: Leo Ver, 4F1EKP

This page is managed by Angelo, DU2XXR. Please email DU2XXR@dx1arm.net, or QSO at TG51518, for any updates or inquiries.