Every year Ragunda Municipality celebrates King Chulalongkorns visit in Utanede in July 19, 1897.

During July 16 – 17 it was a conference “Gateway for exchange Thailand & Northern Europe” in Ragunda with participants from Sweden and Thailand.

Ragunda Municipality had also this year invited us to show amateur radio and inform about SI9AM inside the Thai Pavilion area during July 16 – 19. During these days we also showed our Visiting Amateur Radio Station SI9AM.

July 15, 2004
At lunchtime on Thursday SM3BQC/Arne, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3FWT/Hans and SM3LIV/Ulla went to Utanede to build up the exhibition inside the Thai Pavilion area. This year we had our exhibition in the “White House”, a little white building near the Thai Pavilion.

July 16, 2004
On Friday July 16, SM3CVM/Lars took part in the Gateway Conference in Ragunda.

At the exhibition inside the Thai Pavilion are and at the visiting amateur radio station following radio amateurs worked:
SM3DAL/Ove, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3FWT/Hans, SM3LIV/Ulla and SM3TIR/Sven.

This was a nice day, and we showed amateur radio and of course informed about our visiting amateur radio station.

Among the visitors at our exhibition we found SM3HKN/Kenneth, SM3BCS/Eskil and SM3GUE/Mats.

July 17, 2004
On Saturday July 17, SM3CVM/Lars took part in the Gateway Conference in Ragunda.

At the exhibition inside the Thai Pavilion and at the visiting amateur radio station following radio amateurs worked:
SM3CER/Janne, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3FWT/Hans, SM3JVJ/Lars and SM3LIV/Ulla.

It's was still very fine weather. Among the visitors at our exhibition we found SM3YVP/Peter who arrived on his motorbike and SM5WPT/Roger and SM3YCW/Walter also known as DJØKAR and his daughter Katharina, SM3SDD/Bengt and SM3ZTU/Lars.

July 18, 2004
On Sunday July 18, SM3CVM/Lars took part in the Gateway Conference in Ragunda.

At the exhibition inside the Thai Pavilion and at the visiting amateur radio station following radio amateurs worked:
SM3BIL/Owe, SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CVM/Lars, SM3DAL/Owe, SM3EAE/Lars, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3FWT/Hans, SM3GSK/Clas-Olof, SM3LIV/Ulla, SM3TIR/Sven and SM3YKF/Kent.

Among the visitors at our exhibition we found SN3UNK/Roger, SM5CQR/Rolf with Inez, SM3PZV/Bengt with his family.

At 10.05 local time there was ceremony at King Chulalongkorn Memorial building in memorial of King Chulalongkorns visit 107 years ago.

Thai Minister of Culture H.E. Minister Anurak Chureemas made a visit at our exhibition and signed our guestbook and also the special “Congratulation book” that now have send to Queen Sirikit, HS1B on the 72nd birthday.

SI9AM celebrates its fifth anniversary with a special contact HS72B were we send our greetings to Queen Sirikit, HS1B on her 72nd birthday. From SI9AM, Maggi Mikalesson, Governor Jämtland County, and Elisabet Yngström, Chariman Execuite Board, Ragunda Municipality, Vanida Granli, President of Thai Society in Östersund and other radioamateurs send their messages to the Queen. In Thailand Permanent Secretary to the Minister of Culture in the Royal Thai Government, M. R. Chakrarot Chitrabongs, HS1VRD, and Mayuree, HS1YL, President of RAST sends greetings to us.

July 19, 2004
At 10.00 local time there was ceremony at King Chulalongkorn Memorial building in memorial of King Chulalongkorn, with lot of flowers and gifts.

At the exhibition inside the Thai Pavilion and at the visiting amateur radio station following radio amateurs worked:
SM3BQC/Arne, SM3CVM/Lars, SM3ESX/Christer, SM3FJF/Jörgen, SM3FWT/Hans SM3GHE/Nils and SM3LIV/Ulla.