SARCFEST
Sunday 7th August - Come along
Everyone is cordially invited to the Summerland ARC Hamfest ("SARCFEST"). at the clubrooms, 414 Richmond Hill Road, Richmond Hill. 11km east of Lismore, off the Bruxner Highway.
Gates open at 8am. Traders entry from 7 am.
Parking via Livotto Drive.
Entry is $2, or $5 for a family. What's on at SARCFEST 2011
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Surfin’: Send APRS Messages via HF PSK and GMSK
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ looks at new HF APRS applications originating from the UK.
In the APRS realm, there is something new afoot on the other side of the pond: the Cross Country Wireless APRS Messenger. This software that provides the means of originating an APRS message on VHF and have it transmitted on HF using PSK (Phase Shift Keying) or GMSK (Gaussian...
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| To some new contesters, the call of N5TJ does not conjure up many memories at all. But if you
look through the CQ WW Contest top scores and see that Jeff Steinman owns the Single Operator records in both SSB and CW, you will understand why N5TJ's return to single operating contesting
at CR2X this year will generate a lot of interest. read full article |
| Start Your Work On CQ WW 2009 With Last Year's Logs |
| It's almost the end of June, which means you have four months now to be ready for the CQ WW SSB Contest and five months until the CW version. And the logs of last year's contests are now online for your review. Also, we take a quick look at the new "Xtreme" category which debuts later this year. read full article |
| "Dress Rehearsal" For WRTC 2010 This Weekend |
| With rules changes to mimic those that will be used
for the World Radiosport Team Championships in 2010,
twenty-one Russian two-man teams will use a Field Day
style operating event to see what to expect in two years for
the WRTC. Even better, the eight hour contest this weekend is open to all
amateurs around the world! read full article |
| High Bands Wide Open As Records Fall in CQ WW CW 2011 |
| With high sunspot numbers for the first time in eight years, the 2011 CQ WW CW Contest lived up to the hype, as wide open high bands brought huge numbers of contacts on 10 meters, helping to boost scores around the world and likely re-writing a chunk of the CQ WW record book in the process. read full article |
| The 2009 ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM Now Shipping |
| The 2009 ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM is now available and includes the complete 2009 fully searchable collection of three ARRL journals -- QST, QEX, and the National Contest Journal (NCJ). In addition, the CD-ROM includes source code for software projects and PC board patterns, Section News, as well as the ever-popular Contest Soapbox and Contest Results. Search the full text of every article by entering titles, call signs or names. See every word, photo -- most in color -- drawing and table in technical and general-interest features, columns and product reviews, plus all advertisements. Print what you see, or copy it into other applications. System requirements: Microsoft Windows and Macintosh systems, using the industry standard Adobe Acrobat Reader software. CD-ROMs for other years are also available. |
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as three new ops surged into first place, with just one qualifying
contest left, the 2009 Russian DX test in March. Check the WRTC numbers for the entire world! read full article |