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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The NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast #2010-04 has been published on Friday 01/22/2009
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Newsflash
| No Signals From CQ WW Contest Committee On "Private" DQ's |
| With fresh evidence in the CQ WW DX contests of possible "private" disqualifications being handed out by the CQ WW Contest Committee, contesters from around the world are urging a halt to that practice, calling for more public declarations of DQ decisions. "Naming and shaming is the only way to deal with premeditated and calculated cheaters," said one ham. read full article |
| Tennessee QSO Party Goal - Sweep 95 Counties in 9 Hours |
| All 95 counties will be activated for the 2010 Tennessee QSO Party, giving you nine hours to
try to put together a sweep of the Volunteer State. Bob Harder W0BH is the defending out of
state Single Op champ, while Bob Edmondson N4VV was the 2009 Single Op High Power champ inside
Tennessee. Helping make things more interesting will be at least a dozen mobiles on the
roads as well. read full article |
| CQ WW RTTY Returns For Another Record Year |
| The record setting growth of RTTY contests will likely be on display this weekend as the CQ WW RTTY contest takes over the HF bands for a full 48 hours, kicking off the 2008 trifecta of CQ WW DX contests. The number of logs was up 14% in 2007 and that number is expected to grow even more in this 22nd running of this contest. read full article |
| CQ WW CW 2008: Where Are the Sunspots? |
| While ham radio contesters wait to see what Solar Cycle 24 might bring in terms of enhanced propagation, solar experts are having a big time debate over what's next in terms of sunspots and HF radio propagation. Some sun watchers think we might even see a cycle that's much less active than normal. read full article |
| Make It 14 Straight Wins for AA5AU |
| In what has become an annual result in January, Don Hill AA5AU won the World Low Power crown in the 2008 ARRL RTTY Roundup, giving him 14 consecutive victories. Also sporting a win streak is the high power champ P49X/W0YK. Check out that and how clean (or dirty) your RTTY RU log was in 2008. read full article |
| W0BH Goes For Four 7QP Titles In A Row |
| While Paul Newberry N4PN tries to repeat in the
New England QSO Party, out West, the winning streak
is in the hands of Bob Harder W0BH,
as he has had the top Single Operator score in all
three 7th Call Area QSO Parties. In 2008, Harder
won easily, as he bagged over half of the 7QP counties,
in a competition where no one will be talking about a "sweep." read full article |