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.
AMSAT-NA VP Operations report the satellite has ceased transmission and is not responding to commands
Arkansas mobile unit used for first time after plane crash
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A mobile communications unit had been up and running for only a few days before it was used as a command center in the mountains of Arkansas, where a plane carrying four Oklahomans crashed on 17 November
Indian emergency radio network lacks operators
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To strengthen their communication system in case of emergencies, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had established ham radio stations at their headquarters and the administrative ward
UK space radar project initiated
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The UK government is to kick-start an innovative project to fly radar satellites around the Earth
Radio Afghanistan on 7200 kHz
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DJ9KR reports: On 28 November, National Radio of Afghanistan is again on 7200 kHz
RFID pioneer dies at 89, was amateur radio enthusiast
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Charlie Walton, the inventor of an ubiquitous wireless technology known as RFID, has passed away at 89
Amateur radio used in medical evacuation 170 miles out to sea
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Crewmembers aboard two merchant ships responded to the Coast Guard's call for assistance to medevac a Canadian man reportedly experiencing signs of a heart attack aboard his sailboat 170 miles south west of Bermuda, Thursday
Radio hams pick up Mars rover Curiosity's signals
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Amateur radio enthusiasts using a restored dish antenna in Germany say they have successfully picked up telemetry from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft
A look back at events that made history this week - compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW
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What's The Best Way To Get To WRTC 2014?
If you are interested in qualifying for the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship,
don't let the date fool you, as the qualifying schedule for much of the world will
end well over a year for before the actual WRTC contest, which will be conducted
during the 2014 IARU HF Championship.
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Topband Aims For Record Scores In CQ 160 SSB
After amazing propagation for many in this year's
CQ 160 CW Contest, the hope is those conditions will
return for this weekend's CQ 160 SSB. The top slot is
wide open, as last year's winner N5IA was on the Ducie
Island DXpedition at VP6DX. Don't forget the new rules
that include a start time of 2200z, instead of the
normal 0000 hours.
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Young amateurs wanted for world's most northerly contest team
Far above 60° North in the icy arctic reaches of Northern Finland lies a log house with an original Finnish sauna and cosy sleeping quarters along with the radio station OH8X with its massive antennas springing up from the barren tundra
Spain Versus Germany In Battle Over IARU Re-Score
The re-score of the 2009 IARU HF Contest has prompted an official protest, as the
Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles has asked the ARRL to revisit its decision to add back
certain "unique" contacts, which put DA0HQ of Germany in first place over AO8HQ.
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