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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Amateur Radio birthday station ZS85SARL
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The South African Radio League (SARL) was founded on the 25th May 1925 in Cape Town. To commemorate the 85th anniversary of this event in Cape Town, a group of radio amateurs will operate a station with the birthday call sign ZS85SARL
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