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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Haitian Disaster Relief Communications Include Amateurs, Governmental Agencies
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In the days following the recent earthquakes in Haiti, the ARRL has received reports and inquiries about non-amateur stations transmitting on several amateur frequencies when assisting with disaster relief efforts in Haiti. The questions focus on the legality of such operations on the amateur bands.
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| Looking to warm up your antennas for the big contest season ahead? Then you can check out your beam headings for W6, as the 2011 edition of the California QSO Party is here. Two big streaks are in play this year, as N6MJ tries for seven straight in-state Single Operator wins and W1UE looks for a fourth in a row from outside the Golden State read full article |
| Russian DX Unveils Tough New Rules To Crack Down On Cheats |
| In yet another bid by a major contest to put the squeeze on possible cheating, organizers of the Russian DX Contest have unveiled plans that tighten the rules on log submissions for top scoring entries to just 36 hours and require the frequency of every contact to be in a log entry. read full article |
| Your CQ WW Homework Is On the Web Again |
| Once again this year, CQ Magazine has posted all the logs
from the CQ WW DX SSB and CW Contests. If you haven't
checked out the top logs from last year, radio-sport.net
has done some of that for you. Take a look at how
8P5A won again and how VY2ZM finished second with a
much different approach and more! read full article |
| Bad Bands Mean Tough Strategy Choices in CQ WW |
| It has been a tough last year in HF contesting, as band conditions have remained depressed, limiting contacts especially on 10 and 15 meters. Even NASA has again delayed its estimate of when the new solary cycle begins. So what does it mean for your operating plans? See what some of the top ops in the world recommend. read full article |
| Calls Renewed For RA3CO DQ In 2008 CQ WW SSB |
| The Colombian government has formally stated that no license or authorization for operation was ever issued to Russian contester Dimitri Kryukov RA3CO, raising fresh questions about the legality of his CQ WW contest efforts in that country in 2007 and 2008, and prompting renewed calls by a group of HK hams for his contest disqualification. read full article |