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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Erik OH2LAK has fiitted a Nokia RC58 PMR portaphone, originally used in a MPT1327 trunking system, with ham radio firmware and is using it with a DV adapter board for D-Star
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| After several weeks of hopeful sunspot numbers since the CQ WW SSB test, the sun went quiet in the days leading up to the 2009 CQ WW CW Contest, but that didn't stop another very active CQ WW CW test from filling up the bands this past weekend.
"I'm ready for some sunspots next year!" said Bill Straw WB0O/KO7AA. Check out the latest from radio-sport.net read full article |
| CQ WW SSB Disqualifies HK3RA/RA3CO Contest Entry |
| With the Colombian government formally stating that no license or authorization for operation was ever issued to Russian contester Dimitri Kryukov RA3CO, the CQ WW Contest Committee has disqualified his Top Ten entry from last year's CQ WW SSB contest, labeling the HK3RA operation as "illegal." read full article |
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| 2014 WRTC Qualifying Resumes With NAQP CW |
| Qualifying for the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship gets off to a fast start in the New Year, as the CW leg of the North American QSO Party comes this weekend, launching a busy schedule of WRTC qualifying in 2011. For hams in North America, NAQP CW is followed next weekend by NAQP SSB, both of which are worth 800 WRTC qualifying points. read full article |
| Records Fall Worldwide in 2009 CQ WPX CW |
| Despite a year that has so far seen historically low levels of sunspot activity and continued depressed conditions on 10 and 15 meters, the CQ WPX CW contest record books could get a significant update after this year's final scores are tallied. As of now,
the Single Op leader is Valery Komarov RD3AF, who might
just set a World record from his operation at EF8M. read full article |
| New Rules Spice Up 2009 CQ 160 CW Contest |
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Andy Blank N2NT put his stamp on this test. Check
out some of the different rules - like a new exchange
for many - and how it will affect your effort. read full article |