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
Read the rest of the Exciting DetailsBreaking News
Mark, VK4PH has just regained his old callsign VK4BMKNews provided by VK4MU/VK4ARJ |
Archive
Latest News
- FCC Issues Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order to Florida Man for Using Unauthorized Equipment
- Amateurs Assist with Communications in Aftermath of Rare October Nor’easter
- 99-year-old Ham radio operator still tuned in (Alaska)
- Local amateur radio club honours 150th birthday of Dr. James Naismith (Ontario)
- Tower talk worries Ham operators (Alaska)
- Breaking the Amateur Radio Balloon Altitude Record
- Pumpkin Patrol protects drivers, highways (New York)
- Mercer County ham radio operators needed to assist in emergencies (Illinois)
- Hamming it up for fun: who needs a mobile phone (Australia)
- Owned Over Amateur Radio
- Robbers who put one over on the cops
- Amateur radio enthusiasts help EMS services (Florida)
- Amateur radio operators help city police by reporting incidents (NB)
- Hams Not Happy With Latest BPL Changes
- New Pima County EOC, wireless radio project will improve public safety countywide (Arizona)
Slime moulds could help wireless communication networks
| 
| 
BBC News reports that the way fungus-like slime moulds grow could help engineers design wireless communication networks
read full article
read full article
Newsflash
| W8MJ Looks For Seven Straight Florida QSO Party Wins |
| The down solar cycle of the past few years hasn't made
much difference to Ken Meier W8MJ, who has won six straight
Single Operator titles in the Florida QSO Party and will
try for seven consecutive in the 2009 edition. Meier also
set the record last year for quickest sweep of Florida's
counties, taking just over six hours to achieve that. read full article |
| Latest on amateur radio from Haiti |
| Following the earthquake in Haiti on 13 January, all radio amateurs are still requested to keep 7045kHz and 3720kHz clear for possible emergency traffic |
| Haitian Official Announces Contact Information for Amateurs going to Haiti to Provide Disaster Relief |
| CONATEL (the Haitian Telecomm regulator) has set up temporary offices and released a public notice. Amateurs wishing to operate in Haiti to assist with disaster relief need to contact CONATEL to get formal reciprocal operating clearance. The text of the CONATEL public notice is as follows: CONATEL NOTICE The National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL) hereby notifies the general public, and those particularly impacted, that following the widespread damage caused by the violent earthquake of January 12, 2010, a satellite office of CONATEL was installed at Number 97 of the Avenue Panaméricaine in Pétion-Ville with the goal of assuring the continuity of its work. This arrangement will allow, among other things, better coordination for establishing a temporary emergency telecommunications network in Haiti. Consequently, all concerned are asked to contact CONATEL at the above mentioned address between 9 AM and 1 PM and throughout the day at the following telephone numbers: (you must dial the international calling code 011 and then the Haitian country code 509 first): 3454-0541, 2516-0000 or 3702-1414, or at these e-mail addresses : techommunication@yahoo.fr or info@conatel.gouv.ht before any use of telecommunications equipment or the spectrum resources. We hope to avoid interference problems and possible conflicts between the incumbent operators established in Haiti and those who are newly operating in this unusual circumstance. The National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL), while thanking the telecommunications service providers for all their efforts to keep their networks operational despite the widespread damage that has been noted, takes this opportunity to offer its sympathies to the families of the victims of the earthquake. Port-au-Prince, January 20, 2010 Montaigne Marcelin Director Général |
| The 2009 ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM Now Shipping |
| The 2009 ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM is now available and includes the complete 2009 fully searchable collection of three ARRL journals -- QST, QEX, and the National Contest Journal (NCJ). In addition, the CD-ROM includes source code for software projects and PC board patterns, Section News, as well as the ever-popular Contest Soapbox and Contest Results. Search the full text of every article by entering titles, call signs or names. See every word, photo -- most in color -- drawing and table in technical and general-interest features, columns and product reviews, plus all advertisements. Print what you see, or copy it into other applications. System requirements: Microsoft Windows and Macintosh systems, using the industry standard Adobe Acrobat Reader software. CD-ROMs for other years are also available. |
| KH7XS Wins 2009 SS SSB Title; K7RL, W6YI Also Shine |
| After finishing third in 2008, Bill Kollenbaum K4XS ran his KH7XS station on the Big Island to victory from Hawaii
in the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes. While Kollenbaum won in high power, Mitch Mason K7RL captured his fourth straight
Unlimited title. Meanwhile Team W6YI not only won again in the Multi section, but set both the CW and SSB
records for Multi ops in the 2009 Sweepstakes contsts. read full article |
| Conditions Still Down For 2009 CQ WW SSB |
| For the third straight year, the CQ WW SSB Contest arrives with propagation depressed on the HF bands, which will again force contesters to scramble for QSO's and multipliers, all courtesy of a still quiet Sun. It means another contest where you can expect crowded conditions on 20 and 40 meters and good low band conditions. read full article |