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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| The offensive on ham radio contest cheating continues for the CQ Worldwide Contest Committee, as the results for the 2010 CQ WW CW test included two Red Cards and five Yellow Cards for rules violations, as three different stations in Europe were penalized in both the SSB and CW contests. Plus, the first Yellow Card has been handed out to a US station, as Team W2RE received a public rules rebuke. read full article |
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| CQ WW CW Turns Into Battle Of The Low Bands |
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test, meaning that the focus for the winners was
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and then hunkering down for a long night on the low bands.
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