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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CQ WW Contest Committee Looks At One Single Operator Category
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Not long after sending three CQ WW Contest Committee members to check for cheating
among top competitiors in the 2009 CQ WW CW Contest, that same committee is now having
an internal debate on the future of the Assisted category, and whether all single operators
should just compete against each other, even if they are using cluster spots or CW Skimmer.
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Newsflash
| 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 |
| A Look At D4C Multi-Single In CQ WW SSB 2008 |
| After more than a year of hard work, an international
group of contesters has put together a top flight station in
the Cape Verde Islands, as D4C is now becoming a staple of
major contests like CQ WW DX. Team member Fabio Schettino I4UFH
gives radio-sport.net readers a look inside D4C. read full article |
| European Leaders Hold Places In WRTC Qualifying |
| While the results of the 2008 WAE SSB, IARU and CQ WPX CW Contests jumbled some of the standings in the five European WRTC qualifying regions, the leaders remained the same across the continent, as IZ3EYZ, OM2VL, ES5TV, YT1AD and RW1AC continue to hold the top slots.
But with one contest left (2009 Russian DX) there is still a lot at stake for the 21 team leader slots from Europe to the 2010 WRTC in Russia.
- Check all the spreadsheets! read full article |
| Rising Tide of Logs Lifts IOTA Contest |
| The last weekend in July means that it's time for Island hunters to fill the airwaves,
as the 2009 Islands on the Air Contest arrives. Limited propagation conditions in recent years have not hurt, as the number of logs submitted in 2007 and 2008 were close to 2000 each year, well above the previous record of 1500. read full article |
| Active Sun Could Mean Wide Open CQ WW DX SSB Contest |
| With what may be the best solar conditions for propagation since 2002, the CQ WW DX SSB Contest arrives the last weekend in October with high hopes for both a big turnout and stellar scores. "This could very well be the best CQWW season in nearly a decade," said one top contester. read full article |
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