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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ZS4TX Holds Clubhouse Lead in CQ WW CW
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With even contest heavyweights reporting difficult conditions on some bands, the early lead
in the Single Operator High Power category of the 2009 CQ WW CW Contest is for now in the hands of Bernie van der Walt ZS4TX, who ran up just over 8.5 million points from ZS9X. Check out the latest from radio-sport.net
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