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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Conditions Still Down For 2009 CQ WW SSB
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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.
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Newsflash
| Florida Ops Open Holes In ARRL 10 Meter Test |
| The 2008 ARRL 10 Meter Contest won't go down in the history books as the best ever in terms of propagation, but the band was filled with signals at times from openings that surprised more than a few operators. Dan Street K1TO led the charge of the Florida Contest Group, which supplied US and Canadian hams with an almost endless supply of Sunshine State QSO's. read full article |
| 2010 Russia WRTC Entry Deadline Looms On October 1 |
| If you have dreams of grabbing one of the Team Leader slots for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia, then you better act fast, because the deadline for submitting your entry is on October 1.
Already a number of entries are in, but there may be room for some who weren't at the top of their qualifying region. read full article |
| K3ZO Shows Us CQ WW DX From Zone 26 |
| As part of our radio-sport.net coverage of this year's
CQ Worldwide DX Contests, veteran contester Fred Laun K3ZO
treats us to some of his observations about contesting
from Thailand in CQ Zone 26 as he's done three of the
past five years. Read how K3ZO knocks out the QSO's
like we used to, with a pencil and paper for his log. read full article |
| Records Shattered Again In 2010 CQ WW RTTY Contest |
| The numbers just keep getting bigger and bigger in the CQ WW RTTY Contest, as the
2010 contest proved that with record-smashing performances all over the world.
P49X toasted the World Single Operator mark set just last year at EF8M, while
UT5UDX absolutely crushed the World Assisted mark as 5B/UT0U. read full article |
| ARRL Board Bestows Awards at 2010 Annual Meeting |
| The ARRL Board of Directors had the pleasure and distinction of bestowing two annual awards at its 2010 Annual Meeting -- the inaugural George Hart Distinguished Service Award and the Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional Media Award. |
| Worldwide WRTC Qualifying Scores Now Updated |
| Not only are there individual stories available
on WRTC qualifying in the US and Europe, but wrtc.radio-sport.net
also has the breakdown on the leaders in Asia, Africa, South
and Central America and Oceania. Check out all the spreadsheets
for every corner of the globe to find out who is ahead in
the race for 2010 WRTC in Russia. read full article |