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 number to remember is 254 - as in 254 counties in the state of Texas, as the 2009 Texas QSO Party hits the airwaves. Several dozen mobiles will make your job easier in this year's contest, as organizers say they have an outside chance of getting every Texas county on the air. It's now been 26 years since the late K4OJ made what's believed to be the only sweep in TXQP history.
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| Start Your Prep Work Now for CQ WW DX SSB 2008 |
| There is no reason to delay your prep work for
this year's CQ WW DX SSB Contest, as over four thousand
contest logs from the 2007 test are now available online.
This is the second year that CQ Magazine has made
individual logs available on the internet. read full article |
| Buckeye State Kicks Off State QSO Party Run |
| AKicking off two months of top flight state QSO party contests, the Ohio and Hawaii QSO Parties are the only tests on the schedule for the coming weekend. It's all part of eleven different state-based contests that run through Texas, California, Pennsylvania and more! read full article |
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| While many contesters struggled with tough band conditions, Tom Georgens W2SC overcame a slow start from 8P1A and could be heading for a third straight WPX SSB Single Operator title. Meanwhile, another contesting ethics issue erupted in the aftermath of WPX SSB over whether the "59" signal report has to be sent as part of the exchange. 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 |
| D4C (LY2CY) And VE3DZ/VP9 Lead 2008 WPX CW |
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| 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. |