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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This month has already seen QSO parties in Tennessee, Arkansas and Colorado - this weekend, the focus goes to the Pacific Northwest, where the Western Washington DX Club hosts the 2009 Salmon Run. It's all part of a state contest tour in coming weeks that will also go through Texas, California, Pennsylvania and Illinois, on the way to CQ WW SSB.
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