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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Utilizing a 3-watt transmitter during an active sunspot cycle in the 1950s, Ernie Schmidt talked to a guy from Oregon during his drive to work.
Depending on the time of day, Schmidt could communicate with people from Europe, the Caribbean and the U.S. West Coast.
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| Taking aim at his third straight Single Operator title in the CQ WPX SSB Contest, Tom Georgens W2SC again has the high claimed score this year, as he leads FG/OM3LA by a wide margin. Georgens was the only single op to break 20 million points this year in what was another tough weekend in terms of propagation. read full article |
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| HI3TEJ Keeps Hold Of radio-sport.net #1 Ranking |
| A series of new contest results haven't changed
the leader in the radio-sport.net World Single Operator
Standings, as Teddy Jiminez HI3TEJ remains World #1, and
has added even more to his lead. But some familiar calls are moving up in the standings
as Americans who like to travel like W8QZA and KK9A are moving up.
Check out the latest standings and see if you've made it into
the Single Operator World 100! read full article |
| So Far, 2009 Not A Year Of More Sunspots Yet |
| The statistics from the first three months of 2009 show that the start of Solar Cycle 24 - which has been declared underway repeatedly - may not actually be here yet, as contesters around the world may have to wait even longer for 10 and 15 meters to rebound to their old ways. Check out the latest on how propagation might change this year. read full article |
| Contesters Divide Along Expected Lines Over ARRL DX Rule Change Ideas |
| An in-depth ARRL review of possible changes to the rules for the ARRL DX Contest has brought the expected range of opinions from the ham radio contest community, though a strong majority of emails to radio-sport.net showed surprising support for the idea of changing to a new scoring concept, using a distance-based scoring system like one in the popular Stew Perry 160 Meter Contest. read full article |
| LY3BA Looks For Three Straight Wins in EU HF Contest |
| The big contest showdown in Europe this weekend
is the EU HF Championships. Russian operators have
won the Single Op High Power title three straight years,
while on the Low Power side, Ged Lucinskas LY3BA has taken three straight. Also, review the log checking reports of last year's winners! read full article |