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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Imagine sitting in the comfort of your home, chatting with acquaintances in Europe, Asia or an island nation in the Pacific. That's what amateur radio operators - or hams, as they are better known - do on a regular basis. What started as a hobby in the 1950s has seen a resurgence in popularity as the technology has changed.
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Newsflash
| Topband Aims For Record Scores In CQ 160 SSB |
| After amazing propagation for many in this year's
CQ 160 CW Contest, the hope is those conditions will
return for this weekend's CQ 160 SSB. The top slot is
wide open, as last year's winner N5IA was on the Ducie
Island DXpedition at VP6DX. Don't forget the new rules
that include a start time of 2200z, instead of the
normal 0000 hours. read full article |
| ARRL RTTY Looks For Even More Record Scores |
| If you search the record book for the ARRL RTTY Roundup, it doesn't take long to
realize how much the sport of RTTY contesting has grown in recent years, as there
are dozens of individual marks from just the last few years of that test.
And as the RTTY Roundup arrives this weekend, there's no reason to think
that contesters won't find a way to repeat that type of success in 2011 read full article |
| Some Controversy For WRTC 2010 Team Leader Selections |
| After going through 76 entries from around the world, the organizers of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships announced on Sunday the 44 winners of team leader positions
for what is essentially the World Cup of ham radio contesting. Left
out of those selections was one leader from Europe and a top finisher
from Asia as well, even though they submitted applications. read full article |
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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 |