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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I agree with the Oregon law that restricts the use of cell phones while driving. I find it inconvenient at times, but I recognize this is a safety issue and I respect the law. I wish to dispute the content of your recent SYA article relating to the exemptions to the law.
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Newsflash
| Team W2RE Members Call CQ WW CW Yellow Card "Honest Mistake" |
| Members of the W2RE multi-op team say a faulty lockout that allowed two signals to be transmitted at the same time - and not cheating - was the reason they received a Yellow Card punishment in the 2010 CQ WW CW Contest. Read the details of what they say went wrong - "It was an honest mistake." read full article |
| CQ WW CW Turns Into Battle Of The Low Bands |
| As expected, the sun did not provide any last minute
jolt to the HF contest bands for this year's CQ WW CW
test, meaning that the focus for the winners was
on grinding out as much as possible on 10 and 15 meters,
and then hunkering down for a long night on the low bands.
Check out the story as results start to flow in from
all around the world this week! read full article |
| Multi-Ops Face New Mandatory "Lockout" Rule in CQ WW DX |
| The biggest new rule in this year's CQ WW DX Contests is aimed at multi-operators, trying to make sure that those stations aren't running too many signals on one band. In order to make sure that doesn't happen, CQ WW is now requiring a "lockout" device to make sure only one signal is transmitted. read full article |
| Yaesu VX-2 jumpers |
| Radio Equipment/VHF-UHF Handhelds/Yaesu VX-2 This walkie is sold without the wide band receiver enabled, this is, only 144 and 432 MHz band |
| Source of BC-IM on 14000 kHz revealed |
| In the beginning of January 2010 from 1300 to 1400 UTC Wolf DK2OM heard a BC station on 14000.0 kHz |
| Recent Solar Activity Gives Hope For HF Boost In 2010 |
| Even after the second worst year in the Space Age in terms of sunspot numbers, there
are encouraging signs for ham radio contesters when it comes to sunspots and better propagation on the HF contest bands. Except for Christmas, sunspots have been visible
every day since December 9 and the first few days of the New Year. read full article |