[Swlfest] 2024 Is In The Books

[Dennis Dura]

Thanks for all the work John and Richard in putting our first in person and
hybrid together since the  pandemic.

Also thanks to all the in-person and virtual presenters who make the Fest
what it is.

2025 can't come soon enough to do this all again...well take a rest though
first guys.

Dennis Dura
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Re: [Swlfest] LAST 2024 Winter SWL Fest Forums Casting Call!!!!

[Dennis Dura]

If anyone personally knows Lewis Speakman of Ringway Manchester on You
Tube, he'd be a great addition to the Fest. Of course it'd be via Zoom of
he'd accept.

On Sun, Mar 17, 2024, 14:55 John Figliozzi  wrote:

> N.B.:  We have TWO SLOTS STILL OPEN and we have yet to hear from anyone
> willing to take on the annual PIRATE RADIO session that has been a part of
> every Fest up until this year.
>
> The 37th “Winter" SWL Fest will be held two months later this year on May
> 10-11, 2024.  By moving the dates to a warmer time of year, we’re hoping
> that we now can reintroduce the in-person Fest while maintaining Zoom
> access for those who can’t or don’t want to travel or be in a
> meeting/convention environment.  So consider this edition something of an
> experiment.
>
> The Fest forums are still the centerpiece of the event where knowledgeable
> presenters conduct sessions on radio-related (SW, MW, amateur, LW, etc.)
> matters during which they share their expertise with and enthusiasm over a
> favorite topic or activity.  Doing this over the ZOOM platform as well as
> in-person will likely attract a worldwide audience — and keep open this
> opportunity to potential presenters worldwide.
>
> If you wish to be a part of the 37th Winter SWL Fest by presenting a forum
> — whether by Zoom or in-person — please contact me at the e-mail address
> below and pitch your topic.  We’d like to have these in hand by March 21,
> 2024 and will return an answer to your proposal almost immediately.
>
> RESPOND ONLY TO ME PERSONALLY VIA DIRECT E-MAIL , NOT BY JUST HITTING THE
> RETURN BUTTON.  (Sorry for shouting but I needed to be sure to get your
> attention to this.)
>
> John Figliozzi, jfiglio1(at)nycap(dot)rr(dot)com).
>
> 73s, 88s and best regards,
>
> The 37th “Winter" SWL Festmeisters
> Richard Cuff
> John Figliozzi
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Re: [Swlfest] Informal Poll of Past and Future SWL Fest Attendees

[Dennis Dura]

People are not reading Question 3 properly. When you say Yes to all you are
saying a price increase (Q3) will affect you from coming, yet the other Yes
answers are counter that. Q5 is only answered if you said No to Q4.

Please people, read the questions and answer properly to help the
FestMasters.



On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 11:22  wrote:

> Yes to all.
>
> Gary R Neal
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Swlfest  On Behalf Of John
> Figliozzi
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2024 11:46 PM
> To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest ;
> na...@groups.io; odxa yg 
> Subject: [Swlfest] Informal Poll of Past and Future SWL Fest Attendees
>
> Since the advent of COVID, we’re maintained an annual Fest by using the
> ZOOM platform.  This has proven popular and successful and will continue.
> However, we have always considered a return to an “in-person” Fest
> something desirable if at all possible.  This year we decided to move the
> dates for the Fest to May to address two potential weather-related
> roadblocks to doing so:  ease of travel and the likelihood that the
> potential for illness lowers as the weather moderates.
>
> This “unscientific” poll with help us determine the best course of action
> for the “‘Winter’ SWL Fest” this year.  We hope that everyone on these
> three platforms interested in the Fest will participate in this poll. Just
> number your answers according to the template below and e-mail them to both
> of us by January 21 directly.  We’ll let you know what we’ve learned
> immediately thereafter.
>
> Here are the 5 questions:
>
> 1.  Yes or No.  I would be willing to once again attend an in-person Fest..
>
> 2.  Yes or No.  To demonstrate that willingness, I would be willing to
> make a nonrefundable upfront payment of $50 to $100.  This would ensure
> enough participation to cover unavoidable fixed costs like a meeting
> room(s) and electronic costs.
>
> 3.  Yes or No.  Would a significant increase (say 25%) in costs (for
> travel, lodging, food) to attend affect your decision?
>
> 4.  Yes or No.  Should ALL of the features of past Fests be retained?
> These include:  the Forums, the convention atmosphere by holding the event
> for two days  in a sizeable hotel, the Banquet, the Raffle, the Silent
> Auction, the Swap Meet, the Hospitality Room.
>
> 5.  If you answered “No” to #4, what features could be done without?
>
> Please feel free to add any further comments you deem helpful.
>
> Thank you for your help.  If you have any questions, please feel free to
> send them along as well..
>
> Richard Cuff  h...@naswa.net
> John Figliozzi  jfigl...@nycap.rr.com
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Re: [Swlfest] THE WINTER SWL FEST IS MOVING DATES !!!!!

[Dennis Dura]

My comments were not made excluding the hybrid model that should be in the
mix...
very aware overall attendance was up.

How has Post-COVID tempered the Business model you describe if at all? I
would imagine they offer more to get the business. If not then they are not
worthy.

On Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 18:12 Ed  wrote:

> The 'elephant in the room' in this email thread
> is the stark reality that without a sufficient
> number of booked hotel rooms, we can't have the
> conference facilities we want. That's how
> hotel/conference facilities do business. Rich and
> John have ably juggled these requirements for
> many years--and a lot of other SWLfest
> organization details--extremely well, in my
> opinion.  It's a huge labor of love for them.
>
> The industry term for this business model is
> often called "heads in beds": a group of people
> must book a certain minimum number of hotel rooms
> to subsidize the conference facilities the group wants to use.
>
> Example:  If we have 100 people pre-pay their
> hotel rooms at the DoubleTree, (I'm guessing on
> the actual number this year; it varies) then we
> can afford to use the conference facilities we
> want.  Otherwise, the conference admission fee
> would have to increased high enough to cover the
> unsubsidized cost of the conference facilities we
> want.  And if that higher admission fee is more
> than a certain number of people are willing to
> pay, then we can't have an in-person SWLfest there.
>
> The virtual conference model we used in 2021-2023
> (necessarily due to the pandemic) taught us it
> brought attendees who otherwise couldn't afford
> to come, including some new presenters who made
> excellent presentations. So that's why Rich and
> John are considering a 'best of both' hybrid
> model this year with both in-person and virtual
> attendees. Doing that would bring even more
> operational and logistical challenges.
>
> Pulling all this off so an in-person SWLFest is
> affordable for enough people, and has a full
> schedule of interesting presentations, seems more
> complicated than a Rubik's Cube!
>
> If anyone's curious, here's the URL for a web
> page showing diagrams and specifications of the
> DoubleTree Plymouth Meeting conference
> facilities. (The Presidential Suite that we've
> used for our Hospitality Room since 2014 after I
> first suggested it in 2012 is not shown.)
>
>
> https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/phlghdt-doubletree-suites-philadelphia-west/events/
>
> So if we're looking at alternative venues, this
> info could be helpful in determining what might work for us.
>
> -Ed Cummings
>
>
>
> At 12:47 PM 1/13/2024, Dennis Dura wrote:
>
> >I'll add another 2¢ to what Fred said.
> >
> >Knowing the Double Tree has had bumps over the
> >years, and it wasn't their fault there was a Blizzard... it served well.
> >
> >Plenty of decent eating nearby... Breakfast
> >accomodated SWL Fest groups forming... You could
> >chat with folks out in the common areas, and
> >your room was right upstairs if you wanted a
> >break. Radio-Hospitality suite too! tpo pay,
>
>
>
>
>
> >I'd say that a place like, if not exactly that
> >place, would work best for the diverse attendees
> >we have, that some of the other suggested venues could not offer.
> >
> >Dennis
> >
> >PS: Yes we would come down with the WinterFest
> >crud from time to time post event too... but
> >that's a function of groups of people together in the Winter.
> >
> >On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 16:32 Fred Zalupski
> ><<mailto:fzalup...@gmail.com>fzalup...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >My $0.02... I would like to attend live and very
> >much enjoy the "convention" model. Call me conventional.
> >
> >I have complete faith in the Festmeisters'
> >judgement and will be happy with the outcome, even if it's unconventional.
> >
> >Happy New Year,
> >
> >Fred
> >
> >On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 2:40 PM John A.
> >Figliozzi <<mailto:jfigl...@nycap.rr.com>jfigl...@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> >It’s not, really.  The event hLOGNULL
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> >as always had a hospitality suite where snacks
> >and beverages including beer but also several
> >non-alcohol options including water have been stocked.  That’s why it
> came up.
> >
> >This is a different challenge this time.  In the
> >pre-covid era covering about 30 years, the event
> >was held convention-style — self-contained in a
> >hotel where most registrants stayed 

Re: [Swlfest] THE WINTER SWL FEST IS MOVING DATES !!!!!

[Dennis Dura]

I'll add another 2¢ to what Fred said.

Knowing the Double Tree has had bumps over the years, and it wasn't their
fault there was a Blizzard... it served well.

Plenty of decent eating nearby... Breakfast accomodated SWL Fest groups
forming... You could chat with folks out in the common areas, and your room
was right upstairs if you wanted a break. Radio-Hospitality suite too!

I'd say that a place like, if not exactly that place, would work best for
the diverse attendees we have, that some of the other suggested venues
could not offer.

Dennis

PS: Yes we would come down with the WinterFest crud from time to time post
event too... but that's a function of groups of people together in the
Winter.

On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 16:32 Fred Zalupski  wrote:

> My $0.02... I would like to attend live and very much enjoy the
> "convention" model. Call me *conventional*.
>
> I have complete faith in the Festmeisters' judgement and will be happy
> with the outcome, even if it's *un*conventional.
>
> Happy New Year,
>
> Fred
>
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 2:40 PM John A. Figliozzi 
> wrote:
>
>> It’s not, really.  The event has always had a hospitality suite where
>> snacks and beverages including beer but also several non-alcohol options
>> including water have been stocked.  That’s why it came up.
>>
>> This is a different challenge this time.  In the pre-covid era covering
>> about 30 years, the event was held convention-style — self-contained in a
>> hotel where most registrants stayed and included a banquet the last night.
>> Now that we only had a “virtual” event on Zoom for the last 3 years we’re
>> trying to gauge interest in having a hybrid event — virtual and in-person —
>> and trying to figure out how extensively if at all we should follow the
>> convention model.
>>
>> Cabeesh?  :))
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 2:30 PM, Henry Mensch  wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Not having attended before, I have to ask why booze is required...
>>
>> On January 9, 2024 08:32:07 Ron Hunsicker  wrote:
>>
>>> Public schools almost certainly will not allow booze.
>>>
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Re: [Swlfest] THE WINTER SWL FEST IS MOVING DATES !!!!!

[Dennis Dura]

That'd make it a Sprinter Fest!

On Tue, Jan 2, 2024, 11:47 John Figliozzi  wrote:

> THE “FESTMEISTERS" IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NASWA EXECUTIVE BOARD HAVE
> DECIDED TO SHIFT THE DATES OF THE 2024 FEST TO THE WEEKEND OF MAY 10-11
>
> (Yes, we know that’s “shouting”, but we figure big news deserves a big,
> noticeable announcement.)
>
> Stay “tuned” for further information.  We also are examining the
> possibility of once again holding an in-person event in cooperation with
> the current online “Zoom” event.
>
> Better ease of travel and the potential for fewer health concerns in
> spring as opposed to winter were partial considerations for this decision
> to move the dates.  It will now be known as:
>
> THE (Ahem) “WINTER” SWL FEST
>
> …  even though it’s not in winter and covers far more than shortwave.
> (What can we say but we can’t come up with a better identifying moniker
> after more than three decades.)
>
> Thank you for your continued support and interest.  We’ll be back in touch
> shortly.  For one thing, we’ll want to poll past and potential attendees on
> their own interest and ability to commit to participating in an in-person
> event.
>
> 73s
> Richard Cuff
> John Figliozzi
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Re: [Swlfest] Thanks for a great fest!

[Dennis Dura]

Ditto Eric. Agree with everything you said.
Looking forward to the future Fests..as we all are.



On Sun, Mar 5, 2023, 12:12 Eric A. Cottrell  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> The only negative: It was too short! It is always too short, but three
> days was not as bad.
>
> The breakout rooms worked great. There was a ghost effect where your
> name remained in the last breakout room you used. Only users with a
> green dot by their name are actually in the room. It did skew the room
> attendee totals.
>
> Thanks again to the Richard, John, the speakers, and other volunteers
> that made the fest great.
>
> 73 Eric
>
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Re: [Swlfest] History of WWV Tonight

[Dennis Dura]

Tonight's broadcast is there in the Live category, so can be watched at
your leisure.  Don't know about the rest of the days Ed.

Dennis


On Fri, Mar 3, 2023, 00:17 Ed  wrote:

> Thanks Dennis.  Do you know if these WWV Frequency Celebration lectures
> March 2-4 are being recorded and archived online?
>
> -Ed
>
>
> At 05:36 PM 3/2/2023, Dennis Dura wrote:
>
>
> Join the WWV Amateur Radio Club, the National Institute of Standards and
> Technology (NIST), the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery (FCMoD), and the
> HamSCI for two excellent lectures to be live streamed on March 2, 2023 at
> 5:00PM Mountain Std Time ( UTC):
> The History of WWV Frequency Broadcasts - Glenn Nelson, WWV Staff,
> National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
> WWV as a Beacon for Citizen Science - Dr. David Kazdan and Rachel
> Boedicker - Case Western Reserve University/HamSCI  Aidan Montare - NIST
> Boulder/HamSCI
>
> The event will be streamed via the Northern Colorado ARC YouTube
> channel:   https://www.youtube.com/NCARC ½  . Follow and choose the LIVE
> link, sit back, and enjoy!  (Note:½   The lectures may not start exactly at
> the top of the hour - so be prepared to 'stand by' until the speakers take
> the stage.)
>
> The lectures are being presented as part of Tune In: The WWV Frequency
> Celebration, being held on March 2-4 at the Fort Collins Museum of
> Discovery, 408 Mason Ct, Fort Collins, Colorado, and throughout the month
> of March on the ham radio airwaves.
>
> Additional details on the activities from Fort Collins, as well as
> announcement of a week long on-the-air event featuring the WW0WWV callsign,
> can be found here: https://wwvarc.org/WWVFrequencyCelebration
>
> This information is also available at the HamSCI website
> <https://hamsci.org/WWV-Freq-Celebration-March-2-2023> .
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[Swlfest] History of WWV Tonight

[Dennis Dura]

Join the WWV Amateur Radio Club, the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery (FCMoD), and the
HamSCI for two excellent lectures to be live streamed on March 2, 2023 at
5:00PM Mountain Std Time ( UTC):
The History of WWV Frequency Broadcasts - Glenn Nelson, WWV Staff, National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
WWV as a Beacon for Citizen Science - Dr. David Kazdan and Rachel Boedicker
- Case Western Reserve University/HamSCI  Aidan Montare - NIST
Boulder/HamSCI

The event will be streamed via the Northern Colorado ARC YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/NCARC . Follow and choose the LIVE link, sit back,
and enjoy!  (Note:  The lectures may not start exactly at the top of the
hour - so be prepared to 'stand by' until the speakers take the stage.)

The lectures are being presented as part of Tune In: The WWV Frequency
Celebration, being held on March 2-4 at the Fort Collins Museum of
Discovery, 408 Mason Ct, Fort Collins, Colorado, and throughout the month
of March on the ham radio airwaves.

Additional details on the activities from Fort Collins, as well as
announcement of a week long on-the-air event featuring the WW0WWV callsign,
can be found here: https://wwvarc.org/WWVFrequencyCelebration

This information is also available at the HamSCI website
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[Swlfest] Arnie Coro Passes

[Dennis Dura]

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Re: [Swlfest] BBC IP-only on horizon

[Dennis Dura]

We'll see how well this single delivery system will work when
disasters/emergencies occur and/or when governments shut down/block the
Internet in their country.

As someone who has been in the emergency management field for over 40
years, this fails any contingency planning thoughts.

Dennis
K2DCD

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022, 08:11 Thomas Sundstrom  wrote:

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Re: [Swlfest] RIP Art Arnold, N2CPR

[Dennis Dura]

For those that didn't know Art, and hear his stories about Vietnam, know
this...he was Radar O'Reilly there. I never tired of those tales.

Art told me over a meal one time at a Fest... about an HF transceiver in
his car, and something about Pancho...

May he ride forever.

Dennis

On Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 15:44 Thomas Sundstrom  wrote:

> A f/up to the orignal note re Art's passing on July 5. From N2LVI via
> KE2ES: "... Art had a diabetic emergency and was taken to Jefferson
> Hospital. While there, he developed chest pains, and was being prepared to
> get a stent when he had a stroke which proved to be fatal." Family plans
> are yet to be announced.
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Re: [Swlfest] 2018 SWL Fest: Extended to 3 days!

[Dennis Dura]

Excellent decision...everyone that was involved in this and thank you to
all the past and future presenters.

Dennis

On May 14, 2017 8:51 AM, "Richard Cuff"  wrote:

> The feedback from the 30th SWL Fest in March was consistently
> positive:  People enjoyed having the extra day for forums and fun.
>
> We've decided to keep the 3rd day for 2018 -- so begin making your
> plans now.  The 31st (!) Annual Winter SWL Fest will be Thursday,
> March 1st through Saturday, March 3rd, at the Doubletree Guest Suites
> - Philadelphia West in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
>
> We'll start forums in the early afternoon on Thursday.  Details to
> follow in the months ahead!  Registration will begin in the autumn,
> though we will probably set up hotel registration before then.
>
> Thanks to all for supporting us in 2017 and all the prior years!
>
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[Swlfest] Thank You For The 30th

[Dennis Dura]

A huge thanks to everyone that worked, organized and presented at the 30th
anniversary event.

For those that didn't attend, you missed some great days in the company of
many that have sent the bar high over the years in our hobby.

Here to the 31st!

Dennis
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Re: [Swlfest] Don't forget Silent Auction stuff...

[Dennis Dura]

Thanks Excellent

On Feb 27, 2017 12:06, "Richard Cuff" <rdc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> "Ears to Our World", the shortwave charity founded by Thomas
> Witherspoon, is the charity that benefits from Silent Auction efforts.
>
> http://www.earstoourworld.org/
>
> We typically donate several hundred dollars in Silent Auction proceeds.
>
>
> Richard
>
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Dennis Dura <k2dcd.d...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Thanks for this reminder. Which Organizations are benefitting from the
> > proceeds this year?
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > On Feb 27, 2017 10:29, "Richard Cuff" <rdc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> As always, don't forget to bring things for the Silent Auction!  If
> >> possible, keep them in your room or car until Saturday morning.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
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Re: [Swlfest] Don't forget Silent Auction stuff...

[Dennis Dura]

Thanks for this reminder. Which Organizations are benefitting from the
proceeds this year?

Dennis

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> As always, don't forget to bring things for the Silent Auction!  If
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Re: [Swlfest] New SDR Coming Soon???

[Dennis Dura]

Here is another link to this radio:

http://hfcc.org/delivery/receivers.phtml

On Nov 16, 2016 15:28, "bernieS"  wrote:

> Dave, good news--the PDF spec sheet for the PantronX Titus II says it has
> "Top mounted controls: Volume +/-, Tune, Set".  So that's a good sign for
> blind folks and others like me who like tactile controls.  Here's a link to
> more info about this revolutionary portable SDR, with instructional
> videos!  http://titusradio.com/
>
> I'm hoping we can get this radio's developer to do a presentation and demo
> at the next SWLfest, and I'm working on that.
>
> -Ed Cummings
>
>
> At 02:33 PM 11/16/2016, Dave Marthouse wrote:
>
>> Hi Ed,
>>
>>
>> To answer your question, maybe yes and maybe no.
>>
>>
>> A touchscreen device out of the box isn't accessible to a blind person.
>>
>> However having said that touchscreen devices can be made accessible by
>> use of special software and different techniques of maneuvering around a
>> touchscreen.
>>
>> For example the Apple I Phone is accessible out of the box using screen
>> reading software called Voice Over.  Voice Over is standard equipment in
>> all Apple products.
>>
>> When the screen reading software is active I can move my finger around
>> the screen and it will speak what is under my finger in synthesized voice.
>> When I want to activate something in an app I just "double tap" and the
>> appropriate function occurs.
>>
>> There are a bunch of gestures, taps, and swipes that are used.
>>
>> That's just an example of the kind of accessibility that can be achieved
>> even with a touchscreen device.
>>
>>
>> Dave Marthouse
>> dmartho...@gmail.com
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