Re: [Swlfest] A Database of LPFM Stations (RadioWorld)

[ggjn]

A lot of the problems with LPFMs – people applied for licenses,  thinking “Oh 
boy!   This will be fun… I can play my favorite records, and play DJ,   oh wow!”

Then again – LPFMs had to --

- have engineering studies done
- be tied to a non-profit organization
- to win in the competitive points process,  promise locally originated 
programming
- have the money to keep it running….(meaning = underwriting)
- purchase FCC type-CERTIFIED equipment – (the equipment in those catalogs 
won’t necessarily be OK)
- lest we forget,  music licensing fees.  ASCAP/BMI/SESAC.(typical response 
=“huh?”)
- EAS participation & equipment
- liability insurance – what if a school gets a license,  and JohnnieDJ gets on 
the air and says something slanderous?
- you can’t just re-transmit the BBC or VOA over the air without permission
- last but not least,  if you ever were involved in pirate radio – YOU ARE 
INELIGIBLE TO GET AN LPFM LICENSE!

And the license/ Construction permit itself is technically worth NOTHING 
because only the station’s physical plant can be sold to someone else.
A lot of the above – was entered in NPRM comments,  some of them I mentioned in 
my own comments to the FCC.

If some of the above rules weren’t built into LPFM,  it would fail.And some 
applicants did win construction permits,  but never got on the air because it 
was too complicated.

Otherwise,  LPFMs could end up being amplified Mr. Microphones with dipoles 
strung between trees,  and when the operator’s mother says “shut off the radio 
and do your homework” the LPFM goes off the air for the rest of the day.

We have a solid LPFM station in our hometown = WHAV(LP).It’s run by a 
professional radio operator and there is a lot of locally originated 
programming in morning drive,  and on weekends.   We’re a city of around 60,000 
and there was no local station willing to serve as our community voice until 
‘HAV came along.   It filled a large void. 


Greg

 

From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Mari 
Zalupski
Sent: Saturday, May 7, 2022 10:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [Swlfest] A Database of LPFM Stations (RadioWorld)

 

 

On 05/07/2022 12:13 AM Fred Zalupski  wrote: 

 

 

https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/news-makers/a-look-at-the-strange-unique-and-compelling-world-of-lpfms
 

 

This fellow's interest in LPFM is tied to his interest in pirate broadcasting. 
None of us are surprised. 

 

Of course, one is reminded of David Goren's pirate cataloging project. 
Fascinating stuff. 

 

 

/Fred 

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Re: [Swlfest] Why Reviving Shortwave is a Non-Starter - Radio World

[ggjn]

“I love the apolitical English language Radio Havana Cuba broadcasts”

They’re not all apolitical.There is some non-political programming on RHC,  
but…. Uh….

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Re: [Swlfest] New Forum Session! Ukraine related freqs

[ggjn]

As I lamented yesterday – I learned I  had free time on Friday and Saturday,  
and went to register yesterday (Friday) but hit a “registration is closed” page.

I would have thought a “day of event” registration option would be available.

If these sessions are  going to be available for later download,  I might 
buy-in so I can hear them.The Friday sessions seemed to be of great 
interest to me.

Please advise

Greg Caliri W1AMA

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Re: [Swlfest] Fest Program Change

[ggjn]

Yeah I wanted to buy in this morning …. But …. “registration period has ended”.

Too bad,  some decent sessions today.

 

Greg 

 

From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Kb3gty
Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 1:27 PM
To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest
Subject: Re: [Swlfest] Fest Program Change

 

John

 

Can you help me out.  I've been trying unsuccessfully for a couple of days to 
get the login information for the fest.

 

Jef eichner

 

On Friday, March 4, 2022, 10:10:41 AM CST, John A. Figliozzi 
 wrote: 

 

 

Please note that the 1530 UTC presentation on Saturday March 5 has been 
cancelled.  A text of the presentation will be made available in its place.

 

swlfest.com

 

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Re: [Swlfest] I am back-went thru the Archives, shocked at the deaths, especially Ben Hester and George Zeller

[ggjn]

Now that I'm 70 - and,  I became a dedicated DXer at around  age 22 - I've
become accustomed to losing friends at all points of interest in my life.

The key is - enjoy every phase of life while you're in it.   As Warren Zevon
said when he knew his passing was imminent =

"Enjoy Every Sandwich".  Maybe I'll make it to Kulpsville next year.
Another sandwich to be enjoyed.   Next "sandwich" up is the New England Ham
Expo in around three weeks.

73 de W1AMA

 

From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of
craig.51...@juno.com
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 9:24 AM
To: swlfest@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [Swlfest] I am back-went thru the Archives, shocked at the
deaths, especially Ben Hester and George Zeller

 

We are not all as young and pretty as we used to be...

-- Original Message --
From: Maryanne Kehoe 
To: swlfest@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [Swlfest] I am back-went thru the Archives, shocked at the deaths,
especially Ben Hester and George Zeller
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:12:54 -0400

I don't have my Facebook account anymore (FB cancelled me for reasons
I still do not know.)  I spent a long time going thru the archives and
it was a punch in the gut to hear about Ben Hester and George Zeller
passing away. I knew about Tony (someone emailed me on my Gmail
account.) I hear from David Goren and Marie Lamb from time to time. We
are losing too many of our Festers.



Maryanne
Still in Atlanta GA
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Re: [Swlfest] What the hell did that .. have to do with SWLing?

[ggjn]

I didn’t think anyone active in this group – who are serious DXers/SWLers,   or 
even casually involved,   would get into something about that.

Thank you for acting on it,   that will prevent it in the future.

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[Swlfest] What the hell did that .. have to do with SWLing?

[ggjn]

 

The recent “Epoch Times” spam mailing?   Has the group been hacked? mt 
 

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Re: [Swlfest] BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror "The BBC has made its international news website available via the Tor network, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts."

[ggjn]

I have a guilty conscience,  of a sort.

Back around the time that CBC was starting on plans to dismantle the Sackville 
SW site,   I was going to write a letter to the PM and Opposition Leader 
stating the obvious reasons that shortwave and international broadcasting was 
critical --

1)  It’s very difficult to block radio signals.After all,   radio signals 
do not respect borders.This works to the advantage of anyone that has a 
message that they want to reach a certain audience.  Unlike the Internet – a 
government cannot easily and selectively block an “IP address”   Somehow 
the signal’s going to get through.

2) No wire is needed to receive a radio broadcast.A simple ten buck radio 
with shortwave capability ,   or even medium wave capability (in some corners 
of the world) can receive these signals.

3) MOST OF ALL – there is no way a sinister authority can detect WHO is 
listening,   when it’s a radio signal.The Internet?   IP addresses 
connected to a particular website?   You see what I’m saying.   No one knows 
WHO’S listening in.

Historically – if you consider the VOA,  BBC,  CBC,  etc.  to be “the good 
guys” – we have used our capability to get our message across to those in 
countries where,  some would prefer that the message may not go through.We 
used that during the Second World War – and even had messages to the French 
underground.Reference the movie “The Longest Day”.   

But Germans also listened to the BBC and VOA – and Americans and British,  
conversely,   heard Axis Sally,  Lord Haw Haw,  and various women identified 
collectively as Tokyo Rose.

During the Cold War,  statements and treatises went BOTH ways.   And important 
cultural exchanges as well.

Why do I feel guilty?   I never mailed the letter.  

Greg 

 

From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Thomas 
Sundstrom
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 3:57 PM
To: swlfest@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [Swlfest] BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror "The BBC has made 
its international news website available via the Tor network, in a bid to 
thwart censorship attempts."

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50150981

 

Giddyup.

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Re: [Swlfest] Emergency Power

[ggjn]

But be careful.

 

When talking gas-powered generators.

 

With the recent power outages here in the Merrimack Valley,  a couple in 
Methuen suffered CO poisoning – the husband died,  wife in critical condition,  
cat died,  dog survived.

 

Long story short = couple had two generators running IN THE HOUSE.
Apparently there was no CO (carbon monoxide) alarm active there. 

http://www.eagletribune.com/news/haverhill/outage-claims-a-life/article_ffeea466-d409-550c-a7df-9365f8bf0090.html

 

A few years ago – a family in Plaistow NH died because their CO monitor was 
going off.   What a nuisance,  right?   So they pulled the battery out of it,  
no alarm, no problem?   They all died.

Greg

 

From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Ron 
Hunsicker
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2018 11:25 AM
To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest
Subject: [Swlfest] Emergency Power

 

Eric's seminar suggestion is a good one.  Related is surge suppression; a 
discussion of whole house (shack) surge suppression would also be very useful.


Ron

-- 
Ron Hunsicker
1238 Cleveland Avenue
Wyomissing, PA 19610-2102
610-478-0371
ronhunsi at ptd dot net 


"Democracy dies in darkness"

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Re: [Swlfest] Public broadcaster music library closing, CD’s to be digitised, destroyed

[ggjn]

Yes,  but there are two things at play here – copyright considerations and 
retention costs– they ARE going to digitize the collection for archival 
purposes.   So the intellectual material will be preserved, and for a longer 
period of time.   But this leads to three problems with the originals =



a.   They  may not be able to distribute them (money or not,  has very 
little to do with copyrights).   So giving them away,  selling them, etc. isn’t 
an option.



b.  They don’t have the time to research every item and confirm copyrights 
and ask for a waiver



c.   Keeping an archive like that costs money.   When you’re talking the 
CBC,  it’s taxpayers’ money.   Just to retain the archives is going to cost 
money.


You’ll note that a great deal of television archival film footage from the 
40s-50s-60s is gone,  because the three major TV networks would have had to use 
their stockholders’ money to retain an archive,   on material that was thought 
to have no or very little commercial value.   Much of it was intentionally 
destroyed.

Greg 

 

From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Thomas 
Sundstrom
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2018 5:10 PM
To: swlfest@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [Swlfest] Public broadcaster music library closing, CD’s to be 
digitised, destroyed

 

http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/02/23/public-broadcaster-music-library-closing-cds-to-be-digitised-destroyed/

 

Found this story on Twitter. Absolutely incredible loss of history...

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Re: [Swlfest] Bucks County Hamfest - Sunday May 7th

[ggjn]

Another one - for those in New England area (well,  anywhere,  actually)

http://www.near-fest.com/

this is a huge one 

One that isn't as big but for those of us who are - as one of the Boston
Area DXers once referred to us as "ham 'n' eggs" - 

http://boxboro.org/2017/index.html

2017 New England ARRL New England regional convo - this has a flea market as
well... but it's more of a ham convention,   a good take if you're
interested in HR.

Greg (also W1AMA)


-Original Message-
From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Ed
Cummings
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2017 7:35 PM
To: SWLfest mailing list
Subject: [Swlfest] Bucks County Hamfest - Sunday May 7th

SWLfesters who live in the area might be interested in attending the annual
hamfest that's happening on May 7th this year.  Lots of antique radios and
other interesting radios, parts, etc will be available in the flea market.
Early birds get the best worms!

-Ed Cummings


http://wp.k3dn.org/hamfest/

Hamfest Date:
Sunday May 7th, 2017

New Location:
Bucks County Community College -
Lower Bucks Campus

Address:
1304 Veteran's Highway (Rt. 413),
Bristol, PA  19007

Bucks County Community College-Lower Bucks Campus, Bristol PA

(Rt. 413 entrance turn on Rockview Dr.)


We will be hosting the ARRL EPA Section Convention this year with ARRL Norm
Fusaro, W3IZ as Guest Speaker.


The WARC Hamfest  will be held on Sunday May 7th, 
2017 at the Bucks County Community College - Lower Bucks Campus Bristol, PA


Open at 7 A.M. (Vendors at 6 A.M.) held rain or shine!

Hamfest GPS Coordinates are: Latitude: 40.112755 | Longitude: -74.876504

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Re: [Swlfest] Bluegrass could disappear from Washington airwaves

[ggjn]

Fortunately – WSM (AM) still hosts the Grand Ole Opry – which has historically 
made room for bluegrass artists on its roster and they still try to get a 
bluegrass artist on their show most Fridays and Saturdays.

 

 

From: Swlfest [mailto:swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Thomas 
Sundstrom
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:10 PM
To: swlfest@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [Swlfest] Bluegrass could disappear from Washington airwaves

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/after-nearly-50-years-bluegrass-could-disappear-from-washingtons-airwaves/2016/07/08/d0bccf74-448e-11e6-88d0-6adee48be8bc_story.html

Say it isn't so. Good bluegrass music programming may come to an end in 
Washington unless WAMU can sell its station by year end. I came around to 
bluegrass music through Philadelphia's WIFI-92.5 airing wonderful folk music in 
the early 1960s when I was in college. 

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