[Swlfest] Thank you

Hello John , Rich and fellow Festers,  I too, would like to thank our Festmeister's for a wonderful Fest. It was great to bet together with old friends..and make some new ones.  Also hats off to the hotel staff . They did their best under very difficult circumstances. Despite the difficulties,

Re: [Swlfest] Thank you for a wonderful 31st SWLfest!

Thanks to all involved-presenters, festmeisters, and attendees. It was good to see there are so many people interested in radio! And a thanks to the hotel for improvising the banquet dinner under difficult conditions. On Mar 5, 2018 5:25 PM, "Matt Blaze" wrote: Hear hear!

Re: [Swlfest] Links from satcom talk

Thanks Matt! On Mar 5, 2018 5:17 PM, "Matt Blaze" wrote: Thanks for a great fest everyone! A couple people asked for the links on the last side I showed early Saturday morning, so I figured I'd post them here: Main page: http://www.crypto.com/misc/uhf-sats/ Transponder

Re: [Swlfest] My lost suitcase

If your suitcase arrives intact, that certainly should renew your faith in humanity. Despite what you have read and even in light of recent events there ARE still some decent people out there.CRAIG -- Original Message -- From: The Professor To:

Re: [Swlfest] My lost suitcase

I got an email this afternoon saying that they "just brought the suitcase to a local UPS place and had them see if they could box it and send it ASAP to New York." Which does sound good, but the email didn't mention if it had actually been shipped from Germany yet. I asked her to assure me

Re: [Swlfest] Portuguese Pirates on UHF MilSats

Hello, The problem could be an old discone with old 60 foot long feedline. I am happy that I can at least get something. I have been reading up on the antennas and noticed the X-Wing type is what I know as a turnstile antenna. I built a 2-Meter one for Mode A in the 1980s. I may build one

Re: [Swlfest] Portuguese Pirates on UHF MilSats

Hi Eric, That's a bit less signal than I'd expect if you have a line-of-sight to the satellites and a low local noise floor in that band (the likely culprit). OTOH, if you're getting any signal at all with a discone, you should be in great shape with a proper satcom antenna. I've managed to

Re: [Swlfest] Thank you for a wonderful 31st SWLfest!

Hear hear! > On Mar 5, 2018, at 3:49 PM, Ed Cummings wrote: > > I want to publically than Rich and John and everyone else who made the 31st > SWLfest a wonderful experience. > > Each of the several new people I convinced to come this year said they really > enjoyed it and

[Swlfest] Links from satcom talk

Thanks for a great fest everyone! A couple people asked for the links on the last side I showed early Saturday morning, so I figured I'd post them here: Main page: http://www.crypto.com/misc/uhf-sats/ Transponder spectrum examples: http://www.crypto.com/misc/uhf-sats/spectrum.html Thanks

Re: [Swlfest] Swlfest Digest, Vol 145, Issue 2

Great to see you & Argentina, Walter! The power failure was a first for the Fest in its 31 years...hope it's the last of those we see. Looks like this part of Pennsylvania is going to get nailed for the second time in a week on Tuesday night / Wednesday, with 8-12 inches of snow - perhaps more -

Re: [Swlfest] Thank you for a wonderful 31st SWLfest!

++ On 3/5/18, Ed Cummings wrote: > I want to publically than Rich and John and everyone else who made > the 31st SWLfest a wonderful experience. > > Each of the several new people I convinced to come this year said > they really enjoyed it and plan to come back. > > -Ed > >

[Swlfest] Thank you for a wonderful 31st SWLfest!

I want to publically than Rich and John and everyone else who made the 31st SWLfest a wonderful experience. Each of the several new people I convinced to come this year said they really enjoyed it and plan to come back. -Ed ___ Swlfest mailing

Re: [Swlfest] Portuguese Pirates on UHF MilSats

Matt Blaze's web page about this says: "an outdoor antenna with a radiation pattern favoring the satellite is virtually mandatory. A specially-designed circularly polarized directional antenna (such as are used by the military) is ideal but not essential. I have not found receiver

[Swlfest] Portuguese Pirates on UHF MilSats

Hello, I thought I would give listening to the UHF Milsat listening a shot with the R8600 and old discone. I had to turn on the preamp in the R8600, but I was able to hear the Brazilian pirates on 255.550 MHz FM. The signals are not quite full-quieting with some not that strong. The signals

Re: [Swlfest] Swlfest Digest, Vol 145, Issue 2

wELL, WE MADE IT HOME FROM THE wINTERFEST. iT WAS AN ADVENTURE, WITH NO POWER AT THE HOTEL FOR SEVERAL DAYSMY ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR DIED AND HAD TO BE USED MANUALLY ON THE RETURN TRIP! iT WAS NICE MEETING EVERYONE AND i HAVE A LOT TO DO, BASED ON INFORMATION PICKED UP IN THE fORUMS. wE'RE ALREADY

Re: [Swlfest] Celebrating the world of radio in Plymouth Meeting, PA

I’m so sorry to hear of your predicament. I’m thinking positive thoughts for you! It was so nice to see you again! Please let us know when it arrives back to you! Lou Iocona N2PKT Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2018, at 12:29 AM, The Professor wrote: > > First I