Hi Joe!
Great to hear from you. Your session idea seems timely on a number
of scores. None of us are getting any younger and it's time we
started tackling that personal "bucket list". We all were
disappointed that RSH couldn't get on HF this year. And while most
(if not all) of us will never get to a place as remote as St. Helena,
one of our number has--you! It's great that you want to share the
experience and give us a real sense of what it was like to be there,
what it looks like, etc.
Count yourself in!
And thanks.
73
John
On Dec 7, 2010, at 10:22 PM, Joe Buch wrote:
John,
As you may know, I visited St. Helena in the South Atlantic last
March as part of a Queen Mary 2 cruise. The day we came ashore,
the entire island went on holiday. The schools were all closed so
the school buses could be commandeered to shuffle tourists from the
landing to the various sites on the island.
I was interviewed live on the real Radio St. Helena as station
manager Gary Walters did a "man-on-the street" remote from the
dock. I have pictures if him, the RSH remote bus, engineer Tony
Moore, views of Jamestown, and the big turtle who may have met
Napoleon while he vacationed there between 1815 and 1821.
I also have a live recording of Gary Walters interviewing me and
expressing shock that somebody who actuall heard their SW
broadcasts had come to see them. The interview lasted about 7 minutes.
My photos begin in Capetown and end at sunset as we sailed away to
Rio. Jamestown at sunset as seen from the sea is quite beautiful.
I plan to encourage folks who have visited other countries via
shortwave radio to sell all their radios if necessary to get the
money and travel to places that they have only visited vicariously
via the radio before. I will have some information on how to get
there via the mail boat and maybe even the new airport the British
government voted this year to build on the southeast side of the
island so the mail boat can be retired.
St. Helena is an ideal place for a winter escape from the northern
hemisphere especially if you don't need big city distractions like
nightclubs and casinos.
Joe
--- On Tue, 12/7/10, John Figliozzi <[email protected]> wrote:
From: John Figliozzi <[email protected]>
Subject: [Swlfest] 2011(!?) Winter SWL Fest Casting Call
To: "Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest" <swlf...@hard-core-
dx.com>
Cc: "NASWA" <[email protected]>, "ODXA" <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 2:18 PM
Unbelievable! It's that time again! So, let us take this
opportunity to invite one and all to be a part of the 2011 Winter
SWL Fest program on March 4-5, 2010 at the Doubletree Guest Suites
in fashionable Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, the city that thinks
it's where the Pilgrims landed. (If you find Plymouth Rock there,
check the proof rating on your flask.) That's a mere 86 days away
as I type this.
As you know, one of the centerpieces of the Fest weekend is our
line-up of informative and entertaining forums. How do we get
them? These excellent sessions are put together and presented by
people just like you--people with a deep and abiding interest in
radio and a willingness to share what they've experienced, learned
and know.
So, how about it? Have you a topic that you think Fest
participants will find interesting and would like to present? Tell
us about it.
Your role will be to lead a one hour session forum. That means
preparing about a half-hour presentation that leaves plenty of time
for audience questions and interaction.
And as a gesture of appreciation (and perhaps some measure of small
compensation for your efforts), the Fest will comp your
registration fees if your proposal is accepted by the Organizing
Committee for inclusion in the 2010 program.
Make your suggestion/proposal to John Figliozzi at
<[email protected]>. If you have any questions, we'll be happy
to discuss them with you. And don't hesitate...from personal
experience we've learned that people tend to unfairly minimize
their own abilities in this area. We know you'll be great...but
you have to let us in on what you're thinking! We promise a quick
turnaround on your proposal.
Be a part of the 2011 Winter SWL Fest program!
73 and 88
Richard Cuff
John Figliozzi
2011 Winter SWL Fest Co-Chairs
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