C U 2morrow Dan! On Wed, 26 Feb 2020 at 9:58 pm, Daniel Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mark -- wish I could join you but I arrive tomorrow in the noon range... > > On 2/26/2020 9:45 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Send Swlfest mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Swlfest digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Spy radio found (Thomas Sundstrom) > > 2. Re: Radio Technology Museum - Sunday Field Trip after > > SWLfest? (Ed Cummings) > > 3. CQ Fest! (Mark Fahey) > > 4. Re: CQ Fest! (bernieS) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:52:15 -0500 > > From: Thomas Sundstrom <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Swlfest] Spy radio found > > Message-ID: > > <CAF9PrCxkvpvVumk__SCeXqK6FKt2b8e3dob= > [email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Interesting read. > > > > > https://www.foxnews.com/science/sophisticated-soviet-spy-radio-discovered-buried-in-former-forest-in-germany > > > > Tom > > w2xq.com > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/private/swlfest/attachments/20200226/9c5be67d/attachment.htm > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:29:20 -0500 > > From: Ed Cummings <[email protected]> > > To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Swlfest] Radio Technology Museum - Sunday Field Trip > > after SWLfest? > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > > > I've already heard from multiple SWLfesters who > > say they want to visit the Radio Technology > > Museum on Sunday. (I'll be driving Dave Marthouse there.) > > > > Just to be clear, this is not an official NASWA > > or SWLfest field trip; I'm just asking if people > > want to meet up to do this since we'll all be in > > the general area geeking out over radio stuff anyway. > > > > Please know there's a $7 admission fee for the > > InfoAge Science Center, where the Radio > > Technology Museum and many other related museums > > are located. Personally, I think that's worth > > spending to see and support all these amazing > > museum exhibits built by volunteers for that nonprofit organization. > > > > Let me know if you're interested in joining us > > for this interesting opportunity. Details are below. > > > > See you tomorrow! > > > > -Ed Cummings > > > > > > At 04:28 AM 2/25/2020, Ed Cummings wrote: > > > >> Anyone willing and able on Sunday to caravan > >> about an hour east of the SWLfest to see the > >> world-class Radio Technology Museum in Wall, NJ, is welcome to come > along. > >> > >> Museum curators there are welcoming us to see > >> their amazing and large collection of > >> beautifully restored radios going back a > >> century--many of them working! http://www.rtm.ar88.net/ > >> > >> Although their website is nothing special, the > >> exhibits truly are. There's also an impressive > >> section on audio recording technology, with > >> working antique speakers, microphones, and wire recorders. > >> > >> The Radio Technology Museum is on the grounds of > >> the former Camp Evans where RADAR was developed, > >> the first moonbounce achieved, and where Marconi > >> first achieved transatlantic > >> radio communications. It's an amazing place > >> for radio history hobbyists! Several SWLfesters > >> who've already been there and can attest to what > >> an excellent experience this is. > >> > >> The museum is open Sunday from 1pm-5pm, so after > >> brunch a group of us could caravan there around > >> 11:30 and be there when it opens. (I can > >> transport two people there and back to the hotel.) > >> > >> Let me know if you're interested, and we'll see > >> about organizing a caravan on Sunday morning. > >> > >> -Ed Cummings > >> > >> > >> p.s.- The site also hosts a number of other excellent museums, > including: > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/electronic-warfare/>Electronic > >> Warfare ? The Association of Old Crows is a > >> professional organization dedicated to > >> educating the public about the importance and > >> means of electronic warfare on the modern > >> battlefield to protect U.S. soldiers. Such > >> equipment involves sophisticated scientific and > >> engineering principles. The historical > >> development of these systems and their > >> connection to Camp Evans are presented here. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/fallout-shelter/>Fallout > >> Shelter ? In our original Cold War-era fallout > >> theater, you can see period rations/supplies > >> and watch an educational video about the threat > >> and preparations for nuclear attack. > >> * <http://www.isec.space/>ISEC (Radio > >> Astronomy) ? This exhibit, located at 2300 > >> Marconi Rd. (a short walk from our main > >> campus), teaches visitors about radio astronomy > >> and its local connections. You can hear your own voice bounce off the > moon! > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/cdl/>Makerspace ? > >> Computer Deconstruction Lab is the Jersey shore > >> makerspace. Activities include Microcontroller > >> Mondays, 3-D printing, a podcast studio, > >> robotics, CNC machining, metal/wood working, > >> amateur radio, and IT support for the InfoAge community. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/marconi-room/>Marconi > >> Room ? Quarter Century Wireless Association > >> made this exhibit of Marconi?s wireless leap > >> across the Atlantic. Learn how wireless telegraph works along with > Morse code. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/military-vehicles/>Military > >> Vehicles ? The Military Technology Museum of > >> New Jersey has the largest exhibit at InfoAge. > >> You?ll see Jeeps, tanks, half-tracks, > >> amphibious vehicles, weaponry, and even a horse! > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/model-railroad/>Model > >> Railroad ? Garden State Central Model Railroad > >> Club has a massive and intricate HO-scale > >> layout and Lionel layout. The HO layout is > >> computer-controlled and the Lionel layout is operated by push buttons. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/radio-television/>Radio > >> & Television ? The New Jersey Antique Radio > >> Club museum traces the development of radio > >> from before sparks to beyond cellphones. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/visiting/national-broadcasters-hall-of-fame/ > >National > >> Broadcasters Hall of Fame - Hear beloved > >> old-time programs in their entirety. See and > >> touch vintage radios, microphones, earphones, > >> photographs, and memorabilia of famous broadcast celebrities. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/shipwrecks/>Shipwrecks > >> ? New Jersey Historic Divers Association has an > >> exhibit showing artifacts found and curated > >> from the sea floor. These include a cannon, > >> ship?s wheel, cutlery, and much more. They also > >> display a map of local wrecks, diving gear, and > >> models. There is a conservation laboratory. > >> * <https://infoage.org/exhibits/vcf/>Vintage > >> Computing ? Vintage Computer Federation is a > >> national organization for collectors and > >> hobbyists. Exhibits include 1940s-1960s > >> mainframes, 1960s-1970s minicomputing, > >> 1970s-1990s microcomputing, and modern technology. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/wireless-operators/>Wireless > >> Operators ? The Veteran Wireless Operators > >> Association has a history of life-saving > >> heroism on ships in jeopardy. Every seaman and > >> passenger depended upon the wireless operator > >> to listen for warnings of danger or to send > >> messages for help if disaster struck their > >> ship. Many an operator ?went down with the > >> ship? transmitting calls for help until the last moment possible. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/world-war-i-technology/>World > >> War I Technology ? During the first world war, > >> our campus was a Navy/RCA station. It was a > >> dispatching point for wireless messages between > >> Washington, D.C. and U.S. forces in Europe. > >> Here you?ll see technology that made it work. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/world-war-ii-models/>World > >> War II Models ? The dioramas convey the drama > >> of selected battle scenes better than any > >> photo. The dioramas and models are built by > >> expert craftsmen and model makers. Bob > >> Perricelli, John Cervini, and friends > >> contributed dozens of models and battle scenery. > >> * > >> <https://infoage.org/exhibits/world-war-ii-radar/>World > >> War II Technology ? See the components that go > >> into historic radar systems, such as > >> magnetrons, beacons, proximity fuses, and more. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Swlfest mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > >> > >> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail > >> to > >> [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, > >> or visit the URL shown above. > >> > >> For more information on the Fest, visit: > >> > >> http://www.swlfest.com > >> http://swlfest.blogspot.com > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/private/swlfest/attachments/20200226/d860806d/attachment.htm > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:36:42 -0500 > > From: Mark Fahey <[email protected]> > > To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Swlfest] CQ Fest! > > Message-ID: > > <CAAaVVs6eX_Nhac_TixbXA4= > [email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > I?m heading in to Fest Central from Downtown in an Uber. 30 minutes away. > > Is anybody still awake? 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