All of this would be nice, but for this first attempt we’re going it a little slower. If this works out well, we can explore all these options — including doing both ZOOM and in-person simultaneously — in future. Got to crawl before you walk, etc. Thanks for the support.
John > On Jan 16, 2021, at 2:18 PM, Ed Cummings <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dave, that's a good idea. But John Figliozzi has advised me that the two-day > schedule is already full. > > For years I've tried to get an organizational sponsor (not a fiscal sponsor; > I can arrange that) to 'legitimize' Arnie's trip to the Philly area so he > could also speak at the SWLFest. Arnie has welcomed the opportunity, but the > administrative and geopolitical challenges have been difficult to say the > least. > > The closest I came to making this happen was a couple three years ago with > the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication being the > potential organizational sponsor. But that fell through due to apparently > political reasons. And as of last year my contact at Penn is no longer > there. > > Arnie Coro is a shortwave icon with more six decades of international > broadcasting experience and several decades of producing a DX'ers program. > Regardless of anyone's political biases, I think he'd be a good and fitting > SWLFest presenter. Frankly, my biggest concern about this (aside from maybe > not ever being able to successfully arrange this) is how Arnie might be > treated here by some in our community. > > -Ed > > > At 12:46 PM 1/16/2021, Dave Marthouse wrote: > > >> If he has the internet infrastructure to support it maybe you can get Arnie >> CO2KK from RHC. >> >> >> >> Dave Marthouse N2AAM >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On 1/16/2021 12:39 PM, tankgirl wrote: >>> I m sure Gilles Letourneau would be happy to do a forum, he does the sw >>> show on you tube and co hosts the International radio report with Sheldon. >>> It might be fun to hear some people who are overseas who cant normally come >>> in person. >>> Janice >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: John Figliozzi <[email protected]> >>> Date: 1/16/21 01:10 (GMT-05:00) >>> To: [email protected], Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest >>> <[email protected]> >>> Cc: odxa yg <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>> Subject: [Swlfest] First Draft: 2021 34th Annual Winter SWL Fest Program >>> >>> As stated previously, COVID-19 has forced cancellation of an in-person >>> Fest. But undaunted (well, mostly >>> ) the Fest shall go on with a >>> virtual event, courtesy of the Internet and the ZOOM platform. >>> Interested? Consult www.swlfest.com for registration instructions and >>> further particulars. Heres the program schedule: >>> >>> >>> 2021 34th VIRTUAL WINTER SWL FEST PROGRAM >>> >>> All sessions except the Shindig nominally one-hour but may run longer or >>> shorter at the option of the presenter. >>> >>> This schedule, accurate as of January 16th, is subject to change. >>> >>> >>> Friday February 26th, 2021 >>> >>> >>> 1800 UTC / 1300 EST / 1000 PST / 1900 CET / 0500 (Sat.) AEDT >>> >>> The Well-Equipped Scannist - A Scanner For Every Purpose Tom Swisher >>> >>> . . . and the gadgets, doohickeys and trinkets to enhance your scanning >>> pleasure. >>> >>> >>> 2000 UTC / 1500 EST / 1200 PST / 2100 CET / 0700 (Sat.) AEDT >>> >>> Easy Antennas for SWLs Who Want to Become HF Hams Skip Arey >>> >>> Communicating is just as much fun as listening. Can your shortwave >>> receiving wires do the job or should you be rethinking your station's >>> antennas? Uncle Skip will show you how to get on the air without >>> mortgaging your house to do it. >>> >>> >>> 2300 UTC / 1800 EST / 1500 PST / 0000 (Sat.) CET / 1000 (Sat.) AEDT >>> >>> The Annual Free Radio Forum Larry Will >>> >>> Including: >>> >>> -- News, FCC actions or lack thereof >>> >>> -- Shortwave free radio year in review >>> >>> -- Everyone's still doing the 6850-6980 area >>> >>> -- >>> But! There's been a noticeable diversity in frequency use because >>> of lousy DX >>> >>> -- >>> Noticeably in the 4000-4100 KHz and 5100-5200 KHz areas >>> >>> -- Most active stations >>> >>> -- Gallery of interesting QSLs and SSTVs from the past year >>> >>> -- Medium wave free radio, the world above 1700 >>> >>> -- North American Pirate Radio Hall of Fame inductees for 2021 >>> >>> -- Resources for the free radio listener >>> >>> -- archive.org >>> >>> -- swlpost.com >>> >>> -- hfunderground >>> >>> -- free radio network >>> >>> -- Free Radio Weekly (25 years!) >>> >>> Preparations are underway to simulcast this forum on WBCQ 6160 kHz. Watch >>> this space! >>> >>> >>> Saturday, February 27th, 2021 >>> >>> >>> 0100 UTC / 2000 (Fri.) EST / 1700 (Fri.) PST / 0200 CET / 1200 AEDT >>> >>> The Shortwave Shindig in Exile David Goren >>> >>> From a secret location, Davids annual freeform celebration of the medium. >>> This time it shapes up like this: >>> >>> 0100 Shortwave-related music videos, a look at the recent Brooklyn Pirate >>> Radio Sound Map update, and a review of radio-related bits and bobs from >>> the past year. >>> 0200 Live on WRMI! (frequencies TBA) - with music, Meet the Archivist w/ >>> Thomas Witherspoon and other special features. >>> 0300 A Replay of Shortwaves/Long Distance - the 2017 two-hour broadcast >>> featuring the top submissions to NASWAs and Wave Farms call for >>> shortwave-related music and sound compositions. >>> >>> >>> 1800 UTC / 1300 EST / 1000 PST / 1900 CET / 0500 (Sun.) AEDT >>> >>> QRP General Coverage Transceivers: Bridge Between Transmitting and >>> Listening Thomas Witherspoon >>> We've seen an amazing array of full-featured general-coverage QRP >>> transceivers hit the market in the past few years--during the doldrums of >>> the solar cycle, no less. These rigs provide SWLs and even DXers a means to >>> easily escape RFI and to experiment with portable listening posts. We'll >>> take a look at a number of QRP general-coverage transceivers I consider to >>> be truly worthy, with a particular focus on the innovative Icom IC-705. >>> >>> >>> 2000 UTC / 1500 EST / 1200 PST / 2100 CET / 0700 (Sun.) AEDT >>> >>> Mr. Robinsons Neighborhood >>> er, Basement Dan Robinson >>> >>> Premium Receivers In A Time of Plummeting Shortwave >>> With All India Radio GOS in English all but gone from shortwave and Brazil >>> shifting to DRM, >>> among other depressing developments, Dan takes a look at the used receiver >>> market in 2021, including premium receivers, and discusses the Japanese >>> Buyee site. >>> >>> >>> 2300 UTC / 1800 EST / 1500 PST / 0000 (Sun.) CET / 1000 (Sun.) AEDT >>> The Addictive Quality of Curiosity - Mark Fahey, Live from Freemans Reach, >>> Australia >>> This building in the sleepy rural village of Freemans Reach in southeast >>> Australia rarely needs heating. 18 receivers running 24x7x365 provide >>> continuous coverage from 1kHz to 12.8GHz. Can the quest for knowledge ever >>> be satisfied? This presentation is a live dive into the presenters >>> Sisyphean obsession to monitor the worlds culture. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> -- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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. 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