The answer is yes, Sheldon. Still figuring out where it will best fit in. John
> On Jan 16, 2021, at 11:15 AM, Sheldon Harvey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, John. Thanks for the draft schedule. > > Do you still want to have me do the "In Memoriam" segment? > > Sheldon Harvey > Greenfield Park, Quebec > > Enjoy birds and birdwatching? > http://www.birdprotectionquebec.org > > > On Saturday, January 16, 2021, 1:10:21 a.m. EST, John Figliozzi > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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. > Here’s 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, David’s 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 NASWA’s and Wave Farm’s 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. Robinson’s 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 presenter’s Sisyphean > obsession to monitor the world’s 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. 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