As a new member to this group, I would be *thrilled* to see Arnie Coro and that alone would ensure my attendance, either online or in person. Radio Havana Cuba was a show I'd listen to regularly in college in the 2000s and is one of the few non-religious broadcasts that come in clearly and regularly with very basic radio gear. As for his politics, I never really noticed them. Actually considering the slant of most broadcasting (evangelical religious) I find him a breath of fresh air. I would be rather confused and shocked if there were people who treated him poorly, but maybe I don't know this community well enough. Here's to hoping he can join!
On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 12:56 PM Mano Guha <[email protected]> wrote: > I for one would love to welcome Arnie Coro to the SWL Fest via Zoom. Many > years ago, he facilitated my visit to Radio Havana which was a memorable > one. With the changing political landscape, we should be able to invite him > to the fest in the coming years. > > 73s > Mano > > Mostly Receiving > > > On Jan 16, 2021, at 15:21, John Figliozzi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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. 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. > >>> > >>> 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 >
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