The fact that we’re all getting older, with many stalwarts passing on, is one reason we now have an “In Memoriam” session at the Fest..
As a reminder, please pass along news of the passing of notable hobbyists - and radio broadcasters / personalities, especially those we would likely have heard on shortwave - to Sheldon Harvey, who compiles this session each year. Thanks! RC On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 8:39 PM Maryanne Kehoe <[email protected]> wrote: > There is more bad news from the site-Dario Monferini passed away two years > ago. I didn't see it mentioned anywhere as was Anker's passing. I think > Dario did attend a Fest in the past, I am sure of it. We have lost too many > of our long-term DX community lately in the past several years. > > > > > On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 12:09 AM Mark Fahey <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes RIP Anker! >> >> I just downloaded EVERY article (PDFs) from the DSWCI Website before it >> disappears in a few months when the current hosting finishes. >> So much content, a lot of it falling directly into my core >> interest (domestic broadcasting) including my focus countries of Indonesia >> and India. >> >> After grabbing every PDF I realised there are a lot of interesting audio >> files etc as well. >> Of course the DSWCI website has been archived at archive.com, but often >> audio and multimedia links in their archives are not playable. >> >> So in the next few days I'm going to suck down the whole website, the >> complete thing and it will be able to be accessed anytime in the future off >> a USB stick etc you will be able to surf it as if it still exists. >> >> So in years to come you can always ask me for a copy as a ZIP or maybe at >> a Fest I can copy the whole site onto a USB stick for you. >> There are months of interesting reading and audio consumption. >> >> Next time I catch Thomas W, I will see if he is interested in archiving >> the content as part of his archives too. >> >> PS - Of course the content belongs to others, but many have passed, my >> intention is to save this amazing content before it is simply deleted off a >> server in a few months time. Not to steal it or charge a cent for it! >> >> Cheers, >> Mark >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 7:09 AM Maryanne Kehoe <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> https://edxcnews.wordpress.com/2024/10/27/anker-petersen-rip/ >>> >>> >>> >>> From the EDXC Blog-Anker Peterson has passed away >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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