Hmmm. Perhaps we can ask about the Presidential suite which has that nice balcony where the Receiver Room team set up a thicket of antennas.
The building itself is a giant Faraday Cage so in-room SW reception generally stank, to use the technical term...though some very-low-power-FM transmitters did seem to yield good reception... rc On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 6:27 PM Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Any idea if there are 213 dxer's interested in co-locating ? > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 1:06 PM Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yep - the power outage weekend was one that certainly left a mark. We >> were making plans on the fly with the hotel staff; I remember there >> was some concern that their generator fuel supply was not assured; I >> also remember our 2nd floor "al fresco" Saturday evening banquet / >> speech with Amanda Dawn Christie holding court. The hotel was >> accommodating when it came to how the pull off the banquet given the >> lighting (rather, the lack thereof) in the meeting rooms. >> >> I was reading one of the news stories about the building's conversion. >> It will be simply a re-use of the existing space, it seems; so the >> hollow nature of the building, with its multilevel atrium, will >> remain. What puzzles me, however, is how they'll configure the >> individual rooms with kitchens; while each room had plumbing for a wet >> bar, one would expect an apartment to have a full (albeit small) >> kitchen. That part of the conversion won't be cheap. 253 suites will >> become 213 apartments. >> >> The planned rental rates ($1585 / month for a 1-bedroom apartment) are >> certainly less than average in Montgomery County. I wonder if there >> was any type of special financing utilized, as quite often there are >> investment tax credits (e.g. LIHTC) that can be invoked if offering >> below-market rate rental units. >> >> RC >> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eric A. Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I remember the power outage as well. The hotel had their generators >> > going because they tested them regularly versus the neighboring hotel >> > that didn't and suffered the consequences. It was interesting that only >> > one outlet in the room had emergency power. I think there was only one >> > light that worked as well. >> > >> > Janice and I striking out into the cold darkness to the nearby Zoe's >> > Kitchen to get supper for the Boston/Montreal crew. We had a community >> > meal at tables in the downstairs hallway somewhere near the forum rooms. >> > >> > Power came back the morning we left (of course). I remember seeing a >> > picture of severe power pole damage near where I worked in Watertown. >> > There was a number of detours I had to take on the way home due to trees >> > blocking the roads. >> > >> > The event caused me to carry a flashlight in my luggage ever since. >> > >> > It was also great to help Dan do the Listening Lounge. >> > >> > 73 Eric >> > >> > On 2/19/2026 2:34 PM, Tom S wrote: >> > > Ah well, all good things come to an end. >> > > >> > > Scanner Scum sure did have a good time camped out in Bob’s 6th floor >> > > suite the year of the Great Nor’Easter and power outage listening to the >> > > excitement on no fewer than six scanners at once. 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