Sigh....you're right. Was interesting while it lasted On Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 5:11 PM Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote:
> Building managers and owners cringe when antennas go on the roof. > That bugaboo called liability insurance y'know... > > RC > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Put antenna farm on the roof. Other than long wave you could cover am > bc through shortwave, uhf, vhf and satellite > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 3:44 PM Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> 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. Primo monitoring > event…. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Tom WA8PYR > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Sent from my iPhone > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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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