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Muchas gracias Rich Cuff / Co-Festmeister On 2/28/07, John Figliozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2007 SWL Winterfest Activity Schedule (updated 2/28/07 and stll > subject to > change—but not much) > (All times EST. All forum sessions run 60 min. unless otherwise > indicated.) > > Thursday, March 8 > 0900 - Registration Table Opens/Exhibit Room Opens > 1030 – Session 1. Satellite Broadcast DXing - Have you ever wondered > what happened to your favorite shortwave broadcaster? Many have moved > to the Clarke Belt and now broadcast digitally over satellites to > both small- and big-dish alike. Learn how to receive domestic/ > international broadcasters. Dramatically falling hardware prices, > small footprint Ku-band dishes, and plentiful "Free-to-Air" offerings > let you enter this DXing realm for less money than many shortwave > radios. (Tracy Wood) > 1130 - Lunch on your own. Hospitality Room open. > 1330 – Session 2. GPS—A New Radio Hobby? – Also incorporating > satellite communication, here's a look at various GPS receivers and a > demonstration of geocaching as well as APRS beaconing. Playing with > GPS is becoming a popular thing to do. Does that make it a hobby? > (Skip Arey) > 1500 – Session 3. Zenith's Mexican Connection--Cespedes Marin - > Marin is considered the father of Costa Rican radio. His pioneer > station TINRH first operated in May 1928 and was the fifth regular > shortwave broadcast station in the world, the first in Latin America. > Marin first "met" Eugene McDonald, President and Founder of Zenith > Radio Corporation, via radio while McDonald was on a treasure hunting > expedition nearby. He met McDonald in person in 1938 and the two > became lifelong friends, although they never saw each other again. > McDonald saved little TINRH in 1939 and continued to financially > support the station until his death in 1958. Marin's devotion to > McDonald bordered on the fanatical. Drawing on hundreds of letters > from 1937-1958 between the two, found in the McDonald files, the > author tells the story of this unique friendship. (Harold Cones) > 1630 – Session 4. Cool Software for the SWL – Covering current > software programs that easily predict HF propagation from your home, > detect actual propagation with your radio, make current HF > broadcasting schedules easy to figure out, decode digital short wave > broadcasts, record hours of audio in CD quality from your radio to > your computer, decode TV signals on HF. Also, talk about a few > excellent web sites for the SWL and about a few radio control > programs that are currently available. (Tim Lemmon) > 1730 - Dinner on your own. (Hospitality Room open.) > 1930 - Thursday Swap Meet Opens [in the Exhibit Hall] > 2000 – Special Event - CIDX, Canada's national, general coverage, > radio club, is 45 years old in 2007. To mark the anniversary we > welcome everyone to this session, hosted by CIDX's President and VP. > Learn about the club and its history, where we've been and where we > are heading. (Sheldon Harvey & Mickey Delmage) (Held in the Exhibit > Hall, near the Radio HF booth] > > Friday, March 9 > 0800 - Registration Table Opens/Exhibit Room Opens > 0900 – Session 5. Radio on the Road - CIDX members and CKUT's > Inernational Radio Report hosts Janice Laws and Steve Karlock talk > about radio listening and dxing while travelling. Many tips from > trips for beginners to experts. Enjoying our hobby while traveling > around the world .Come see and listen to Janice and Steve's radio > adventures and share some of your own at this forum. (Janice Laws & > Steve Karlock) > 1030 – Session 6. Digital Radio - Various forms of digital radio are > here today. Internet radio, HD, satellite and DRM have gained > momentum to one extent or another. Which of these have the potential > to change the face of radio? > Internet connectivity (No, not propagation!) permitting, a live > demonstration of the Acoustic Energy AE-1 radio will be presented. > (Rob de Santos & Daniel Srebnick) > 1130 - Lunch on your own. Hospitality Room open. > 1300 - RCI and NHK's Ian McFarland with a special announcement > 1330 – Session 7. DXing Worldwide - A briefing on one longtime > DXer's experiences and targets heard during 35 years of DXpeditions > in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, with "do's and don'ts" > for dxers DXpeditioning overseas. (Dan Henderson) > 1500 - Session 8. The Year in Pirate Radio - Hundreds of unlicensed > broadcasters pepper the shortwave bands (and other frequencies) every > year. Some have even been known to pepper the airwaves of this very > hotel. We hold our traditional discussion of what happened among the > pirates this year. Unlike some other shortwave broadcasters, pirates > are just as active as they ever were. Why? We will ponder this issue. > Trench coats and pulled down hats optional. Reports go to PO Box 1, > Belfast, NY 14895. (George Zeller and friends.) > 1630 – Session 9. The Listening Lounge Daytime Edition – A > celebration of the shortwave radio listening experience, with aural > gems unearthed from an extensive archive of airchecks. Also, evidence > of shortwave's impact on popular culture from the realm of rock, > jazz, and classical music as well as excerpts of shortwave references > in literature, as read by some very special guests. (David Goren & > friends) > 1730 - Dinner on your own. Hospitality Room opens. > 1800 - Vintage Radio Collection Tour (location/details to be announced) > 1930 - Friday Swap Meet Opens [in the Exhibit Hall] > 2100 - Session 10. The Listening Lounge After Dark - pulls out all > the stops! Some of the featured sound will include a behind the > scenes look at the taping of the Unshackled radio drama, a complete > Voice of Revolutionary Vinco program, and the best of the Sublime > Frequencies ethnic radio recording project. But wait! There's more!! > Stop by around 2130 for our amazing, first ever Interval Signal and > Foreign Languages Quiz with the legendary Ian McFarland as M.C! > Prizes (not Pussy!) Galore! And don't forget to bring a portable > receiver with you, because as the hour gets late, the Listening > Lounge goes experimental with a radio jam session. Roll over John > Cage, and tell Karlheinz Stockhausen the news! (David Goren & > friends) [This one goes as late as it goes!] > > Saturday, March 10 > 0800 - Registration Table Opens/Exhibit Room Opens > 0845 - RFA's AJ Janitschek with a special announcement > 0915 – Session 11. Faith and Shortwave - Religious broadcasting > plays (and has played) a central role in the development and > sustaining of international broadcasting. The history of HCJB alone > demonstrates this; but there are many others who were either pioneers > or innovators over the years. Be part of a discussion on religious > broadcasting—including a look at what some like and what others may > find unacceptable. (Allen Graham) > 1015 - Silent Auction Opens > 1030 – Session 12. Scanning with The Scum - The Scum will be > covering some of the new software developments in scanning, a bit of > UHF/VHF history, some equipment mods and a demo of non-voice sounds > on the higher bands and probably a surprise or two. (Tom Swisher & > Skip Arey) > 1200 - Salad & Pizza Lunch > 1240 - Remarks by Allan Loudell, Anchor/Reporter, WDEL > 1315 - Session 13. 1988-2007 Receiver Market Review - A look back at > the receivers that have defined the hobby over the past 20 years, > along with a review of emerging technologies in communications > receivers. (Alan Johnson & George Zeller) > 1430 – Session 14. Broadcasters' Forum - An opportunity for the > broadcasters to pass on news about their stations and have a dialogue > with the listeners. (Ian McFarland) [90 min.] > 1600 - Exhibit Room Closes > 1615 - Silent Auction Closes > 1630 - Time Reserved for Club Meetings, etc. > 1700 - Hospitality Room open. > 1800 - Cash Bar > 1900 - Banquet (After Dinner Remarks by Jacques Bouliane of CBC/DRM) > 2130 - The Grande Raffle > 2230 - Hospitality Room reopens. > 2400 - The Voice of Pancho Villa (if one were to know such things…) > > > > HOSPITALITY ROOM HOURS > Wed. 1930 – 0200 > Thu. & Fri. 1130 – 1330 > 1730 – 0200 > Sat. 1700 – 1800 > 2230 - 0200 > > EXHIBIT ROOM HOURS > Thu. 0900 - 1745 & 1930 - 2200 > Fri. 0800 - 1745 & 1930 - 2200 > Sat. 0800 – 1600 > > REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN > Wed. 2100 – 2300 (in the Hospiitality Room) > Thu. 0900 – 1130 > 1330 – 1500 > Fri. 0800 – 1000 > 1330 – 1500 > Sat. 0800 – 1000 > > RAFFLE TICKET SALES > Thu. 0900 - 1130 > 1330 – 1500 > Fri. 0800 – 1130 > 1330 – 1500 > Sat. 0900 – 1100 > 1800 – 1900 (at the Banquet) > 2100 – 2130 (at the Banquet) > > IN THE EXHIBIT ROOM > Radio HF - radio/radio accessories sales and CIDX > NASWA > Digital Radio Demonstration--DRM, HD, WiFi (Kim Elliott) > Satellite TV DXing Demonstration (Tracy Wood) > ODXA / Ian McFarland > NASB / WMLK > Chris Lobdell/Pirate Radio > A David Goren Project > Radio Taiwan International > CRI > SBS-1 demo (M. Phillips) > CIDX > > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > -- Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA International broadcasting / shortwave blog: http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
