[HCDX] Tentative Forum Schedules now posted, and updates to Winter SWL Festival Web site

["Thomas R. Sundstrom" <trscons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 15th annual Winter SWL Festival -- a fun radio listening convention
covering the spectrum from longwave to satellite -- on March 8 and 9 is a
month off. We have news at http://swlfest.com/:

1. The first edition of a tentative forums schedule, provided by John
Figliozzi, is now posted at http://swlfest.com/forums_events.html. On
Saturday, Bob Zanotti of Swiss Radio International fame will be the luncheon
speaker; Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott, host of Communications World on the VOA, is
the banquet speaker.

2. If you need require hotel reservations and have not yet made
arrangememts, time is short. The special rate is only available directly
through the hotel. Details at http://swlfest.com/fest_hotel.html.

3. Arriving on Thursday? The public Topica 'fest discussion group --
http://swlfest.com/mailing_lists.html -- is alive with carpool plans to
travel to a new restaurant in Allentown (just a few minutes away). Its name?
Pancho Villa, of course! Are you new to the 'fest? The history of the 'fest
and the legend of Pancho Villa are linked. See
http://swlfest.com/history.html for details.

4. Are you looking for a special radio item? Do you have a large, heavy
radio for trade? Enter details on the classified ads page at
http://swlfest.com/swap_meet.html.

5. Are you bringing the family? They aren't interested in radio per se? Then
trip on over to the tourism links at http://swlfest.com/links_tourism.html.
We continue to add and update the this page. Ditto for links to travel,
weather, local media, and area webcams.

6. As the gathering of the faithful gets closer, the Web site will be
updated be updated more frequently. Continue to check the "what's new" page
at http://swlfest.com/whats_new.html for details. And sign into the
guestbook at http://swlfest.com/guestbook.html, introduce yourself, and tell
us when you are arriving. (I'll be arriving before 8am on Friday.)

73, Tom W2XQ

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Thomas R. Sundstrom - TRS Consultants - trs@xxxxxxxx - www.trsc.com
PO Box 2275, Vincentown, NJ 08088-2275 USA - 609 859 2447/fax 3226
Contributing Editor, Radio Netherlands' Media Network
Contributing Editor, Oz's Radiomag/Radio and Communications mag
Web page work: WWCR - VOA Communications World - Winter SWL Fest

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