Re: [IRCA] Howdy

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

And as another new list member (and soon to be IRCA member, too, as soon as 
I hit "send" on PayPal), here's my "howdy":

DXing for the last 20 years or so from Rochester NY, Deep Springs CA, 
Waltham MA and (since 1997) back in Rochester. My interests include MW, FM 
and TV, though my proximity to several high-power FMs means I don't do much 
DXing on that band from this QTH. (I was about to say "from this QRM," 
which would be just as accurate.) I hosted the WTFDA convention in western 
New York in 2003, followed by the NRC convention here in 2004. I hope to 
attend an IRCA convention in the near future!

"Toys" at this end include a Drake R8A, a McKay Dymek DA5 amplified ferrite 
rod antenna, long-delayed plans to put up a KAZ pennant or something 
similar (though it's a fairly small lot I'm dealing with), plus FM and TV 
gear and a DTV tuner that I just started playing with last week.

In "real life," I'm a professional broadcaster, having done radio news at 
WKOX, WCAP and WBZ in Massachusetts, TV for a few years in Rochester and 
now part-time news work at WXXI 1370 here in Rochester. I'm also a 
freelance writer, writing about the radio industry for Radio World and 
other trade publications. For the last 11 years, I've been the editor of 
"NorthEast Radio Watch," a weekly update on the broadcast scene in the 
northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada, available at www.fybush.com, where 
you'll also find the weekly "Tower Site of the Week" feature and 
information about the "Tower Site Calendar," the 2006 edition of which just 
came out. And for the last three years, I've been the editor of 
www.100000watts.com, the national radio directory site. Since some of the 
information that goes into the site is gathered from lists like this and 
from individual e-mail from fellow DXers, I've established a (free) 
courtesy login for the site that's available to any DXer who contacts me 
off-list and asks.

When I'm not doing radio, other interests include numismatics and travel. 
Those of you (I know there are several on the list) who made the convention 
here last summer got to meet Ariel the DX Baby, who's now Ariel the DX 
Toddler, having just turned two today. <g> A few of you also met Freckles 
the DX Dog. And I've been married for 9 years to Lisa, who tolerates DXing 
and DXers quite well and who actually worked in radio way back when, though 
she's happy to be out of it.

I'm excited about what IRCA has to offer, and I hope I can be of service to 
the club in the future.

Scott Fybush
Rochester NY

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