Re: [IRCA] Howdy

["Bill Block" <billwblock@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Scott

Welcome to the IRCA list and IRCA!



Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ






>From: Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
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>To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Howdy
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:53:21 -0400
>
>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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