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\"PARIdish\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve been invited to speak at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)<\/a>,\u00a0a non-profit educational radio astronomy observatory (and former NASA tracking station as well as one-time\u00a0NSA installation), in the mountains of western North Carolina.<\/p>\n

I’ll be speaking about shortwave radio, of course\u2013both its technical and cultural aspects\u2013on October 10, 2014,\u00a0at 7:00 pm EDT. \u00a0Afterwards, there will be a tour of the PARI campus, and an opportunity to stargaze with both amateur and professional astronomers.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to\u00a0my buddy, Ken Reitz, who shared this article about my presentation in the area’s local county newspaper<\/a>; here’s my statement about the presentation:<\/p>\n

“Shortwave radio is an international communications medium that has been in existence for nearly one hundred years,” said Witherspoon, “yet this vintage technology supports an ever-evolving multicultural landscape that, remarkably, remains relevant today. The Internet and mobile technologies have made the dissemination of information more readily accessible to many, yet shortwave radio remains viable and dynamic, and in many ways still outstrips the Internet.<\/p>\n

“I plan to share some of shortwave radio’s diverse voices and investigate some of the technology used to receive them. So, if you are a shortwave enthusiast, or simply interested in learning more about shortwave, this program is for you and will be suitable for all ages.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article<\/a>\u00a0here\u2013and\u00a0if you can make the journey, join us for shortwave and astronomical fun. There is a small charge for the evening;\u00a0all proceeds go towards PARI’s mission of providing public education in astronomy.<\/p>\n

PARI is a stunning\u00a0radio astronomy campus which will no doubt be accentuated by the mountains’ fall leaf colors\u00a0on October 10. For PARI’s location, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I’ll be speaking about shortwave radio, of course\u2013both its technical and cultural aspects\u2013on October 10, 2014,\u00a0at 7:00 pm EDT. \u00a0Afterwards, there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,43],"tags":[2260,2280,2281,317],"class_list":["post-10925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-k4swl","tag-pari","tag-pisgah-astronomical-research-institute","tag-thomas-witherspoon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2Qd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11005,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/dxpedition-at-a-radio-astronomy-observatory-want-to-join-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":10925,"position":0},"title":"DXpedition at a radio astronomy observatory: Want to join me?","author":"Thomas","date":"October 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday evening, prior to my presentation at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI), I took the opportunity to do a little portable shortwave listening on the PARI campus. 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