{"id":13137,"date":"2015-05-08T07:54:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T11:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=13137"},"modified":"2015-05-08T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T15:32:47","slug":"the-2015-winter-swl-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/the-2015-winter-swl-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"A recap of the 2015 Winter SWL Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following article originally appeared in the April 2015 issue of <a title=\"TSM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespectrummonitor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Spectrum Monitor<\/a> magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_13149\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13149\" class=\"wp-image-13149 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DavidGoren-ShortwaveShindig.jpg\" alt=\"DavidGoren-ShortwaveShindig\" width=\"650\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DavidGoren-ShortwaveShindig.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DavidGoren-ShortwaveShindig-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Goren prepares musicians and voice talent as the Shortwave Shindig goes live on WRMI<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Every year, I attend two great radio conventions: the <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/hamvention\" target=\"_blank\">Dayton Hamvention<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/swlfest.com\" target=\"_blank\">Winter SWL Fest<\/a>. <\/strong>While the Dayton Hamvention draws a massive crowd of ham radio operators, vendors, and makers from across the planet\u2013and it\u2019s truly a fun and fantastic event\u2013the smaller Winter SWL Fest is actually my fave of the two.<\/p>\n<p>Any why is this? A re-cap of the 2015 Winter SWL Fest might provide some clues.<\/p>\n<p>The Winter SWL Fest is organized and sponsored by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naswa.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">North American Shortwave Association (NASWA)<\/a> and each year draws well over 100 radio enthusiasts to Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. While it is a shortwave radio festival\u2013\u2013with its roots firmly in the shortwave medium\u2013\u2013it\u2019s certainly not limited to the HF bands only; in fact, here\u2019s a list of some of the forums from 2015, and their subject breadth is remarkable:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Radio on the Road 3<\/strong>. Janice Laws shared radio recordings and videos from her various travels across the planet, showcasing the local flavor found on the FM and AM dials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Year in Pirate Radio. <\/strong>George Zeller once again hosted the shortwave pirate radio forum, covering the year in pirate radio, and announcing inductees into the PIrate Radio Hall of Fame.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time Travel, Teleportation, and Spectrum Hoarding for the Contemporary DXer.<\/strong> My good friend Mark Fahey and I co-hosted this forum. In this forum we discussed our obsession with collecting and sharing spectrum recordings, highlighting the added context spectrum playback provides that traditional broadcast recordings cannot. We brought along several terabytes of spectrum recordings from my home in North Carolina and from Mark\u2019s home near Sydney, Australia, to share with this forum\u2019s attendees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coast to Coast: Geographically Enhanced Mediumwave Reception. <\/strong>Bill Whitacre shared what he has learned from mediumwave DXpeditions to Grayland, WA, and Lubec, ME, over the past 5 years. Bill focused on the advantages of carefully-selected geographic locations for the best DX opportunities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultralight Mediumwave DXing.<\/strong> Gary Donnelly hosted a forum which touted the virtues of the most simple radios and receivers and the immense fun that can be had from them. Gary discussed some amazing reception records obtained with these pocket-sized \u201cultralight\u201d (and ultra cheap!) receivers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crisis Radio<\/strong>. Michael Pool (a.k.a., \u201cThe Radio Professor\u201d) focused on radio as it sounds locally during crises. He shared recordings and airchecks he had captured during natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and moments of civil unrest. Through these recordings, and with the advantage of some emotional distance, attendees could form their own opinions as to how the media handled each event.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Radio and Today\u2019s Teenagers<\/strong>. Anthony Messina (age 18) focused his forum on the way teens view radio today, taking into account the medium\u2019s ongoing evolution. Anthony also discussed how he got interested in shortwave radio and DX\u2019ing in the age of internet and smartphones\u2013\u2013a remarkably fascinating (and familiar) journey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kickin\u2019 It Old School: A Return to Regenerative Receivers.<\/strong> In this forum, Skip Arey proposed that a radio design, at the very roots of RF Technology, is experiencing a resurgence: regenerative receivers. He discussed the classic regen circuit and how to use it to bring a new dimension to shortwave listening.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The View from Europe<\/strong>. Finn DXer Risto Vahakainu, who travels to the Winter SWL Fest with a contingent of Finnish DXers, reported on the state of the radio hobby in Europe and specifically in Finland. He focused upon the impact of SDRs and also described remote DX sites one can rent for one\u2019s own DXpedition in northern Finland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cUFOs, Gliders and Planes, Oh My!\u201d<\/strong> Tom Swisher\u2013\u2013noted member of the SWL Fest so-called \u201cscanner scum\u201d\u2013\u2013covered the wide array of frequencies that can be monitored with \u201cyour trusty old scanner\u201d after local law enforcement goes digital.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monitoring Dusty War Zones and Tropical Paradises: On Being a Broadcast Anthropologist.<\/strong> Mark Fahey\u2013\u2013who travelled from Australia to attend the Winter SWL Fest for the second year in a row\u2013\u2013presented a tour of his monitoring station (i.e., his house). We saw how Mark combines several satellite, internet, and SDR feeds from across the globe to create a custom video and audio listening post with feeds. Mark, who is also an avid traveler, shared some of his highly original, out-of-the-box ways of collecting rare radio DX.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Keeping of Time<\/strong>. In this forum, Mark Phillips discussed the importance of accurate time-keeping as our hobby moves toward the digital realm. Mark explained the difference between time sources, why they are different, and why accurate time is so important.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognizing Digital HF Signals: Eyes and Ears.<\/strong> TSM contributor Michael Chace-Ortiz taught that simply with one\u2019s eyes and ears, it\u2019s possible to identify a number of the digital modes and anomalies on our HF bands. Mike gave an interactive audio-visual tour of numerous modem signals, Over-The-Horizon RADARs, ionospheric sounders, ocean sensing systems, and various other digital oddities that can be heard today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short: what a dynamic\u2013\u2013and diverse\u2013\u2013forum line-up!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, for the second year in a row, David Goren\u2019s annual <em><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/shortwaveology\/shortwave-shindig-2015-rebroadcast-03-07-2015\" target=\"_blank\">Shortwave Shindig<\/a><\/em> was broadcast live from the Fest via WRMI. It was great fun receiving live reports from listeners across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure some twenty-eight years ago when the first SWL Fest was held, forum topics all centered around the shortwave radio hobby fairly exclusively. But today, how we define radio has changed, and the shortwave radio is no longer the only way to glean accessible content from across the globe. Most of the SWL Fest attendees and hosts, however, maintain and cultivate the spirit of DXing: finding innumerable paths into an ocean of diverse broadcasting. I was happy to be a part of the shortwave radio-related forums that centered on the use of software-defined radios, no doubt a revolutionary game-changer in our listening hobby, and a technology I actively explore (see my review of the <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/TitanSDR\" target=\"_blank\">TitanSDR<\/a> next month).<\/p>\n<p>While the 2015 line-up was diverse and drew on the expertise of some of the most noted enthusiasts in our field, this experience is actually what I\u2019ve come to expect from the SWL Fest. So many amazing projects, including a Sundance award-winning film (!), have played a part in making the Fest what it is today.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to keep tabs on the Winter SWL Fest and make plans to attend in 2016. Details will be posted on the Winter SWL Fest website: <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\">http:\/\/swling.com\/blog<\/a>. One thing is for sure: if the crazy winter weather conditions this year didn\u2019t stop me from driving several hundred miles through snow and ice to the Fest, nothing is going to stop me next year! Hope to see you there.<\/p>\n<h2>Slideshow<\/h2>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-13137-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/Hotel.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13142&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hotel&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The DoubleTree hotel where the Winter SWL Fest is held.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/Hotel-Wellbrook-Antenna.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13144&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hotel-Wellbrook-Antenna&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;I\\u0026#8217;m sure we were the only hotel in Pennsylvania that day with an externally-mounted Wellbrook HF antenna&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/SiphiweAndNisar.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13140&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SiphiweAndNisar&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Long-time \\u0026#8216;Fest attendee, Nisar Ahmad and his friend, Siphiwe Ndlovu, who was visiting from Zimbabwe&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/MarkFahey-BroadcastAnthropologist.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13141&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;MarkFahey-BroadcastAnthropologist&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mark Fahey hosts his forum, \\u0026#8220;Monitoring Dusty War Zones and Tropical Paradises: On Being a Broadcast Anthropologist\\u0026#8221;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/JaniceLaws-RadioOnTheRoad.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13143&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;JaniceLaws-RadioOnTheRoad&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Janice Laws hosts her forum, \\u0026#8220;Radio on the Road 3\\u0026#8221;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/DonnaRing-Banquet.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13145&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DonnaRing-Banquet&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Devoted \\u0026#8216;Fest attendee, Donna Ring, reads Edgar Allan Poe\\u0026#8217;s The Raven during the Saturday night banquet&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/IMG_8207.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13146&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_8207&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Risto Vahakainu presents, \\u0026#8220;The View from Europe\\u0026#8221;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/SheldonHarvey-Banquet.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13150&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SheldonHarvey-Banquet&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/swling.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/DavidGoren-ShortwaveShindig.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13149&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DavidGoren-ShortwaveShindig&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Broadcasting a live performance of the Shortwave Shindig at the 2015 Winter SWL Fest.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>(Note: <em>SWLing Post<\/em> email subscribers may not be able to see the embedded slideshow above. Please visit this post online.)<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>A parting note<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_13139\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Martin-Peck-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13139\" class=\"wp-image-13139 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Martin-Peck-2.jpg\" alt=\"Martin-Peck-2\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Martin-Peck-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Martin-Peck-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Peck with the New Westchester Symphony Orchestra (Photo credit: Stephy Kollarackal)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you may imagine, since the SWL Fest has been ongoing for many years, strong bonds have formed among Fest attendees\u2013\u2013indeed, the group has become like an extended family. This year, we learned during the annual Saturday night banquet that we had just lost one of our Fest family, one Martin Peck, following a battle with esophageal cancer. Marty, as we all knew him, was an incredibly kind fellow, well-loved and warmly regarded at the Fest. He was not only an avid SWL, but a talented musician, and a member of the New Westchester Symphony Orchestra. Marty could play some of the most obscure interval signals on demand with practically any wind instrument. He found a welcome home at David Goren\u2019s Shortwave Shindig.<\/p>\n<p><em>Marty, pal, we\u2019re going to miss you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following article originally appeared in the April 2015 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. Every year, I attend two great radio conventions: the Dayton Hamvention and the Winter SWL Fest. 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