{"id":2657,"date":"2012-01-28T18:03:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T22:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2012-01-28T18:04:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T22:04:32","slug":"the-winter-swlfest-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/the-winter-swlfest-25th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winter SWL Fest 25th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For those of you readers who often feel you’re alone in your enthusiasm for radio, I highly encourage you to attend the NASWA-sponsored SWL Fest<\/a> in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania this year. The ‘Fest is jam-packed with radio-related information and attended by many radio kindred spirits.\u00a0 From their website :<\/p>\n

The Winter SWL Fest is a conference of radio hobbyists of all stripes, from DC to daylight. Every year scores of hobbyists descend on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania suburbs for a weekend of camaraderie. The Fest is sponsored by NASWA, the North American Shortwave Association, but it covers much more than just shortwave; mediumwave (AM), scanning, satellite TV, and pirate broadcasting are among the other topics that the Fest covers. Whether you\u2019ve been to every Fest (all 25, starting with the first year at the fabled Pink & Purple Room of the Fiesta Motor Inn) or this year\u2019s will be your first, you\u2019re sure to find a welcome from your fellow hobbyists.<\/p>\n

For 2012, its 25th Anniversary, the Winter SWL Fest will have three days of sessions where you can learn about the latest developments in the radio listening hobbies, but there\u2019s so much more going on. There\u2019s a silent auction that takes place, where you\u2019re bound to find something of interest. There\u2019s the Hospitality Suite, where attendees partake of tuning oil and other treats and engage in spirited conversations. There is the closing Banquet, with after-dinner remarks by a luminary from the field, often one of the many broadcasters who attend the Fest, followed by the raffle, where you could win one or more of the dozens of prizes, ranging from pens from stations up to top-notch communications receivers. And of course, the infamous midnight ride of Pancho Villa that closes things out every year.<\/p>\n

Your hosts, Richard Cuff and John Figliozzi, work throughout the year to ensure that attendees have a great time over the weekend, and by all accounts, they succeed stunningly. How else could this event have lasted for 25 years (!) and draw people from around the world to southeastern Pennsylvania? Won\u2019t you join us?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sure, I will!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re interested in attending the SWL Fest, too, go to the official website<\/a> and register!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For those of you readers who often feel you’re alone in your enthusiasm for radio, I highly encourage you to attend the NASWA-sponsored SWL Fest in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania this year. The ‘Fest is jam-packed with radio-related information and attended by many radio kindred spirits.\u00a0 From their website : The Winter SWL Fest is a […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[81,5],"tags":[818,34,819,232,817],"class_list":["post-2657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-swlers","tag-plymouth-meeting-pa","tag-shortwave","tag-swl","tag-swl-fest","tag-winter-swlfest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-GR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23598,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/march-2-4-2017-join-us-for-the-30th-naswa-winter-swl-fest\/","url_meta":{"origin":2657,"position":0},"title":"March 2-4, 2017: Join us for the 30th (!!!) 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