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David Goren (left) and Richard Cuff (right) during the Shindig live broadcast at the Winter SWL Fest.<\/p><\/div>\n

Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio<\/h2>\n

Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s<\/em> Radio Waves<\/em>, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Winter SWL Fest:\u00a0March 4-5, 2022, Online using the Zoom webinar platform<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n

The Winter SWL Fest is a conference of radio hobbyists of all stripes, from DC to daylight. Historically, every year scores of hobbyists have descended 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 34, 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, even if it\u2019s a \u201cvirtual\u201d welcome!.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the 35th Annual (!!) Winter SWL Fest will again be going virtual courtesy of the Covid-19 pandemic.\u00a0 All activities will be conducted online via the Zoom webinar platform.<\/p>\n

Registration will be $10 per computer screen to defray the Zoom hosting expenses.\u00a0 If you already have a PayPal ID you can simply send $10 from your account to swlfest [at] naswa.net.\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t a PayPal member you may also register online via PayPal\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0 Paper registrations will not be processed for 2022.<\/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 35 years (egad) \u2014 even with a Pandemic \u2014 and draw people from around the world to southeastern Pennsylvania? Won\u2019t you join us?<\/p>\n

Click here to join the 2022 Winter SWL Fest!<\/a><\/p>\n

SDRplay Updates on Hardware Shortages (RTL-SDR Blog)<\/a><\/h2>\n

As we all know many electronic components are currently in shortage, and this global shortage is affecting some SDR manufacturers like SDRplay. Recently on their blog SDRplay\u00a0have provided some updates on their hardware shortage situation<\/a>. They write:<\/p>\n

As we have mentioned before,\u00a0 due to the worldwide shortage of electronic components, we are suffering from production delays at both our manufacturing subcontractor operations here in the UK.\u00a0 This means that many of our resellers have completely run out of RSP1A and RSPdx devices.<\/p>\n

However we are pleased to say that this week, we have\u00a0 been able to build some additional units.\u00a0 This means that by the end of next week (February 25th), our resellers should have more stocks of RSP1A and RSPdx.\u00a0 \u00a0More RSPduos are promised for mid to late March.<\/p>\n

It is highly likely that even after the latest production runs are delivered, some of our resellers will run out again in the weeks ahead.\u00a0 Meanwhile we are working to do all we can to secure more critical components for our manufacturers. This includes tweaks to the designs so that they can accommodate alternative more readily available parts.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to customers who have been left waiting to buy, and to our resellers for your patience as we navigate though this situation.<\/p>\n

A list of our authorised resellers can be found here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.sdrplay.com\/distributors\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[<\/span>Read this full post on the RTL-SDR Blog…<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet the Jersey man using his radio set to make contact with people in Ukraine (Southgate ARC)<\/a><\/h2>\n

A man in Jersey is using amateur radio equipment to make contact with people caught up in the fighting in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Paul Mahrer<\/strong>\u00a0spoke to more than 1,700 Ukrainian radio operators last year, but says all communication has been lost since the country declared martial law.<\/p>\n

Paul says he was talking to people in the country as Russia launched a full-scale invasion yesterday (Thursday 24 February), but now the radio waves have fallen silent.
\nSpeaking on ITV Channel TV, he said: “There were two operators in Ukraine, they were upbeat and positive, there was no mention of the troubles, but one can never tell. They were both in Kyiv.<\/p>\n

“This morning, I briefly had a chat with a guy in Donetsk [in the east of Ukraine] and that conversation was just a hello goodbye conversation. He was trying to speak to as many people as possible.<\/p>\n

“With the two people I was talking to yesterday, there was nothing untoward to indicate they were in trouble but that was yesterday.<\/p>\n

“With the proclamation of martial law in Ukraine, all amateur radio communication has stopped so I have not heard a single thing.<\/p>\n

“There are Russian people operating, there’s no issue there, but there has been no correspondence from Ukraine since midday yesterday.<\/p>\n

“I think the operators appreciated my expressions of concern and best wishes.”<\/p>\n

Watch the ITV report at
\nhttps:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/channel\/2022-02-25\/meet-the-jersey-man-using-his-radio-set-to-make-contact-with-people-in-ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n

Ukraine: Poland’s radio amateurs provide WinLink email links (Southgate ARC)<\/a><\/h2>\n

Members of Poland’s national Amateur Radio society PZK (Polski Zwi?zek Kr\u00f3tkofalowc\u00f3w) are providing WinLink email communications links in the 1.8, 3.5 and 14 MHz bands<\/p>\n

A post on the Polish Amateur Radio Union Facebook page reads:<\/p>\n

Dear HAM operators, in the face of the latest threats in our region and a possibility of an incoming wave of refugees, with over 2 mln already living in Poland, we would like to remind you that we are at your disposal.<\/p>\n

If you are a licensed amateur radio operator, you can send information by e-mail to your relatives in Poland or Emergency Services with via the Winlink system, which works on HF bands, independently of access to the local ICT infrastructure\u00a0https:\/\/winlink.org\/WinlinkExpress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We advise you to download the software, install it and check its operation.
\nPolish WinLink nodes are QRV on 160,80,20m
\nSR5WLK dial frequency 3595,5 kHz USB
\nSR3WLK dial requency 14111 kHz USB
\nSP3IEW dial frequency 1865 kHz USB<\/p>\n

If we receive information about the cut-off of the Internet in the region in danger, we will be QRV daily as SP0MASR @ 18-20 UTC on the frequencies 3770 kHz +\/- QRM, 7110 kHz +\/- QRM. In such a situation, please communicate in Polish or English.<\/p>\n

We are here to serve you.
\nSource: PZK Facebook page
\nClick here<\/a><\/p>\n

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