{"id":7246,"date":"2013-09-10T09:50:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T13:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2013-09-10T09:50:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T13:50:31","slug":"looking-back-at-the-the-26th-annual-swl-winterfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/looking-back-at-the-the-26th-annual-swl-winterfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back at the The 26th Annual SWL Winterfest"},"content":{"rendered":"

I originally wrote this article for the July 2013 issue of Monitoring Times Magazine<\/a>. I hope you enjoy:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"From<\/a>

Left to right: my good friends Sheldon Harvey (of The International Radio Report), Tina Shields and Dan Srebnick<\/p><\/div>\n

Every year, I look forward to the only event I know that brings together both my avid interest in radio and my loyal radio-listening friends: the Winter SWL Fest<\/a>. This is the one place where, among the 100-plus attendees, you can talk freely about all aspects of the shortwave hobby without any need of explanation as to why you find radio so fascinating. As a result, over the course of the five years I\u2019ve attended the \u2018Fest, it has begun to feel less like a technical hobbyists convention and more like a (most enjoyable) family reunion.<\/p>\n

\"Larry<\/a>

Larry Will of Area 51 presents an audio and video history of WBCQ<\/p><\/div>\n

This year, and for the third year in a row, the Winterfest was held at the DoubleTree Inn and Suites in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. The venue is spacious and comfortable, and all presentations are held within its generous environs.<\/p>\n

Moreover, we enjoyed presentations on a number of interesting and unique topics that were, by no means, limited just to shortwave radio. A few topics catered to individuals who simply enjoy DXing in any forms. Here\u2019s a sampling:<\/p>\n