Pirate Radio Report, April 1996
Winterfest Report
The 9th annual Winter SWL Fest was held on March 14-16th in Kulpsville, PA and I’m happy to say that I was among the participants for the first time. What a blast! Besides meeting many folks for the first time, I re-acquainted myself with people such as Dan Henderson and Gerry “birthday boy” Dexter whom I hadn’t seen in over 20 years! George Zeller and Andy Yoder gave a very well attended “Pirate Year In Review” on Friday afternoon which I’ll summarize below. There were over 4 pirates going at the Fest including an All Radio Azteca Station, KULP, WSWL and Radio Free Speech, and of course the VOICE OF PANCHO VILLA celebrated Gerry Dexter’s birthday at midnight Saturday on both 6955/7415 kHz.
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Easy Listening, April 1996
It Was Fun While It Lasted
It was a treat, once again, to meet many friends and supporters of Easy Listening at the Winter SWL Festival earlier this month. Once again, a good time was had by all, as we had two days to sit around and “talk radio”. John Figliozzi and I enjoyed presenting our Easy Listening forum; even though much hay has been made over the role of the Internet in potentially replacing shortwave as a means for international broadcasters to reach their audiences, we believe Shortwave Radio still remains an effective means for international broadcasters to get their message out. Make sure your calendars are marked for the Tenth Anniversary (!) Winter SWL Festival, March 13th-15th, 1997!
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Technical Topics, April 1996
The NASWA Wind-up Radio Modification Kit
By now you probably are aware that the World Radio and TV Handbook (WRTH) for 1996 has awarded its 1995/1996 “Most Innovative Receiver Manufacturer” Award to Baygen Power Company (Pty) Ltd of South Africa. They received this award for the design of the Baygen “Freeplay” wind-up radio. The radio is designed for sale in the economically disadvantaged areas of the world where radio batteries can consume a significant percentage of the typical family’s income.
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