NASWA Journal Columns · 1997 · August

NASWA Awards, August 1997

Howdy and welcome to summer in Virginia! The weather can’t seem to make up its mind if it wants to be hot or cold but thunder storms somewhere on the earth make listening conditions remind me that it is indeed summer. The awards business has been slow and it has been several months since there has been enough to write about. The summer months are a perfect time to stay in touch with your hobby by organizing your QSL albums (besides, that can be done in the air conditioned house). Be sure to check your cards against the NASWA awards booklet and see if you qualify for an award or two that might have slipped through a crack somewhere.

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Easy Listening, August 1997

Some people say the shortwave bands are dead during the summer months. The next few pages should belie that statement!

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Shortwave Center, August 1997

This first article comes to us via Wolfgang Bueschel of Germany.

National Association of Broadcasters 1997 Radio Engineering Achievement Award Technology Luncheon

April 9, 1997, 1230 PM, Barron Room, Las Vegas Hilton, George Jacobs, P.E. Acceptance Speech

Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Broadcasters: Being in the broadcast business for 56 years there are a lot of people to whom I am grateful for this award and to whom I owe thanks for helping me realize the achievements for which you honor me today. If I mentioned them all we would probably miss our luncheon speaker, and perhaps lunch as well. But, there are some that I must acknowledge today.

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