So ....... what's going on this weekend?
First off, the Zombie Shuffle is tonight! Can't forget about that!
ARRL EME Contest : https://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php - I know that a local club here in NJ, The Delaware Valley Radio Association plans to be active and has actually been running classes on EME for those who have volunteered to participate in the club's effort.
CQ WorldWide DX Contest, SSB : https://www.cqww.com/rules.htm Perhaps the biggest DX Contest running.
And again, the DVRA will also be running a Special Event Station this weekend:
10/29/2023 | 85th Anniversary of the War of the Worlds Broadcast
Oct 29, 1600Z-2100Z, W0W, Grovers Mill, NJ. Delaware Valley Radio Association. 7.225 14.255 21.300. Certificate & QSL. Delaware Valley Radio Association, P.O. Box 7024, Trenton, NJ 08628. webmaster@w2zq.com or www.w2zq.com
After my Dad passed away, my Mom sold our house and was living in a Senior Housing Residence in West Windsor, NJ. When I would drive down to visit her, I would pass the park in Grover's Mill that commemorates the landing spot of the Martians My Mom was a little girl when Orson Welles made his famous radio broadcast and often commented on how crazily people acted that night. I once asked her if my Grandfather or Grandmother or any of my aunts and uncles got excited, and she just answered "No, we listened from the very beginning and knew it was a radio play show." Ah yes ....... the difference between hearing and listening!
72 de Larry W2LJ
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Glad to know that your Grandparents were paying attention! I remember my Grandmother telling me the same thing when I asked her about many years ago. Of course, she also told me that the Northern Lights was sunlight reflecting off the Arctic glaciers so... :-)
ReplyDeleteBut your point about the difference between "hearing and listening" is duly noted.
73 Jeff KE9V
I know for a fact there is some truth in the picture, enjoyed story about grand parents 73
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