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Interesting, I am a former member of the AAAP in the Pittsburgh Pa area.
(Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh). I should write to some of my friends that are currently members, and maybe make arrangements to get some obscure area of the grounds and set up a shortwave table on a scheduled public observing night. http://trfn.clpgh.org/aaap/ Check out the 11" Refractor, circa early 1900s. http://trfn.clpgh.org/aaap/images/brashear.jpg Obviously, my usual fare of evening listening will need to be modified, lest I scare anyone away, or be arrested as a rightwing extremist. I'd need to do some research to see what's on that might have a broader appeal to a general audience, enough to interest them in shortwave. August 1st and 2nd and the 16th would be the days available for my endeavors, a Friday, Saturday and Saturday respectively. Thanks for the suggestion, I hope I can work something out with the club. Does anyone have any suggestions for appealing shows on the dates enumerated, BBC, Marions's Attic, etc. Regards. In article , "Mark S. Holden" wrote: Two years ago Radio Netherlands had an interesting program on the practical problems of sending a manned space flight to Mars. Many astronomical societies will be having public observing sessions for Mars - mostly around the end of August and beginning of September. The one I'm a member of in Stratford CT will probably have one on 8/29 and again around 9/5. John Dobson (inventor of the "Dobsonian" telescope mount) will be a guest speaker at one or both of the events. I routinely run into other people who are interested in shortwave at astronomical gatherings. The year I brought the 6790 and the Standard to Stellafane, I had almost as many people stop by to check out the radios as my scope. Regards, Mark Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society Home Page: www.bmas.org Never say never. Nothing is absolute. |
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