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NASWA - North American Shortwave Association
Hello Folks,
I would like to ask, is anyone here a member of NASWA (North American Shortwave Association)? If so, could you please let us non-members know a little something about the association? Apart from the annual SWL Fest held in Pennsylvania, what other activities or efforts does NASWA sponsor or otherwise involve itself with? How is the monthly publication, the NASWA Journal, and what types of features are being presented in the Journal these days? Any ideas as to what membership trends are like within the organization (e.g., is membership robust and growing? or is NASWA steadily losing members due to the explosive growth of web-based "virtual" SWL clubs?)? I am asking these questions because some years back, I had sent off for and received a sample copy of the NASWA Journal. It was a nice, 56-page publication, filled with interesting and useful information for the shortwave broadcast listener. Having recently begun active shortwave listening once more, I visited the NASWA website a few days back to see what was new with NASWA and with the intention of possibly taking up membership in the group. The NASWA website was a bit of a disappointment, however. While, admittedly, there have been some changes and updates, overall the website seems not to have changed much since when I last visited in 2001. Since the NASWA website is likely the organization's most visible interface with the wider world of (non-member) SWL enthusiasts, they would do well to provide more periodic updates to the site, perhaps providing various SWL listening tips, schedule updates (the excellent SWL Guide on the NASWA site, sadly, has not been updated since January 2004, it seems), DX news, recent SWL logs, etc (the sort of stuff that keeps so many of us returning repeatedly to such sites as radiointel.com and hard-core-dx.com). Clearly, there are a lot of dedicated SWL enthusiasts within NASWA who have contributed much to the hobby of shortwave listening. So, if anyone here is a member of NASWA, could you please let us know a bit about the club, what it offers that the web-based SWL communities are not able to provide, and, simply put, why us non-members should want to join up? Thanks! jamulc |
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"North America's oldest shortwave broadcast-only radio club. We have been
active in the business of sharing information about shortwave radio since 1961" See http://www.anarc.org/naswa/ "jamulc" wrote in message oups.com... Hello Folks, I would like to ask, is anyone here a member of NASWA (North American Shortwave Association)? If so, could you please let us non-members know a little something about the association? Apart from the annual SWL Fest held in Pennsylvania, what other activities or efforts does NASWA sponsor or otherwise involve itself with? How is the monthly publication, the NASWA Journal, and what types of features are being presented in the Journal these days? Any ideas as to what membership trends are like within the organization (e.g., is membership robust and growing? or is NASWA steadily losing members due to the explosive growth of web-based "virtual" SWL clubs?)? I am asking these questions because some years back, I had sent off for and received a sample copy of the NASWA Journal. It was a nice, 56-page publication, filled with interesting and useful information for the shortwave broadcast listener. Having recently begun active shortwave listening once more, I visited the NASWA website a few days back to see what was new with NASWA and with the intention of possibly taking up membership in the group. The NASWA website was a bit of a disappointment, however. While, admittedly, there have been some changes and updates, overall the website seems not to have changed much since when I last visited in 2001. Since the NASWA website is likely the organization's most visible interface with the wider world of (non-member) SWL enthusiasts, they would do well to provide more periodic updates to the site, perhaps providing various SWL listening tips, schedule updates (the excellent SWL Guide on the NASWA site, sadly, has not been updated since January 2004, it seems), DX news, recent SWL logs, etc (the sort of stuff that keeps so many of us returning repeatedly to such sites as radiointel.com and hard-core-dx.com). Clearly, there are a lot of dedicated SWL enthusiasts within NASWA who have contributed much to the hobby of shortwave listening. So, if anyone here is a member of NASWA, could you please let us know a bit about the club, what it offers that the web-based SWL communities are not able to provide, and, simply put, why us non-members should want to join up? Thanks! jamulc |
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I've been a member of NASWA since 1981, with a few lapses due to
college, moving, etc. The NASWA Journal (formerly FRENDX) is even of a higher quality today. The page count is still around 60 pgs/month, more in the winter due to more DX, perhaps a bit less in the summer due to noisy conditions. There are always very high quality articles of a technical and/or historical SW nature. I'm not sure what the membership is, but it is probably down from the peak since the number of SWL's has decreased over the years. Don't let the web site fool you, though -- NASWA is very much alive and kicking. The web site is a volunteer effort of one very generous DXer, so that may explain why it hasn't been updated lately. In addition to the monthly Journal, NASWA members can subscribe to the free email "flashsheet" which comes out weekly. This is the most up-to-date bulletin with DX tips only days or sometimes hours old. NASWA through the Journal provides in-depth information that you are unlikely to find on the 'net without some searching, and even then you may never find it. This is supplemented by the flashsheet described earlier. As a member you can also apply for NASWA award certificates suitable for framing based on your DXing achievements (# countries verified in Africa, etc.) for a very small fee, typically only a few bucks. U.S. membership is only $26/yr as I recall. For a list of other SWL-related links, check out http://www.bluegrassdavinci.com/ Links section. I try to keep it updated. |
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JerryJ wrote: I've been a member of NASWA since 1981, with a few lapses due to college, moving, etc. The NASWA Journal (formerly FRENDX) is even of a higher quality today. The page count is still around 60 pgs/month, more in the winter due to more DX, perhaps a bit less in the summer due to noisy conditions. There are always very high quality articles of a technical and/or historical SW nature. I'm not sure what the membership is, but it is probably down from the peak since the number of SWL's has decreased over the years. Don't let the web site fool you, though -- NASWA is very much alive and kicking. The web site is a volunteer effort of one very generous DXer, so that may explain why it hasn't been updated lately. In addition to the monthly Journal, NASWA members can subscribe to the free email "flashsheet" which comes out weekly. This is the most up-to-date bulletin with DX tips only days or sometimes hours old. NASWA through the Journal provides in-depth information that you are unlikely to find on the 'net without some searching, and even then you may never find it. This is supplemented by the flashsheet described earlier. As a member you can also apply for NASWA award certificates suitable for framing based on your DXing achievements (# countries verified in Africa, etc.) for a very small fee, typically only a few bucks. U.S. membership is only $26/yr as I recall. For a list of other SWL-related links, check out http://www.bluegrassdavinci.com/ Links section. I try to keep it updated. I've been a continuous member since 1982, and it's a nice publication. Hopefully the website will be updated on a more regular basis. dxAce Michigan USA http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm |
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"dxAce" wrote in message ... I've been a continuous member since 1982, and it's a nice publication. Hopefully the website will be updated on a more regular basis. Yeah. I'm new to SWLing and had heard others mention NASWA. My first impression of them was their website which starts out with a request for "urgent" action by May 3, 2004 (last year)! |
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dxAce wrote:
I've been a continuous member since 1982, and it's a nice publication. Hopefully the website will be updated on a more regular basis. Hey, Ace..they're talking about NASWA, **NOT** NAMBLA. Normal people think it's a perverted organization. You should be ashamed of yourself. mike |
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m II wrote: dxAce wrote: I've been a continuous member since 1982, and it's a nice publication. Hopefully the website will be updated on a more regular basis. Hey, Ace..they're talking about NASWA, **NOT** NAMBLA. Normal people think it's a perverted organization. You should be ashamed of yourself. Why? I'm not from CanaDuh. dxAce Michigan USA |
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JerryJ wrote: I've been a member of NASWA since 1981, with a few lapses due to college, moving, etc. The NASWA Journal (formerly FRENDX) is even of a higher quality today. The page count is still around 60 pgs/month, more in the winter due to more DX, perhaps a bit less in the summer due to noisy conditions. There are always very high quality articles of a technical and/or historical SW nature. I'm not sure what the membership is, but it is probably down from the peak since the number of SWL's has decreased over the years. Don't let the web site fool you, though -- NASWA is very much alive and kicking. The web site is a volunteer effort of one very generous DXer, so that may explain why it hasn't been updated lately. In addition to the monthly Journal, NASWA members can subscribe to the free email "flashsheet" which comes out weekly. This is the most up-to-date bulletin with DX tips only days or sometimes hours old. NASWA through the Journal provides in-depth information that you are unlikely to find on the 'net without some searching, and even then you may never find it. This is supplemented by the flashsheet described earlier. As a member you can also apply for NASWA award certificates suitable for framing based on your DXing achievements (# countries verified in Africa, etc.) for a very small fee, typically only a few bucks. U.S. membership is only $26/yr as I recall. According to the latest Journal (May) membership rates will be going up $3.00 per year, however renewals will be accepted until June 1 at the old rate of $26.00. Reason for increase is that printing costs are going up. dxAce Michigan USA |
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Been a member for almost 30 years. Still going strong. 800 + members
so the group is still active and always looking for new members Bob Montgomery |
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I'm glad this question was asked. I've been away from SWLing for a
while due to a move and had to sell my radios. I just bought an old GE World Monitor to get back into listening until I have my new house built and set up a good antenna, and this post reminds me that I should rejoin NASWA again and keep supporting the hobby. I always did enjoy coming home from work and finding the Journal in the mail. There are always good technical articles in it, plus looking through the Log sections and matching up where the DXer is located and what equipment he or she used gave me a clue as to what was possible for me to hear. |
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