[Boatanchors] Re: Boatanchors] W1XAL shortwave station in Boston

[bavarianradio at comcast.net]

Hi All,
   Back to W1XAL for a minute, I spent 5 years working at the Geano (sp?) building at 70 Brookline Ave.  I worked there from 90-95 as  an engineer for NESN. There was a picture taken from an old QST(I think) that showed the Geano building with huge towers on the roof. The picture was taped to the wall when I left in '95. I believe that the photo was taken during the 1920's. The Geano building has essentially  become part of Fenway park. We had an access door that opened into the grandstand.
   I didn't realize that WYFR/WNYW was associated with the station in Boston. I have been to the station in Scituate many years ago when the antennas were still there. I think the buildings are still there. I'll drive by sometime soon and report back.  The buildings were called the Scituate "proving grounds" . Possibly a WWII test facility??  73's Ross

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From: Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com> 

> Number 1 and 3 fit: 
> Seasoned: Adj 1: aged or processed; "seasoned wood" [ant: unseasoned] 2: 
> having been given flavor (as by seasoning) [syn: flavored, flavoured] 3: 
> rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in 
> combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer" 
> [syn: veteran(a)] 
> 
> It's used in the corporate world, i.e. a seasoned employee and in sports: 
> a seasoned player 
> 
> 
> Pete, wa2cwa 
> 
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:40:03 -0500 fkamp at comcast.net writes: 
> 
> > Peter Markavage wrote: 
> > > "seasoned" is a better word than older. 
> > > 
> > 
> > Yes it is but only if you are cooking. 
> > 
> > If you are older and knowledgeable you need to take credit 
> > for it. Of course, not all us are older and knowledgeable, 
> > and some are heavier in the older category than in the 
> > knowledgeable category. The only thing I know for sure is 
> > that the older guys know more. They may not know more about 
> > what your are interested in, but they do have more 
> > experience at everything. Ask them. The answer might not be 
> > directly applicable to your situation, but that is no reason 
> > to tell them. 
> > 
> > Regards, 
> > Frank Kamp 
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