[Scan-DC] Gathering -- First Try

Sat Oct 20 12:24:16 EDT 2007

Great!  Include me in, and thanks for the Sunday!  I'm... middle-aged, I guess... 6' 210 lbs, will be driving a black 2001 Impala 9C1 with multiple antennas (or antennae, or aerials).  Will probably arrive closer to noon...

807s?  I think I know what they is, but let me see if my guess is correct...

I was just at DCA the other night, but not sure... when headed south on the Pkwy (toward Mount Vernon), is there access to Gravelly Point from the southbound lane?  I think not... gotta go on past it and turn around somewhere, correct?

Also not a good place to play with laser pointers or other laser toys!

Damn, where can I get an inexpensive horn speaker locally?!

Cool!!  See yas there!

Doug

> From: w4jecom at w4je.com
> To: davidschoenberger at gmail.com; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] Gathering -- First Try
> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:59:36 -0400
> CC:
>
> OK, folks, let me throw this out: Sunday, November 18th, 2007, 11:00 AM,
> Gravelly Point Park, BYOS (Bring Your Own Scanners); and BYOF (Bring Your
> Own Food) if you plan to eat. Great place to bring the XYL and harmonics,
> too, if the weather is good. 807's are not allowed; we will have to save
> those for a future gathering.
>
> Let's postpone the gathering if either the temperature is below 40 deg F at
> 10:00 AM (i.e., one hour prior) that morning, or precipitation is falling or
> imminent at 10:00 AM.
>
> I presume everyone has been to Gravelly Point, but if not, it is along the
> right hand side of the northbound GW Parkway, just north of National
> Airport. It is a few hundred feet off the north end of DCA's runway 1.
> Excellent place to listen to the air band, the DME band, the ILS band, and
> the VOR band (earphone or headphones are recommended). Also excellent
> scanning of DC and surrounding systems, and great photography of low-flying
> incoming or outgoing planes (depending on wind direction). Not a great place
> to fly kites or launch model rockets.
>
> You may want to give an indication if you plan to be there, so we know who
> to look out for.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> David Schoenberger
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:22 PM
> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Gathering?
>
>
> Andy,
>
> I'd be really interested in a gathering. Your location is a good
> central place. Mid-to-late November would work for me--were you
> thinking on a weekend?
>
> I have to agree about Gravelly Point. Great place for scanning.
> Excellent location in the middle of it all, free parking, and stuff to
> watch!
>
> Dave
>
> On 10/16/07, Andrew Clegg  wrote:
>> Gang:
>>
>> I live near the Ballston Metro stop in Arlington and would be honored to
>> host an informal gathering of interested scannerists. My apartment
> building
>> has a community room we can use and free parking is available. We can even
>> get rooftop access (22nd floor), if you care to test how intermod- and
>> overload-proof your radio is. As an alternative, we could meet at Gravely
>> Point Park (one of my very favorite scanning sites) just off the end of
> DCA
>> runway 1, but the weather is getting a bit cool, or at least
> unpredictable,
>> to meet outside.
>>
>> On the schedule side, I was thinking mid- to late-November. I am leaving
>> this weekend for the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva and
> will
>> be gone until Nov 17th. I have several radios I could bring to the
> gathering
>> (AR8200MKIII, 396T, 246T, 996T, PRO-96), and hope others could do the
> same?
>>
>> Let me know if you are interested, and we can try to set a firm schedule.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Andy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:scan-dc-bounces+w4jecom=w4je.com at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
>> oldsdoug at hotmail.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:05 PM
>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] Gathering?
>>
>>
>>
>> Whoops, sent too soon... having said that (previous msg re picnic), sure,
>> pizza, beer, scanners sound good!
>>
>>> From: w4jecom at w4je.com
>>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>>> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:30:02 -0400
>>> Subject: [Scan-DC] Gathering?
>>>
>>> Do any of the local participants in this group ever get together in
>> person?
>>> If so, when and where? If not, is anyone interested in beer, pizza, and
>>> scanners (not necessarily in that order)?
>>>
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