[Scan-DC] Gathering -- First Try

Sat Oct 20 22:42:08 EDT 2007

OK, sounds good!  I should be able to make it.

Doug - yes, you can only access Gravelly Point from the northbound
side of the GW Parkway.  Coming from Fredericksburg, I take I-395
north to the GW Parkway south (toward the airport).  Then I turn
around in the airport to get to the Parkway northbound.  It's kind of
complicated, but it's the only way I know how to do it.

Dave

On 10/20/07, oldsdoug at hotmail.com <oldsdoug at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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