[Scan-DC] New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington
Joel Kahn
jrkahn at att.net
Fri Nov 25 17:58:09 EST 2011
Too soon for my schedule. Already have plans from 1-3, then I am going home
to see the Redskins lose again.
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[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Kitchener
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 4:24 PM
To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington
I've been thinking about this all day... Wanna try for Sunday, around noon
or 1:00?
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> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:18:09 -0500
> From: tom at clouse.com
> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington
>
> I was thinking recently that it has been a while since the last one . . .
>
> This sounds like a perfect location for a meet.
>
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Andrew Clegg <w4jecom at w4je.com> wrote:
>
> > Sounds like a good idea. Once every four years...last gathering was Nov
07.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 25, 2011, at 10:39, Doug Kitchener <oldsdoug at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Cool! We should set up a Scan-DC Get-Together there sometime... maybe
> > next spring?!
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > >> From: w4jecom at w4je.com
> > >> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> > >> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:08:03 -0500
> > >> Subject: [Scan-DC] New place for rail & air scanning in Arlington
> > >>
> > >> Arlington County just opened a new park that is very conducive to
rail
> > & air
> > >> scanning. Long Bridge park is at the very northern tip of Crystal
City,
> > and
> > >> has a long elevated walkway that is just a few feet off the rail
lines
> > that
> > >> head into the city. The park also looks directly down the barrel of
DCA
> > >> runway 15. It is across Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary from the GW
> > Parkway
> > >> and the other good place for air scanning (Gravelly Point park).
> > >>
> > >> You can actually get to Long Bridge very easily off of 395 -- you
don't
> > need
> > >> to go into Crystal City to get there (heading northbound, take the GW
> > >> parkway exit toward National, but on the exit ramp, watch carefully
for
> > a
> > >> right hand turn before you get to the parkway). You can also get
right
> > back
> > >> on 395 (either north of south) from the park. I went there yesterday
and
> > >> it's very nice. A good place for a bike, due to the length of the
> > walkway.
> > >> There are several brand new soccer fields there too. There is a large
> > >> metered parking lot -- looks like you have to pay during business
> > hours. I'm
> > >> going to head back there with my handheld this weekend.
> > >>
> > >> More info here:
> > >>
> > >>
> >
http://www.arlnow.com/2011/11/03/the-new-long-bridge-park-is-a-sight-to-beho
ld/
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Andy
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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