[SJRA-Members] Fwd: [Swlfest] Bob Zanotti

[Dennis Dura]

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From: Dave Marthouse <dmarthouse at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 11:38
Subject: [Swlfest] Bob Zanotti
To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <swlfest at hard-core-dx.com>


See the press release below.  You may wish to attend this special event.



Dave Marthouse

dmarthouse at gmail.com



Contact: October 23, 2022

Ed Efchak, Public Information Officer

WX2R at ARRL.NET

802-282-6700

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:*

*Bob Zanott        i HB9ASQ Looks at The State of SWL and International
Broadcasting*

*As The FLARC 2022 **Kawfee Tawk** Speaker Series*

*Continues SATURDAY, November 19, 2022, Via Zoom*


The impact of shortwave and “post-Cold War broadcasting” has been high
profile lately with the war in Ukraine, domestic insurrection in Iran and
Myanmar and proposed cutbacks to the BBC World Service. This month we turn
to a North Jersey native who has made his home and career broadcasting from
Europe and with a ham license as well.


Our special *SATURDAY* edition of *Kawfee Tawk* on November 19th focuses on
a number of subject areas and we are fortunate to have one of the most
knowledgeable speakers on the topic.


Bob Zanotti HB9ASQ is our presenter. Our planned topics include the current
status of shortwave broadcasting with a look on the political situation in
Ukraine and Iran; cutbacks at the BBC; the utilization of medium wave and
FM broadcasting spectrum in Europe vs. North America including DAB
broadcasting as well as personal reminiscences.


The program is on *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19**TH** AT 1000 EDT* and is
available via Zoom here:


*Join Zoom Meeting*

*https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86192556599?pwd=L3BUOWE2TWpaM0hoRDkxOWlIbkRNZz09*
<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86192556599?pwd=L3BUOWE2TWpaM0hoRDkxOWlIbkRNZz09>


*Meeting ID: 861 9255 6599*

*Passcode: radio*


Bob was born in Paterson, NJ in December 1945 and grew up in Hawthorne and
Franklin Lakes. He attended Hawthorne High School, but graduated from
Ramapo in 1964


He studied Communication Arts and Broadcast Journalism at the New York
Institute of Technology in Manhattan and at Loyola College/Concordia
University in Montreal. He also worked in collegiate radio in New York and
commercial talk radio in Montreal.


He spent two years as a freelance broadcaster with the English Service of
Radio Sweden in Stockholm, where he also presented their SWL program,
“Sweden Calling Dxers”.


Bob joined the English Service of Swiss Radio International in 1970 and was
with SRI till early retirement in 2002, two years before SRI closed. Main
activities were as a reporter, presenter, and feature producer. As a
sideline, Bob was teamed up with Bob Thomann HB9GX (SK) to become “The Two
Bobs”, a very popular mailbag shows devoted to the technical side of SWLing
and ham radio.


During his career, he was seconded to several Swiss and United Nations
specialized agencies, and reported on several their field projects,
especially in Africa, Asia and Central America.


He is the co-founder and co-owner of Italy's most successful commercial
shortwave broadcast station, The Italian Radio Relay Service-IRRS, back in
the 1980's and 90's. The station is still in operation, although no longer
transmitting from Milan. Bob is no longer connected with it.


In 2004, he started an Internet website called *www.switzerlandinsound.com*
<http://www.switzerlandinsound.com/> which is the only source of
English-language radio reporting about Switzerland in the classic style. It
is entirely audio-based. There is also a section devoted to The Two Bobs,
featuring surviving material from the old show, as well as new.


Licensed as a Novice as WV2UPQ in 1961. He then became a Technician and
later General with the call WA2UPQ. That license is no longer active. Bob
was licensed as HB9ASQ in 1971 and has been active ever since. Bob's
special interest is audio processing and rag-chewing.


Come with your questions and interest as this topic is one that many have
asked for.

So, save the date – *SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2022, at 1000 AM EDT** -- *for
this important and always timely discussion. For more information, please
visit the club's website at www.FairLawnARC.org or call 201-791-3841.

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For more information, please visit the club's website at
http://www.FairLawnARC.org or call 201-791-3841.



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