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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2020 33 Bereavement Group If you have suffered a loss, please come join us. All of us have lost someone close, and we get together to talk, listen, cry, and laugh and to help each other heal. We meet on Tuesdays at 4 pm in the RCN Conference Room. You may just show up, or you may email to lauriemlarson425@ gmail.com or call (951) 922-0934. All contact is confidential. ~ Laurie Zeldin The April Cars and Coffee gathering was canceled due to COVID-19. We will resume our gatherings once we receive official word to resume our normal daily activities. I cannot stress enough that we should follow the directions given to us by our state and local authorities (stay home whenever possible, practice safe distance, avoid any group gatherings). If you have to leave your home, please wear a face mask and gloves. FYI, Activities Director Cindy Graves, Rick Morales, Terry Humble, and I have started planning a Car and Motorcycle parade for May 16. However, if we feel that the time is not appropriate due to COVID-19 restrictions, we will reschedule. To fill the void of not meeting for our Cars & Coffee gathering, I'm sharing a few pictures of Past Cars & Coffee gatherings. For more information please contact Rick Morales (951) 797-3732 or Frank Morales (951) 203-4578. Please be safe and stay healthy. ~ Frank Morales CARS & COFFEE One of the paths that many of us have taken to becoming licensed amateur radio operators is the hobby of shortwave radio listening (SWL). Shortwave radio receivers were much less expensive to buy than the equipment required for a complete ham radio operation. In some cases a shortwave radio could later be used as one piece of the equipment for a ham to use in establishing a first station. In the era before Internet, SWL was a popular hobby. Listeners could string up simple long-wire antennas that would allow them to hear amateur radio operators as well as a wide array of broadcast stations from all over the world. Devoted listeners could write to station managers with details of a particular broadcast to which management would respond by sending a colorful or unique postcard of confirmation. Shortwave stations are still out there and plenty of receivers exist for you to enjoy the hobby. Our monthly meetings are of course canceled until further notice but if you have an interest in ham radio, electronics or communications in general, you can drop us an email and we'd be glad to converse! ~ Pete Hersey, pandvhersey@verizon.net RADIO CLUB Vintage Hallicrafters S-120 Shortwave Receiver Just in case: Check with your club contact to confirm meeting place, date, and time.