+1 on the light pollution.
As to the Expo:
I really enjoyed the presentations. Being virtual there was no
reason to overlap them in the way they did. Don't try and emulate a real
hamfest. I would have to cut one short to join another over lapping
presentation. A few of the presenters needed to work out the technical
details of using the SW. One presenter I watched assumed his slides were on
the screen, they were not. He would refer to the slides, but his face was
on the screen.
The navigation was a bit screwy, mostly related to the presenter
schedule. Having to pan the exhibit hall was tedious. Make it navigate
more like a real website and not a video game.
Loved the Elecraft presentations. Bothe the K4 and the KX2 walk
though. Makes my mouth water for a K4.
The method for giving away the prizes was totally stupid. Should
have been a minimum amount of participation and then a random drawing. The
point system encouraged bad behavior. i.e. If I was actually watching
presentations there was no way I could ever get enough points to qualify. I
would have enjoyed being in a drawing, but I spent my time watching
presentations. Why make us choose? The people who game the system add ZERO
value...
len
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> Agreed. Much better than I expected. And I never considered
> attending a hamfest, virtual or otherwise, to be a competitive sport.
Virtual couldn't be competitive for those in my position, satellite
internet. As it was I had to buy an extra few GBs just to watch what was
interesting. If I even wanted to compete the cost would be $100.00 or more.
The upside is noise isn't
much of an issue. :-) My brother, KG5RZT, has an observatory where the
roof
opens and there are two large telescopes with massive cameras. Light
pollution is slowly starting to spoil things a bit (mostly on the horizon)
and I imagine the noise will eventually get here too. You city folks need
to kill some of your lights and
gizmos. ;-)
--
73, William KT5TE
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