As far as my visit to the virtual hamfest, all I know is I miss the good old days already.
John K7FD > On Aug 23, 2020, at 8:00 AM, Ian Kahn, NV4C <nv4c....@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I enjoyed the Virtual Ham Expo, there were some aspects I thought could > be improved. I sent this feedback to Eric Guth via the feedback survey I > received not long after the Expo closed. > > * Like everyone else who has responded so far, I enjoyed Eric's demo > of the K4. I am eagerly awaiting the availability of the K4 kits so > I can order and build mine. I'm even getting my work area prepared > already, for something I know is still probably 6-8 months out. > * I really liked Wayne's presentation on the architecture of the KX3. > It was really neat to have the chief designer of the product show > us, component-by-component, how it was designed. > * The gamification of the door prizes needs to go away. As has been > said here before, and I'm sure to Eric G., ad nauseum - it penalizes > those who actually want to enjoy the presentations and those who > can't spend all 48 hours of the Expo going to the vendors' booths > and the on-line lounge. And, it only encourages bad behavior, as the > Expo organizers quickly discovered. > * Users should be able to enter the presentations a few minutes early. > By only allowing us to enter at the exact moment the forum started, > it was possible to miss part of the presentation due to latency or > other technical issues. > * Since all the initial presentations were prerecorded, they should be > available for viewing any time after the initial presentation is > given. Nobody is good enough to be in multiple places at once, even > virtually. And, some very good presentations overlapped with each other. > * Check the videos for quality well before the Expo begins. I attended > the Carole Perry Youth Forum, because two of the presenters belong > to my radio club. Carole's intro was well worth the time, but she > was so animated in her speaking style that her web cam kept trying > to refocus. I was getting motion sick from it. > * The vendor area should be more than just links to the vendors' web > sites. If that's all you're giving me, aside from the chat, why > should I bother using the vendor area? I can just go to the web > sites myself. > * The vendor area needs to be easier to navigate. The button to exit > each booth to the "hallway" outside the booth was not prominent > enough. I didn't even know it was there until the end of the day > Saturday. I kept ending up back at the "front door" to the vendor arena. > > All this being said, I think it was a good first run for a new concept in > hamfests. The presentations I did attend were informative, even if some of > the videos weren't of the highest quality. This may be a good option to add > to traditional hamfests, when the pandemic clears and we can go back to doing > things in person. I don't see this as a replacement for traditional hamfests, > but it would be nice if I could see one or two forums from Dayton, say, even > if I don't have the money or time to go to Ohio for the fun and games myself. > > 73 de, > > Ian, NV4C > > >> On 8/21/20 7:47 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'd like to write up a summary of the recent [virtual] Ham Expo, especially >> for the benefit of those who weren't able to make it. Perhaps they'll get a >> chance later this year or next March -- both likely, as the Expo was quite a >> success overall. >> >> It was, shall we say, unique...I'd love to hear about your experiences, >> good, bad, or in-between. Ideas for future expos are also welcome, whether >> Elecraft-specific or applicable to the event as a whole. >> >> This feedback will also be invaluable for the team that put on the expo, >> including my good friend Eric Guth, 4Z1UG. (Don't let my acquaintance with >> Eric inhibit your free expression...he's pure teflon.) >> >> Thanks again to all who dropped by our booth. >> >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to nv4c....@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to macymonk...@charter.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
