All,
Yes there were problems with integration of two platforms. There were problems with the way session hosts could or in some cases could not work with their presenters and presenters recorded sessions. Heck, my presentation never actually aired in it's proper position. It actually got aired in someone else's slot and thus was locked out of running where it should. ( I did see a compliment to my work from someone but I never could figure out where).
My beef is with someone, most likely a ham, who wanted to wreak havoc with the event and initiated a deliberate Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack on the event's database which most likely contributed to some of the problems they experienced early on. You have all experienced this kind of behavior with the "Repeater jammer", the HF broadcaster, or in our satellite case, the person who spends the whole FM satellite pass whistling into their microphone with rig running legal limit to block other's enjoyment. Folks who do such things probably y are not part of this list, but if by chance they are, shame on them.
Yes I got frustrated and disappointed, but I had fun manning a table and talking to folks who did show up at the booth. Directed several to by the AMSAT "Getting Started" book.
Oh and by the way, Michelle did an awesome job in trying her best to keep the satellite track running on Saturday, despite multiple problems. She will not get the credit in the AMSAT community that she deserves in doing what she did.
Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
-----Original Message----- From: Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2021 10:18 AM To: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] QSO Today Virtual HamFest
I cannot believe the whining and complaining I am reading from fellow hams this morning.
We had some technical glitches at the QSO Today! Extravaganza yesterday. The AirMeet software was problematic. Savvy Windows users thought to "right click" and enter those pages in new Windows. But many just complained that it didn't work.
We're HAMS, for gawd's sake. Plan Bs and Plan Cs should be in our blood ...
Complaints of "the sessions were pre-recorded" are ignorant: ALL sessions were pre-recorded by design and submitted by February 1, 2021. Then we went to LIVE Q&A and Tables to further discuss life.
Here's a complaint: "I had to scroll too much to find my Table." Make the tables' icons smaller so more fit on a page, and that same whiner would then write, "The font's too small ... "
Organizer Eric is beating himself up on all this. He shouldn't be. It's not his fault. Conversed with him this morning at 6am - after another all-nighter …
• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "I have heard NO ONE pointing a finger at YOU. We are hams, for gawd’s sake - Plan Bs and Plan Cs should be in our bloodlines ...
"Whatever platform(s) you choose for next year, I would like to assist create a one-page “cheat sheet” of keyboard commands and “tips and tricks” to negotiate. A single page we can each print out and refer to ...
"Attendees are enjoying. Speakers are getting great Q&A sessions. The “tables” are absolutely wonderful.
"I couldn’t find the open bar .... but will search again today. '
Clint Bradford
PS Take me up on that offer with the cheat sheet. 951-533-4984
PPS Let’s have a Zoom session for speakers before next year’s extravaganza - to show us the techniques and intimacies. • - - - - - - - - -- - - - -
This morning, took me 30 seconds to log in and find my nest presentation area.
SO ... If you cannot provide constructive comments and assistance to make the event better, then you really are not behaving like true amateur radio operators. Writing from ignorance and bitching and moaning because of a couple problems OUT of the control of the event organizers is NOT how we operate.
OH - here's one for you: A ham complained the event was "too commercial." Yes, the event was sponsored by HAM RADIO EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS. What an idiotic thing to complain about. Now, then, if Marlboro was a major sponsor, that would be a legitimate topic of conversation.
Clint Bradford K6LCS 951-533-4984
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