I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power" presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University Amateur Radio Club in Carbondale, IL.
NO - I didn't use up my wife's frequent flyer miles. We did it via Skype. Audio AND video.
I prepared a .pdf file ahead of time, tailored to the club (I always have a couple club-related trivia questions ... and always have the club's grid square id'd in the program) - and emailed it ahead of time to the tech guy. All slides were numbered, so we could stay in sync. The club used a computer/projector to show the slideshow, and I was able to see and hear the classroom attendees - and they could see and hear me - via Skype.
Skype is almost "full duplex," so I could hear comments and questions ... and I could see when a hand raised up for a question. It really worked out well!
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii" restrictions for our shows! It wasn't as effective as actually going to a site, demo'ing a FM bird, THEN presenting. But it sure got the word out to a club that I couldn't physically get to!
We had a great time!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666
Clint, Thanks for sharing this. That shows some real ingenuity.
Dave, AA4KN Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message----- From: Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:01 To: AMSAT BBamsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois
I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power" presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University Amateur Radio Club in Carbondale, IL.
NO - I didn't use up my wife's frequent flyer miles. We did it via Skype. Audio AND video.
I prepared a .pdf file ahead of time, tailored to the club (I always have a couple club-related trivia questions ... and always have the club's grid square id'd in the program) - and emailed it ahead of time to the tech guy. All slides were numbered, so we could stay in sync. The club used a computer/projector to show the slideshow, and I was able to see and hear the classroom attendees - and they could see and hear me - via Skype.
Skype is almost "full duplex," so I could hear comments and questions ... and I could see when a hand raised up for a question. It really worked out well!
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii" restrictions for our shows! It wasn't as effective as actually going to a site, demo'ing a FM bird, THEN presenting. But it sure got the word out to a club that I couldn't physically get to!
We had a great time!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Hi Clint, thanks very much for your update and the work you are doing to promote satellite work on ham radio!
73, Peter VE7NGP
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:24 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois
I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power" presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University Amateur Radio Club in Carbondale, IL.
NO - I didn't use up my wife's frequent flyer miles. We did it via Skype. Audio AND video.
I prepared a .pdf file ahead of time, tailored to the club (I always have a couple club-related trivia questions ... and always have the club's grid square id'd in the program) - and emailed it ahead of time to the tech guy. All slides were numbered, so we could stay in sync. The club used a computer/projector to show the slideshow, and I was able to see and hear the classroom attendees - and they could see and hear me - via Skype.
Skype is almost "full duplex," so I could hear comments and questions ... and I could see when a hand raised up for a question. It really worked out well!
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii" restrictions for our shows! It wasn't as effective as actually going to a site, demo'ing a FM bird, THEN presenting. But it sure got the word out to a club that I couldn't physically get to!
We had a great time!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Good job on your remote demo, Clint. 73, Dee, NB2F
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:24 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois
I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power" presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University Amateur Radio Club in Carbondale, IL.
NO - I didn't use up my wife's frequent flyer miles. We did it via Skype. Audio AND video.
I prepared a .pdf file ahead of time, tailored to the club (I always have a couple club-related trivia questions ... and always have the club's grid square id'd in the program) - and emailed it ahead of time to the tech guy. All slides were numbered, so we could stay in sync. The club used a computer/projector to show the slideshow, and I was able to see and hear the classroom attendees - and they could see and hear me - via Skype.
Skype is almost "full duplex," so I could hear comments and questions ... and I could see when a hand raised up for a question. It really worked out well!
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii" restrictions for our shows! It wasn't as effective as actually going to a site, demo'ing a FM bird, THEN presenting. But it sure got the word out to a club that I couldn't physically get to!
We had a great time!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Thank you, Dee - I'm doing it again tonight for the Starke County (Indiana) Amateur Radio Club.
No loading up of the car ... no leaving early and driving to avoid afternoon traffic ... no unloading and setting up of a/v system ... no teardown and returning home at about 11pm ...
I can get used to this "remote" presentation mode!
I also used Go To My Meeting for a couple of "How to Program Your Yaesu FT-60R" presentations. No, I am not necessarily getting lazy in my old age ... but just enjoying the technology we all have access to.
Clint
Clint, The only thing you leave behind is personal contact with people. Dee
-----Original Message----- From: Clint Bradford [mailto:clintbradford@mac.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:46 PM To: Dee Cc: Amsat BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois
Thank you, Dee - I'm doing it again tonight for the Starke County (Indiana) Amateur Radio Club.
No loading up of the car ... no leaving early and driving to avoid afternoon traffic ... no unloading and setting up of a/v system ... no teardown and returning home at about 11pm ...
I can get used to this "remote" presentation mode!
I also used Go To My Meeting for a couple of "How to Program Your Yaesu FT-60R" presentations. No, I am not necessarily getting lazy in my old age ... but just enjoying the technology we all have access to.
Clint
Hi Clint!
I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power" presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
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Great job, especially using Skype for a two-way video hookup. You're a bit ahead of me in doing that, but that is something I have thought about with some presentations for groups in Mexico. Skype would work great for that, if I am not able to be there myself.
I had a question about one item you mentioned at the end of your message:
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii" restrictions for our shows!
What is this limit that you speak of? ;-) I, and my truck, have never heard anything about that. For me here in Phoenix, anything I've been to outside the Phoenix metropolitan area has involved a drive of at least 100 miles one-way. One presentation I gave last year was a 250-mile (400km) drive, across a state line and an international boundary (not too far past that boundary, in Mexicali - across from Calexico and El Centro CA). I enjoy doing that, and many times combine the drive to a hamfest with additional travel for some sightseeing and/or radio operating away from home.
I hope it is really not a restriction, but a guideline to help AMSAT's Area Coordinators to not go overboard on their travels to different events. I routinely drive one-way distances of 100 to 200 miles (160-320km) for other events in Arizona, and along with other driving for sightseeing and/or radio operating add many more miles/km to that. I plan to continue doing this, starting with a hamfest on 27 March in Tucson (120 miles/200km southeast of me). If I didn't enjoy this, I would not do it.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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