[Milsurplus] Imagine a world without hamfests

[Bill Buoy]

Somebody's starting to stream live video - Tom has done this at the last two or three Dayton shows also...

Note:
Requires Java for the chat function, Windows Media Player 11 for the live webcam...

73,
BILL
n5bia

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom M [mailto:wa5kub.video at gmail.com]
Subject: Hamfest live broadcast this weekend
Hamfest this weekend live broadcast on the internet! 
 
Live web broadcast of the Huntsville Hamfest from Huntsville, AL
 
Live broadcast starts Friday Aug 13 at 0800 CDT or 1300 UTC as we drive the 200 
miles to Huntsville, AL.
  
Just
as we did on our Dayton hamvention event, we will be giving prizes to
lucky viewer this year. See details on the website at http://wa5kub.com  
  
We will be broadcasting live video and audio of the 2009 Huntsville, AL hamfest 
this year via the internet.  The live broadcast begins on Friday morning, Aug 14 at 
0800 CDT (1300 UTC) as we depart Memphis, TN and drive to Huntsville.  Just as we 
have done before, we will be broadcasting our drive live from the car. Then we will 
broadcast the hamfest all day Saturday Aug 15 and Sunday Aug 16.  We expect hams to 
be taking part in the Huntsville hamfest from all over the world. We have had 
viewers in over 150 countries.   Hams will be able to join in with a real time chat 
room while they are watching the video. Viewers will also be randomly selected 
throughout the event for some nice prizes. An APRS map at the bottom of the web pages 
 
shows you our position. Watch as the helmet cam takes 
you on a virtual tour of all the tables and booths there.     If you can not be 
there in person go to http://wa5kub.com or http://w5kub.com   and join in all the fun.
 
Please help pass this information on to all hams and clubs. 
 
Thanks, 
 
Tom Medlin,  W5KUB
 
http://wa5kub.com  or  http://w5kub.com   prize info at http://tmedlin.com/huntsville2009prizes.html 

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Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:58:03 -0400
From: Peter Gottlieb <nerd at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Imagine a world without hamfests
To: Michael Tauson <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net,
    boatanchors at lists.tempe.gov
Message-ID: <4A85514B.2090802 at verizon.net>
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I dunno, I've picked up stuff at hamfests for others many times.  
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Once live streaming video is trivial and common maybe 
remote hamfesting can become a reality.

Peter
 
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