[amsat-bb] QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo satellite presentation.

[W3AB/GEO]

Tom,

Thanks for doing this. I'm looking forward to seeing your presentation.

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73 de W3AB/GEO​

On Aug 1, 2020, 15:53, at 15:53, "Tom Schuessler, N5HYP via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I was able to slip under the wire and obtain what turns out to be the
>very
>last presenter slot for the upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo event
>this
>coming weekend, August 8 and 9, https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ .  I
>will
>be doing a "Getting Started with Amateur Radio Satellites presentation
>which
>is scheduled at the conclusion of the second day of the event, starting
>at
>2245Z on Sunday August 9th.  The first half of the hour will be a
>pre-recorded and edited talk I submitted to them for playback at that
>time,
>followed by a live Q and A session for those attending real time.  My
>recorded piece also includes a tour of my portable setup as well as
>part of
>a contact on RS-44.  The event organizers will then archive  that
>presentation and Q and A, along with the others for the weekend for
>on-demand streaming over the next month.  I also get to have a virtual
>"Table" with downloads that can be grabbed and viewed at a later time,
>just
>like a real information table.
>
>I only had about a day to put together the edited 30 minutes and felt
>like I
>had to rush through things and definately know I forgot items and
>concepts
>that I hope to be able to bring up during the Q and A.  I hope though
>that
>it will be enough to grab the interest of the hearers.
>
>The event organizers have come up with a cool way to spur ongoing
>interest
>in participating in as much of the event activities as possible, by
>giving
>points for every activity viewed.  These points act as virtual tickets
>in a
>prize drum and can accumulate for the month following the live Expo. 
>The
>more activities one takes in, the more tickets, and thus, the more
>chances
>to win a cool selection of prizes.
>
>If you know someone who is interested in learning more about our
>fascinating
>niche of the amateur radio hobby, please do send them to the event and
>point
>out the presentation time on August 9, or the post event archives.
>
>I think they are planning on doing this again next March and I do hope
>to
>have an improved video presentation by then.
>
>73 and hope to see you, virtually at least.
>
>Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
>EM12ms
>
>
>
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