ARLA/CLUSTER: Visite no fim de semana a Dayton Hamvention com a web camera de W5KUB

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

W5KUB Streaming Video

Have you ever wanted to go to a Ham radio event such as Hamvention but
were not able to go for a number of reasons?

Now, with just a computer and internet connection you can virtually
attend these events.


W5KUB.com has been webcasting hamfests for over 11 years.
The webcast has viewers in over 150 countries, and pulls an audience
of approximately 50,000 viewers during the Dayton Hamvention.

Every year that W5KUB.COM has been webcasting they have been making
improvements to the equipment and the technology. Today you can watch
near HD quality video of these events in full screen on your computer.

There are several different aspects which make the webcast enjoyable.

First the webcast page has a chat room where hams around the world can
log in and chat directly with the W5KUB.COM group at the event.
In addition to being able to ask real time questions and receive
answers from vendors such as MFJ, ICOM, Yaesu and more, online viewers
are able to chat with other hams, some located on the opposite side of
the world.

Secondly, and this is the fun part, W5KUB.COM gives out prizes to
online viewers. There is no cost to anyone! Viewers just have to be
logged in to the chat room and winners are randomly picked from the
list of logged in viewers. The winner must claim the prize within the
allotted timeframe (usually 2-3 minutes) to win it. Prizes vary from
magazine subscriptions to high end equipment such as D-STAR radios,
watt meters, HTs, dual band radios, antenna tuners, microphones, and
more. In the last two years, over $26,000 in prizes have been awarded
to viewers. Many hamfest don’t award this much!

And thirdly, viewers get to virtually make the trip and ride along
during the drive to and from the hamfest. The webcast usually starts
one or two days before the ham event. Viewers are 'virtually' in the
passenger seat and experience the entire drive, even getting pulled
over by the police for speeding! Viewers also get to see the scenery
while APRS on the W5KUB.COM page identifies their exact location and
driving speed on the map.

W5KUB.COM plans to expand the next Hamvention show with new and
special guests, in addition to regular interviews with manufacturers.
To assure the best quality video, a dedicated Ka band satellite uplink
will be installed for our internet connection.

The 2014 Dayton Hamvention schedule:

Wed. May 14 th 1300 UTC - go live beginning with the drive from
Memphis, Tennessee to Dayton, Ohio -550 Miles and 10 hours of driving

Thurs May 15 th 1400 UTC - Webcast booth setup at Hamvention

Friday May 16 th 1300 UTC -Hamvention webcast begins

Saturday May 17 th 1300 UTC - Second day of Hamvention webcast

Sunday May 18 th 1300 UTC - Third day of Hamvention webcast

Sunday May 18 th approximately 1800 UTC - begin the webcast of the
drive from Dayton, Ohio back to Memphis, Tennessee

W5KUB.COM has a Facebook group for viewers to follow the webcast and
to provide suggestions throughout the year and discuss all aspects of
ham radio. Our Facebook group is
https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ .

To join the webcast go to http://W5KUB.com