Expo Portal Ham Radio Net - 05 FEB 2008 @ 19:00 PST
- Thread starter crawler#976
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Gear
Explorer, Overland Certified OC0020
Thank you Mark,
I am still getting the hang of using my new Tech license. It sure is a pleasure being able to fumble around on this net. I am still shocked thinking about who and where I am talking(Wow, that was Chuck, sounds as good as if we were sitting by the fire). :camping: This really is a positive experience for the Portal. My hats off to you for taking the time to make this happen. :26_7_2:
KI6MUG
I am still getting the hang of using my new Tech license. It sure is a pleasure being able to fumble around on this net. I am still shocked thinking about who and where I am talking(Wow, that was Chuck, sounds as good as if we were sitting by the fire). :camping: This really is a positive experience for the Portal. My hats off to you for taking the time to make this happen. :26_7_2:
KI6MUG
Paul R
Adventurer
I couldn't key into the repeater. I tried keying in but I'm not sure I totally understand how to use a repeater I look forward to getting in on these nets, but I am still struggling to get the hang of it. Thanks Mark for the info on IRLP the information you linked to helped answer a lot of my questions.
Ursidae69
Traveller
My repeater in Santa Fe finally came back online today and I got to participate. :wings:
Sorry my signal was weak early on. I had spoken to the repeater owner 2 weeks ago and he doesn't have a good permanent antenna yet, so here I was driving around snowy backroads of Santa Fe trying to get as close to the guys house as I could. LOL... I finally had good a good signal sitting in a park there at the end. :costumed-smiley-007
That was fun and Mark is awesome at net control. Good job Mark. :26_7_2:
Sorry my signal was weak early on. I had spoken to the repeater owner 2 weeks ago and he doesn't have a good permanent antenna yet, so here I was driving around snowy backroads of Santa Fe trying to get as close to the guys house as I could. LOL... I finally had good a good signal sitting in a park there at the end. :costumed-smiley-007
That was fun and Mark is awesome at net control. Good job Mark. :26_7_2:
Angel?
Adventurer
Mark, thanks for being net control again
Appreciate your taking net control, and I know you are looking for others to step forward.
My appologies to the net for a bit of clumbiness getting out - still sorting this IRLP thing, yet think I will get it down with a few more tries. And sorry for being short; local ARES check-in is at 7:45, meaning I need to sign out of the net at about 7:40.
Thanks all for your sharing of knowledge this eve on the net. I look forward to your posts of what you shared with all this eve.
And, while my photography is basic, my wife's is fantastic. A few of her pics from a few of our trips follow ...
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Cheers,
Cal
Appreciate your taking net control, and I know you are looking for others to step forward.
My appologies to the net for a bit of clumbiness getting out - still sorting this IRLP thing, yet think I will get it down with a few more tries. And sorry for being short; local ARES check-in is at 7:45, meaning I need to sign out of the net at about 7:40.
Thanks all for your sharing of knowledge this eve on the net. I look forward to your posts of what you shared with all this eve.
And, while my photography is basic, my wife's is fantastic. A few of her pics from a few of our trips follow ...
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Cheers,
Cal
taugust
Adventurer
Hello all,
It wasn't too bad getting onto the net through IRLP. I need to work on my location relative to the local repeater, but I can solve that.
As I mentioned in the net, a great book on compostion and creativity is called "Learning to See Creatively" by Bryan Peterson. I have had my copy for about 18 years, but it appears to have been updated recently. It explains about all of the elements of composition and gives examples of OK photos, then shows one or more examples of great photos taken in the same locations, by changing point of view. An easy read.
Attached are a couple night photos taken in Havasupai Canyon, a side canyon of the Grand Canyon and on the Havasupai Indian Reservation. These were all taken at full dark (with a near full moon) with a Nikon D100 digital SLR. ISO setting 200 or 400, maximum aperture (about f4.0) and shutter speed 20 to 30 seconds. They were shot in RAW format which allows you to override virtually all the in camera settings later in Photoshop (or your RAW converter) Think of it as a digital negative and all the control that implies. Exposure was increased, color balance was changed and other parameters were changed for aesthetic reasons. Automatic noise reduction was used in-camera, and they still show some signs of digital noise. For comparison, a daytime shot (looking down at the falls) is also included.
Great net.
Tim
KG6WFV
It wasn't too bad getting onto the net through IRLP. I need to work on my location relative to the local repeater, but I can solve that.
As I mentioned in the net, a great book on compostion and creativity is called "Learning to See Creatively" by Bryan Peterson. I have had my copy for about 18 years, but it appears to have been updated recently. It explains about all of the elements of composition and gives examples of OK photos, then shows one or more examples of great photos taken in the same locations, by changing point of view. An easy read.
Attached are a couple night photos taken in Havasupai Canyon, a side canyon of the Grand Canyon and on the Havasupai Indian Reservation. These were all taken at full dark (with a near full moon) with a Nikon D100 digital SLR. ISO setting 200 or 400, maximum aperture (about f4.0) and shutter speed 20 to 30 seconds. They were shot in RAW format which allows you to override virtually all the in camera settings later in Photoshop (or your RAW converter) Think of it as a digital negative and all the control that implies. Exposure was increased, color balance was changed and other parameters were changed for aesthetic reasons. Automatic noise reduction was used in-camera, and they still show some signs of digital noise. For comparison, a daytime shot (looking down at the falls) is also included.
Great net.
Tim
KG6WFV
crawler#976
Expedition Leader
Wow! There is some serious photography talent in the pic's above!
Thanks to KE5DNP KI6ELZ KI6NRF KG6WFV W6CRH KA6KY AA7EG KI6MUG N7NRE for checking in! I hope I didn't miss any call signs, if I did please add'm to the list.
Mark
Thanks to KE5DNP KI6ELZ KI6NRF KG6WFV W6CRH KA6KY AA7EG KI6MUG N7NRE for checking in! I hope I didn't miss any call signs, if I did please add'm to the list.
Mark
DaveInDenver
Middle Income Semi-Redneck
Sorry I missed the net last night. I have couple of nice radios, both a mobile and a HT. But a lot of good they do me locked in the Tuffy console when the truck is in the body shop. Sheesh, would be impossible to argue if someone said I have my head firmly planted in my posterior. And I wanted to talk on this net, being that I'm one of the last hold outs using manual focus film cameras.
crawler#976
Expedition Leader
DaveInDenver said:
We missed ya Dave!
And, the question was raised about security for your gear - you just proved how good the Tuffy products work!
Cabrito
I come in Peace
Embarrassing moment after the net
So during the net I am on Twin Peaks here in SF enjoying the view during the net. I keep my own log of all the check-ins for practice and I wear my headlamp instead of keeping the dome light on for the hour.
Half way home on my 10min. drive I finally notice that my headlamp was still on while I was driving. DOH! What a dork...
So during the net I am on Twin Peaks here in SF enjoying the view during the net. I keep my own log of all the check-ins for practice and I wear my headlamp instead of keeping the dome light on for the hour.
Half way home on my 10min. drive I finally notice that my headlamp was still on while I was driving. DOH! What a dork...