Randy WU2S was on the most recent episode of Ham Radio Now and gave a great interview about ham radio networking. Props to Randy for doing a stellar job of representing AREDN and ham networking!
It's here on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBlO4IVv9Ls
It's here on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBlO4IVv9Ls
Thank you so much, Randy! What a superb and thorough discussion on the current status of what it is we're all working on. I would encourage *everyone* here to budget approx 1.5 hours to focus/watch/understand/appreciate this video interview. You will NOT regret the time.
Thanks again,
- Don - AA7AU
Very nice camera! We're working on a shoe-string budget. Are there any less expensive options available that compare OK to these?
TIA,
- Don - AA7AU
For my first PTZ, I bought a cheap Chinese PTZ camera off of eBay and am regretting it. No documentation, and falls out of focus every couple of days.
Several members of our team have bought these Fiscal PTZ cameras. They are solid performers in 12VDC (nominal) environments where we need to set up rapidly using batteries or vehicles. We haven't had any driver issues as we use Blue Iris management software. Also, being able to run both our AREDN nodes and cameras from a 12-15VDC source simplifies operations. We also have standardized ID/password schemes along with node and device names to make our setup more efficient, when new devices need to be configured.
In any case, for $150 and a simple power source, these work great, day or night. Several of us got them for $99 on a sale day.
73,
Gordon Beattie W2TTT
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