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Antonito Camera Maintainance Plan

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:32 am
by Rick Calkins
Three formerly dead cameras in Chama forbode the same possibility for the Antonito cameras. Anticipating this ocrurence is cause to ask you some questions.

1. Is there a local source for computer and video camera repair and maintenance? If so, what are the costs? Is there more than one firm available?
2. How does the railroad operating company have IT equipment serviced? Is this available to the Friends?
3, Does the ISP for the railroad make available servicing of its equipment?
4. Who handles the computer and IT services for the Chama Valley Consolidated School District?
5. Is that service provided by an employee of the school system? Would that employee be available to assist the Friends IT requirements for pay?
6. How does the State Police office acquire servicing for its computer and communications systems?
7. How does the State Highway office acquire servicing for its computer and communications systems?
8. It is common for churches to stream their services over the internet to parishioners. Does this occur in Chama or the surrounding area?
9. The BrownRice company of Taos assisted with the installation of the original streaming camera system. Can they provide followup assistance?
10. Taos is the nearest community of self-sustaining size. The ski facility has extensive live camera coverage of its slopes. By whom and how are these maintained? The local hotels provide wi-
fi and internet services to guests. How and by whom is this maintained?
11. How did you expect to keep the three cameras operational when they were installed?
12. How successful is the present camera maintenance and replacement program and what are the flaws? How do you plan to overturn them? How can they be avoided in the future?

The answers to these questions shall assist in preparing the Turnkey Camera Proposal you require for Antonito. I imagine you have many of these answers within quick reach. It is also realized that you will need to have the person you have on the ground representing the Friends organization do some inquiries given your heavy schedule. This may take a bit of time. Again, thanks for your spirit of cooperation and shared desire to see the C&TS streaming camera system updated and expanded.

I have been bedridden and housebound for several years, and would much prefer being able to spend time in Chama riding the train, fishing the Brazos, and eating enchiladas at Fosters, while devoting the rest of my efforts to finding answers to these questions. You agree I am sure.

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Re: 8/16/2018 Thursday Antonito Cameras Part Two

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:38 am
by Jason Rose
Rick, the forum is not the place for this discussion.

Funding The Antonito Camera

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:54 am
by Rick Calkins
Subject: Funding the Antonito Camera

Contributions:

The only source of funds for a video camera installation in Antonito is presently locked to contributions. Thus, an immediate consieration is how to increase them.

A. Increased Friend Membership and Forum Membership

l have have often wondered why the new membership report is so low. One possible answer is that becoming a member of the Friends and becoming a member of the Friends Forum requires two distinctly separate applications in place and time. Why? Why? Why?

It is apparent that the number of dues paying Friends do not equal the number of Forum members. Curiously, there is neither a direct link to purchase railrod ride tickets or join The Friends on the homepage of the webcams. Why make it so difficult? Based upon Tim's comments, camera expenses have been funded solely by active Forum members, but growth of the number Friends numbers have been meager.

For the Antonito camera effort to be successful in both viewership and financial support, new Friends members must automatically become members of the fourm.


B. Go Fund Me Account:

Etablishing a GoFundMe campaign. The attraction of a GoFundMe account is that it provides a convenient process for viewers and non-viewers to support purchase and operation of Antonito cameras.

C. Colorado Enterprise Zone Designation.

Re: Antonito Camera Maintainance Plan

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:00 pm
by Jason Rose
Being a member of the Friends and a member of the forum are completely unrelated. You do not need to be a member of the Friends to have an account here. Even if you did, you would still need to self-register.

Re: Antonito Camera Maintainance Plan

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:23 pm
by Rick Calkins
Jason Rose wrote:Being a member of the Friends and a member of the forum are completely unrelated. You do not need to be a member of the Friends to have an account here. Even if you did, you would still need to self-register.


Jason there seems to be some confusion about the Freinds membership requirement to have forum membership. I just made the following ciip online.

See item 3 and download pdf for review.


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Re: Antonito Camera Maintainance Plan

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:25 pm
by Jason Rose
That's my mistake and I'll fix it.

Re: Antonito Camera Maintainance Plan

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:32 pm
by Sharon Evans
Isn't it you do not have to be a Friend to look at the sites but do in order to post.

Re: Antonito Camera Maintainance Plan

Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:34 pm
by Jason Rose
The forum is open for everyone. The Parlour Car and Dispatch areas are for members only.