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Title: Donations welcome Post by: dave on February 13, 2009, 11:20:59 AM The site is taking a hit in bandwidth today, which will likely cost far more than our average month.
Donations are always welcome, however small. If you enjoy the site, please do contribute. PayPal here: http://www.liveatc.net/donations.php or if you prefer to mail a check (made out to me): Dave Pascoe P.O. Box 86 Leominster, MA 01453 Thanks, Dave Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: bibi on February 13, 2009, 11:43:45 AM i will donate some bucks soon :)
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: KSYR-pjr on February 13, 2009, 01:35:22 PM Looks like the forum today has more than doubled the record of "Most Online EVER," which if I remember correctly was somewhere around 450 previously.
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8518/snag0044nq3.jpg) Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: TBolt on February 13, 2009, 02:28:54 PM Money is tight these days, but I'm gladly sending my $20 in beer money. Two things, though:
1. Just curious...what does it cost to run a site like this? 2. After this event in Buffalo, the Press and others will likely come to LiveATC first after any aviation incident in order to pull recordings from the archives. So, this will happen again. I'd hate to see the archives removed or go pay-as-you-go for members, but perhaps you could charge the Press for each download somehow? Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: dave on February 13, 2009, 02:34:59 PM Money is tight these days, but I'm gladly sending my $20 in beer money. Two things, though: 1. Just curious...what does it cost to run a site like this? 2. After this event in Buffalo, the Press and others will likely come to LiveATC first after any aviation incident in order to pull recordings from the archives. So, this will happen again. I'd hate to see the archives removed or go pay-as-you-go for members, but perhaps you could charge the Press for each download somehow? It costs a fair bit for the total operation. This includes bandwidth, hardware, and lots of hardware to put up some of the bigger Class B area feeds. We try to manage with very few donations and advertising. We get bandwidth donations, which help somewhat. And the press has been coming here for a while, so this is not new. My goal is to not turn it into a "pay" site. But you would be surprised how very few cash donations actually come in. It is a very small number. Dave Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: TBolt on February 13, 2009, 03:03:18 PM Interesting. I wrote out a response and decided to email you, instead. hehe
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: RIVERSMVP09 on February 15, 2009, 01:27:51 AM I just donated $10.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: dave on February 15, 2009, 09:11:56 AM Much appreciated.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Dr Bob on February 15, 2009, 08:59:01 PM Sent mine in too. (hint hint to all others)
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: bcrosby on February 17, 2009, 04:30:57 PM Hi Dave,
I have bandwidth I can donate. I have a few servers co-located at an ISP in Toronto with spare bandwidth. Feel free to get in touch if you'd like me to set up a reflector. Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: bibi on February 18, 2009, 06:32:00 AM as promised, my 10 bucks.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: gdrapp on February 18, 2009, 12:42:23 PM Happy to donate! On its way via PayPal...
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Saabeba on February 20, 2009, 12:28:52 PM Done.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Olivia on February 25, 2009, 05:29:09 AM Donation headed your way on Friday! I listen frequently and have only donated one other time so I'm well overdue.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Jeff Turner on February 26, 2009, 04:27:54 PM $50 sent Dave....
Working on your Denver feed as we speak.... JU Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: bluecrewfan08 on February 26, 2009, 06:01:16 PM Sent
-KLAX Feeder- Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: dave on March 04, 2009, 12:09:33 AM Thanking all for your donations.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Chananya Freedman on March 11, 2009, 06:53:07 PM Donation will be coming soon Dave. I will post once done.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: johnm1019 on March 11, 2009, 07:35:15 PM How much bandwidth does the site use in an average month?
I have a server colo'd in Indianapolis with a fair amount of available bandwidth that could most likely be put to use mirroring. Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Chananya Freedman on March 16, 2009, 06:04:52 PM I thought I'd be able to get a donation in soon but it will be at least another week. How badly are they needed at this time?
Thanks, Chananya Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: dave on March 16, 2009, 09:52:18 PM I thought I'd be able to get a donation in soon but it will be at least another week. How badly are they needed at this time? Thanks, Chananya Chananya- Don't worry about it. Any contributions are appreciated at any time. Don't feel pressured. Dave Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: phil-s on March 17, 2009, 01:22:01 AM G'evenng Dave, others -- I just paypalled $50 and want to pose a challenge to others. Soon as I see posted here (after mine) promises to donate another $50 (totalled across however many people), I'll match it with an additional $50 of my own.
I really value this site, the system that Jason and Dave have set up, the efficiency, patience, and good humor they and the other feed-sponsors bring to it, and the postings from all of you. Even Simcoe was a blast. I mean he could have been a lot worse. And several of you guys did a wonderful job of laughing him off into the distance (so far). Keep it up folks. It's a great site! Phil Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Chananya Freedman on March 17, 2009, 04:29:56 PM Good luck with your challenge! Keep us posted on how it's going.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: phil-s on March 18, 2009, 11:45:44 PM Looks like I jinxed the stream totally so I'm just going to send in the other $50 and hope for the best.
Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: dave on March 20, 2009, 08:18:38 AM Looks like I jinxed the stream totally so I'm just going to send in the other $50 and hope for the best. Phil- Thanks for the generous donation. Dave Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: w8fsm on July 02, 2009, 06:10:03 PM Hay dave I can donate some server space and setup in a few of our datacenters.. Can email me if needed..
Fred Moses - W8FSM fred@moses.bz - KFNT Feed Provider Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Sparkyman2008 on July 09, 2009, 08:04:33 PM Hi Dave,
I just donated $50. Love the site, and the new iPhone app. btw, what happened to KSJC tower? I posted in the general area and no response???? Thanks Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: dave on July 10, 2009, 08:28:27 AM Hi Dave, I just donated $50. Love the site, and the new iPhone app. btw, what happened to KSJC tower? I posted in the general area and no response???? Thanks Thanks much for the donation. I run the SJC feeds - had to get rid of tower due to cable TV interference. Shame because my receivers are practically right next to the field. Hope to find someone local in San Jose to pick up the SJC Tower feed again. Title: Re: Donations welcome Post by: Mickey Hill on September 18, 2009, 06:41:10 PM I run the SJC feeds - had to get rid of tower due to cable TV interference. Shame because my receivers are practically right next to the field. Hope to find someone local in San Jose to pick up the SJC Tower feed again. I'm ten miles from SJC. I could feed the tower if you like. |