[K3PZN-List] CCARC Website Work - Suggestions Requested

Sat May 6 19:20:06 EDT 2017

Peter,

Thanks for working on the website!

As a new ham (all of 2 years) one of the most frustrating things I found
about the website was the lack of information or linkage to repeater
information, simplex frequencies used by the club, information about
nets, and linkage between the club and ARES/RACES information.

One of the major reasons I got my ticket was to be able to be of use
during an emergency. Connecting the dots to the above information was
not intuitive. Fortunately, I have been able to attend enough of the
meetings to get to know people and participate in several of the CC
Hospital Drills.  So links and information in this area would be of
great service.  I ran across several great articles written by club
members and it would be wonderful to have easy access to them. We have a
lot of knowledgeable hams in our area.

I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes or offending anyone.  I am
excited to see the website evolve!

John / KC3FDL

On 5/6/2017 6:41 PM, Peter Hiltz wrote:
> All,
>
> Thanks for the suggestions so far.  Let me address the maintenance issue a
> bit since that seems to be a worry.  Yes, it will need updating but once
> built, I envision most of the material to be fairly static.  What will need
> regular updating are pages tied to our local activities:  meeting minutes,
> presentation schedule, and net control roster.  I envision updates every
> two weeks, mostly just meeting notes and a few updates.  This type of site
> is easy to upload to and it is almost a one-step process**.*
>
> Someone suggested a while ago that instead of duplicating things we link to
> them, for example, the ARRL hamfest list.  I hope a lot can be done to
> offload the maintenance in that way.
>
> Note too that this type of site also can include a blog and if you want
> everyone a chance to upload stuff, a blog might be the way to go.  If
> updates are tied to taking meeting minutes, it can actually just be a swap
> of task, trading posting on the reflector for uploading to the site.
>
> So for me, even if I have to maintain it for a while, I'm not worried about
> maintenance.
>
> I'll add another question to the list:  If we include a library page for
> documents of interest, what should be stored there?  Meeting minutes?
> Scripts for running the nets?  ???????
>
> 73,
> Pete
>
> ***I've built and maintained a site using this type of on-line system
> before and it is actually less work than a site where you FTP files.
>
> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Donald Gerkin Jr. <donald.gerkin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for working on the site! Perhaps it will serve to help link us to
>> the silent membership than this list, as well as the community at large.
>>
>> My $0.02 regarding links:
>>
>> -Generically, the downside is maintenance. But if we stay committed to
>> keeping the site a living, breathing thing that may not be an issue. Any
>> it's easy for anyone like me to suggest all of this work when I'm not doing
>> any of it, so I do appreciate the efforts.
>>
>> -Should we caption some of the things the club enjoys doing and provide a
>> quick blurb and links - the Raspberry Pi, for example? We could show some
>> of the projects, discuss the net, perhaps offer some links...
>>
>> -Finally, under the umbrella or RACES and preparedness - we may want to
>> link to ICS 100/200/700/800 and and preparedness sites we think are of
>> value to the club's mission with preparedness.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Don
>> W3DVG
>>
>>> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Peter Hiltz <pmhiltz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> As Mark (W3MSR) and myself (WV3S) continue to work to improve the
>> website,
>>> I'd like to solicit your suggestions for a Useful Links page.  You'll get
>>> other opportunities to provide input, of course, but I'd like to get a
>>> maximally complete version 1.0 before showing it at a general club
>> meeting.
>>>
>>> There are two questions.
>>>
>>> 1. Do we need a Useful Links page serving as a resource with both common
>>> and maybe not so common links of interest?
>>>
>>> 2.  If that is a good idea, what links should be on it?
>>>
>>> Please let me know what you think.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Pete
>>> WV3S
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