[NLRS] NLRS Saturday morning breakfast via Zoom

[Rob Jahnke]

Well said Lloyd.
The Personal (FREE) Zoom account will let you host up to 100 participants.
The time limit is 40 minutes. So ANYONE .... even without a business
account ....can be the host. But you can host unlimited ZOOM meetings so
the 40 min limit is easy to work around. When you host a meeting you are
given a meeting ID (A number like a telephone number) and you set the
password. In the case of NLRS the letters nlrs would be a good password.
When the meeting times out, you just end the meeting and rehost by joining
the meeting using the SAME meeting ID. Others can login to the SAME
meeting ID and you are good for another 40 minutes. AND the same meeting ID
and password can be used over and over again. So next week (next month)
everyone can join the same meeting ID and you just continue on in 40 minute
increments 😀 Of course, if someone with a business account is the host,
you don't need to deal with the 40 minute limit.
Rob K0XL

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 6:23 AM Lloyd - N9LB <lloydberg at tds.net> wrote:

> ZOOM meetings are wonderful.  Our local Madison DX Club, local Four Lakes
> ARC, and the Badger Contesters are all using ZOOM for meetings.  Also,
> Elementary, Middle, High Schools as well as Higher Education use ZOOM.
>
> ZOOM is interactive and easy to setup and use.  ZOOM is much much better
> than the awful Skype or WebEx or Go-To-Meeting technologies that you may
> have suffered thru at work.  If you haven't used ZOOM yet, you can expect a
> pleasant surprise
>
> ZOOM is free for users, but you do need a paid account to host a ZOOM
> meeting.  Most Amateur Radio clubs are simply using a member's business
> ZOOM account for facilitating club meetings.
>
> BTW, there is also a "Personal" ZOOM account that allows you to create and
> conduct short family meetings, but it has limited attendance and times out
> after 30 or 40 minutes.
>
> 73
>
> Lloyd - N9LB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Jon Platt via NLRS
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 3:14 PM
> To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [NLRS] NLRS Saturday morning breakfast via Zoom
>
> Hello NLRS land
> There has been growing interest to purse a Saturday morning NLRS Zoom
> meeting.  The suggestion is that we follow the same dates and times as we
> have already set for our pre-COVID breakfast gatherings.  For those dates
> and time (8:30am) see http://www.nlrs.org/home/nlrs-breakfast
> In order to do this we are seeking a Zoom host, or perhaps several hosts
> who can rotate hosting, to facilitate this.  The host(s) must have a Zoom
> account, be willing to set up the Zoom meeting, and act as the meeting
> host.  Meeting time would be informal, no set program, and can be used for
> such things as show-and-tell, virtual tours of their shack, or any other
> topic that the group may want to discuss.  Its informal.
> As I myself do not have a Zoom account, I will not be hosting, but I can
> facilitate this idea with help from others.  I would be joining any such
> meeting(s) if we can find a host or two to support this. If you have Zoom
> capability, if you are willing to host, please look at our breakfast
> calendar and pick a date or two that you would be willing to host and drop
> me a email to that affect.
> 73, JonW0ZQ
>
>
>
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