[nrv-hams] November Meeting Minutes

[James Hassall]

Tnx Ed, I forgot about that .  Also, good point about generating on-air
interest from non-members.  If the officers would like my help, I'll be
glad to host a Zoom session, help folks with login issues, etc.

73

jim

On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 3:58 PM Edward Lener <lener at vt.edu> wrote:

> Russ, we did have a New River Valley Amateur Radio Club Zoom session early
> in the whole transition away from in-person meetings but attendance for
> that was very light. Perhaps now that more people are using the software
> regularly the response would be better. Since we are not having the usual
> "eating meeting" in January that one could be a particularly good candidate
> for Zoom, given that it allows more potential for social interaction, with
> breakout rooms and such. The other officers will certainly need to weigh in
> here, but I'm game to give it a go if their is broad interest.
>
> Ed Lener, AK4IS
>
> Note - One advantage of our meetings on the club repeaters is that we often
> pick up check-ins from one or more non-members each time when they hear us
> on the air. I don't know if that eventually translates to increased club
> membership or not but at least it helps with awareness.
>
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 11:25 AM Russ Abbey <russ.abbey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ed,
> > Thanks for the minutes.  I had a thought the other day.  Yeah I know they
> > are few and far between and not real good. :)  However, why are we not
> > using Zoom to do meetings?  I know the W4CA Club does it twice a month
> and
> > they seem to be getting more and more of us old codgers involved.  And
> if I
> > can do it, I see no reason why the rest of you can't.   Of course it took
> > em a while and a lot of patience to get it set up, but that is due mostly
> > to my own oldness.  Anyway it's a thought, and just wondering if it's
> been
> > discussed or not?
> >
> > 73
> > Russ Abbey, N4MAV
> > Floyd County, Virginia
> >
> >
> >
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