[PVRCNC] PVRC NC Thursday, April 2, 2020, 7pm to 8pm Over-the-Internet.

[Jim K4QPL]

I like maybe having a net but I think for our monthly meeting GoToMeeting is best. Maybe a weekly or more frequent net for the duration of SIP would be a good diversion. 
73,
Jim K4QPL 

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> On Mar 29, 2020, at 10:36 PM, Carl Moreschi <n4py4 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> How do you guys think the meeting would go if we just had a net on 80 meters instead of using the internet?
> 
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 127 River Moss Way
> Hertford, NC 27944
> www.n4py.com
> 
>> On 3/29/2020 6:23 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>> Hello PVRC and friends,
>> 
>> Our regular first Thursday monthly meeting of the PVRC NC East Chapter
>> cannot be held Thursday, April 2, 2020 in the group room at Manchester's
>> Bar and Grille, or be held anywhere as a physical gathering, while obeying
>> North Carolina statewide and Wake County stay-at-home orders due to the
>> pandemic.
>> 
>> Fully understanding and cooperating in the spirit of the orders, we instead
>> will attempt an over-the-internet meeting using a PVRC officers' supplied
>> account on the GoToMeeting server.
>> 
>> As our technical lead on this enterprise, we are fortunate to have a
>> long-time user of GoToMeeting, Mike Barts, N4GU, one of the PVRC VP's, who
>> will be at the controls for the meeting. That's really lucky for us as our
>> chapter chairman is a 105% klutzy newby on that stuff. *Technical stuff for
>> logging on, audio+video, audio only, is below. *For help from someone that
>> actually knows how it works, post to the reflector. Mike will be watching.
>> 
>> *Note the time change: *We have tentatively moved the time from the dinner
>> meeting times, to 7-8 pm to allow folks to eat at home when their own food
>> is cooked, since we will not be eating and bantering across the table as
>> normal during the meeting.
>> 
>> *If there are issues with 7pm to 8pm, please let us know*. Any changes will
>> be announced here. An actual response, OK or Not OK, to k2av.guy at gmail.com
>> will be hugely appreciated.
>> 
>> All are invited. Since this does not involve travel, *we have specifically
>> included our compadres from the Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem area
>> on the invitation*, making this a PVRC NC meeting, and we would love to
>> hear how some old friends out there are doing. (I'm using BCC to avoid
>> exposing their emails.)
>> 
>> As always *"Newcomers and visitors distinctly welcome. You will be treated
>> like you've been our friend for twenty years."*
>> 
>> 73, and see you on the 'net, details below...
>> 
>> Guy K2AV
>> Chair, PVRC-NCE
>> 
>> [Note: Understanding economic damage our current situation can do to small
>> businesses, we hope that Manchester's makes it through all this stuff OK.
>> They are our longest running meeting spot, and for sure with the least
>> member complaints of any sort. And the manager is a really nice guy. We
>> would really hate to lose them and the Manchester Deluxe, the Mad Dog
>> Burger, and pretty decent Italian-ish menu items. Good Luck Manchester's.]
>> 
>> *Internet meeting technical details:*
>> 
>> *Please join our PVRC NC meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
>> Click on:*
>> 
>> https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/747240941
>> 
>> *You can also dial in using your phone. *(Audio only)
>> United States: +1 (646) 749-3122<+16467493122,,747240941#>
>> 
>> *Access Code:* 747-240-941
>> 
>> *Please attempt the login ahead of time*, you can get to the point where
>> GoToMeeting tells you that you're waiting for the "PVRC Secretary" to show
>> up. It may ask you to download GoToMeeting's app, which you only need to do
>> once per device. Even I found that easy and pretty seamless, clicking on
>> things in the displayed web page.
>> 
>> Problems? Post to pvrc at mailman.qth.net. We will be watching for that.
>> 
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