[SMCARA] Sun-downing the Reflector

[CJ Dawn]

A zoom link will be sent from Pete Butt later in the week.

On Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 8:09 PM CJ Dawn <rdmlmp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Our meeting this month will be via Zoom.
>
> Agenda:
> Tailgate fest reports
> End of year business
> Winter meetings and plans
> Winter field day?
> Setting up a yearly budget and planning meeting for 2024
>
> Groups.io tutorial/help
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 7:03 PM Jon Sheldon <n3ak.jon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As some of you have heard, we are moving away from the Reflector for a
>> number of reasons.  The replacement we have chosen is the Groups.io
>> platform. This is interactive and provides capabilities such as posing
>> pictures, archiving information, buy/sell, have conversations and more.
>>
>>
>>
>> Starting from scratch, there are two things you need to do.  Create a
>> Groups.IO account and then request to join our group.  Groups.IO is a very
>> large platform; for example, you can find a group for almost any radio
>> made
>> in the last 10 years and so much more.
>>
>>
>>
>> To sign up
>>
>> -          go to https://groups.io/
>>
>> -          Select *Sign Up* in the upper right corner
>>
>> -          Enter an email and generate a password for groups.io and
>> select *[Create
>> An Account]*
>>
>> -          You will likely be asked to verify by going to your email
>> account
>>
>>
>>
>> Once you have an account,
>>
>> -          go to smcara.groups.io
>>
>> -          Select *[+ Apply For Membership In This Group]*
>>
>> -          Admission is done manually by our groups.io staff. There are a
>> bunch of us so it doesn’t take long for one of us to admit you
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Now that you are in*
>>
>>
>>
>> When you go to https://smcara.groups.io you will be at the primary
>> *Public*
>> group (smcara.groups.io/g/public) and from here, you can see what
>> subgroups
>> are available by selecting Subgroups on the left.  Subgroups are more
>> focused with some being open to all and some being private.  Most of the
>> conversations take place in the public group so feel free to jump in and
>> say Hi.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is the primary group and some of the Subgroups we currently have.
>>
>>
>>
>> Primary Group
>>
>> Public – This is the primary group open to all
>>
>>
>>
>> Subgroups
>>
>> Club – This is restricted to SMCARA Club members
>>
>> STMA ARES – This is for the St. Mary’s County ARES team and is open to all
>>
>> Tailgate 2023 – This is for the Tailgate Fest Coordinator and volunteers
>>
>>
>>
>> Reach out to me or any of the SMCARA staff if you need help.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Jon - N3AK
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