/g/W6UQ This group is intended for the members and friends of the San Mateo Radio Club. We are an organization of amateur radio enthusiasts who gather to exchange ideas, coordinate activities, and promote amateur radio in the heart of the San Francisco Peninsula. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:34:38 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/24 <div>I use it often for the Fox Tango International group that is Yaesu equipment.<br/><br/><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Bob<br/><br/>Robert Doerr<br/>CA Lic. 0I67615<br/>(650) 777-7612 office<br/>(650) 307-3781 mobile<br/><br/>&#34; Life is too short for bad days.&#34; - bd</div></div></div><div><br/></div><div><br/><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM San Mateo Radio Club via <a href="http://groups.io" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">groups.io</a> &lt;SANMATEORADIOCLUB=<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br/></div></div></div> doerr.bob@... (Bob Doerr) Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:35:31 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/23 <div>We started this a couple months back. Let&#39;s talk more about using it and trying to get some traction on people knowing about it.<div><br/></div><div>73,</div><div>Mike</div><div>N6IMY </div></div><br/> SANMATEORADIOCLUB@... (San Mateo Radio Club) Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:27:28 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/22 <div>I was looking at the Fox Tango Group for my FT 101 zd Mark III transceiver. I have gotten good info from the Fox Tango forum in the past. I&#39;m not sure how we want to use this platform. From the looks of its use, not much. 73</div> doerr.bob@... (Bob Doerr) Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:09:15 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/21 <div dir="ltr">i plan to talk to the SMRC group about groups io on the first monday of january. please feel free to drop bigger scale items here like: a future contest or event so others can see and test.<div>mike </div></div><br/> miken6imy@... (Mike N6IMY) Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:52:15 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/20 <div dir="ltr">Understood.<div>If there is a few announcements for nets, monthly meetings, and a weekend activity it would likely be ok for most people. As soon as there is back and forth chatter I think some would unsubscribe or create a filter for <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>  to go to a folder to view later.</div><div>73,</div><div>Mike</div><div>N6IMY</div></div><br/> miken6imy@... (Mike N6IMY) Sat, 21 Dec 2024 19:13:31 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/19 <div>On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 07:05 PM, Fred C. (W6BSD) wrote:</div> <div> <blockquote> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">I think <a href="http://group.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">group.io</a>&#39;s primary purpose should be a way for the club to make announcements and stay in touch with the club members, and less a channel where anything goes. If <a href="http://groups.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">groups.io</a> gets too much garbage, people will unsubscribe from it, and the club won’t be able to stay in contact with its members.</span></div> </blockquote> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px">If the purpose is one-way, outbound communication then groups.io is not the right tool. Either continue to just use email or an email blast service like mailchimp.</div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"> </div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px">When I joined the club via meetup I notes that that app has messaging and a discussion board. Nobody pays much attention to those, it seems.</div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"> </div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px">I received one message on meetup, from Brian when I joined the club.</div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"> </div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px">This is the most recent exchange on the meetup discussion board for San Mateo Radio Club:</div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-left: 40px"> <div class="relative mr-8 flex w-full flex-col rounded-md bg-white p-4 pb-0" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin-right: 2rem; display: inline; width: 1000px; border-radius: 0.375rem; padding: 1rem 1rem 0px 41px; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px"> <div class="flex flex-row items-center" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; display: inline; padding-left: 40px"> <p class="ds-font-small font-medium" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin: 0px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px; padding-left: 40px">Stiv Ostenberg</p> <p class="ds-font-small ml-2 text-ds-neutral500" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; line-height: 20px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; padding-left: 40px">11 months ago</p> </div> <p class="mb-4" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding-left: 40px">Hi all! Stiv Ostenberg, K9STV, Community Outreach Officer for Southern Peninsula Emergency Communications System. We have started a Meetup down south, and are trying to tie together all the Ham Clubs and Organizations in Santa Clara County so events are easier to discover. If you have events you want to open to folks down south, I can grant Host permission to create events on our Meetup. I am trying to pioneer an effort to encourage Elmers to host events, and I have some guidelines to help them get started.</p> <p class="mb-4" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding-left: 40px">https://www.meetup.com/southern-peninsula-emergency-communications-system/</p> <div class="absolute top-4 right-3" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; padding-left: 40px"> <div class="flex space-x-2" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; display: inline; padding-left: 40px"> <div class="relative inline-block" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; display: inline-block; padding-left: 40px"> <div style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; width: 16px; height: 16px; padding-left: 40px"> <div style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; padding-left: 40px"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="relative mb-4 flex items-center p-2" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin-bottom: 1rem; display: inline; padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.5rem 40px; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #f6f7f8"> <div style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; padding-left: 40px"> <div style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; padding-left: 40px"> </div> </div> <span class="ds-font-small mr-2 flex items-center space-x-1 font-medium cursor-pointer" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; line-height: 20px; font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px; margin-right: 0.5rem; display: inline"><span style="border: 0px solid currentcolor">Like</span></span>Reply</div> <div class="ml-4" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin-left: 1rem; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #f6f7f8; padding-left: 40px"> <div class="mb-4 flex w-full flex-row" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin-bottom: 1rem; display: inline; width: 992px; padding-left: 40px"> <div class="h-9 w-9" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; height: 2.25rem; width: 2.25rem; padding-left: 40px"> <div style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; padding-left: 40px"> <div style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; padding-left: 40px">TH</div> </div> </div> <div class="ml-4 flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin-left: 1rem; display: inline; width: 940px; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 40px"> <div class="relative mr-8 flex w-full flex-col rounded-md bg-white p-4 pb-0" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin-right: 2rem; display: inline; width: 940px; border-radius: 0.375rem; padding: 1rem 1rem 0px 41px"> <div class="flex flex-row items-center" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; display: inline; padding-left: 40px"> <p class="ds-font-small font-medium" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin: 0px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px; padding-left: 40px">Tony H</p> <p class="ds-font-small ml-2 text-ds-neutral500" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; line-height: 20px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; padding-left: 40px">6 months ago</p> </div> <p class="mb-4" style="border: 0px solid currentcolor; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding-left: 40px">That wonderful news and a fabulous idea. My name is Tony KM6ETX, and although I am not an admin, I think that&#39;s great and look forward to meeting you guys.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> mj_patterson@... (AJ6VY - MJ) Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:13:07 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/18 <div><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">That&#39;s not a chat.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">Also, some people get their <a href="http://groups.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">groups.io</a> mailing list as a daily digest. It works to be informed but not for interactive discussion.</span></div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"> </div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">I think <a href="http://group.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">group.io</a>&#39;s primary purpose should be a way for the club to make announcements and stay in touch with the club members, and less a channel where anything goes. If <a href="http://groups.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">groups.io</a> gets too much garbage, people will unsubscribe from it, and the club won’t be able to stay in contact with its members.</span></div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"> </div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">If the board decides to use <a href="http://groups.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">groups.io</a> for the main communication channel, it makes sense to ask the members to join, but you can’t ask them to join and then have <a href="http://groups.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">groups.io</a> send dozens of emails with two-word sentences or random stuff not related to the club or hobby as we have on the chat.</span></div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"> </div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">—fred—Â�</span></div> <div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">-- </span><br/> <div><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">Fred C.</span><br/><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">I’m not good at giving advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?</span><br/><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px"><a href="mailto:w6bsd@..." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">w6bsd@...</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px"><a href="https://0x9900.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://0x9900.com/</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px"><a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/W6BSD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.qrz.com/db/W6BSD</a></span><br/><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-size: 16px">For band activity, <a href="https://bsdworld.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsdworld.org/</a> </span></div> </div> </div> w6bsd@... (Fred C. (W6BSD)) Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:05:10 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/17 <div>They click &#34;New Topic&#34; on the left. </div> <div> </div> <div>Replace &#34;CHAT&#34; with &#34;Thread&#34; and you have it down.</div> mj_patterson@... (AJ6VY - MJ) Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:57:03 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/16 <div dir="ltr">sounds like an example of:<div>MJ talking about his Steppir antenna. STEPPIR CHAT</div><div>Connie talking about how to install a mast. MAST CHAT</div><div>Tony talking about this weather station. WEATHER STATION CHAT</div><div><br/></div><div>If each item is separated in a CHAT people would respond to it in 1 hour, 1 day, 1 month......</div><div><br/></div><div>How does the user pick a specific topic so it stays on topic within that chat?</div></div><br/> miken6imy@... (Mike N6IMY) Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:38:32 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/15 <div>This isn&#39;t a chat. It&#39;s a message thread on an forum. Messages are not realtime like a chat unless people are logged in an watching for updates. In general usage a forum is asynchronous.</div> <div> </div> <div>There is a chat function in groups.io but it just confuses people, in my experience, because people tend not to be logged in and watching for chat messages. </div> <div> </div> <div>There are also groups.io features for member directory, photos, polls, files, calendar, database, wiki.</div> mj_patterson@... (AJ6VY - MJ) Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:26:10 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/14 <div><br/></div><div>:-)</div> <div><br/></div><div><br/></div> stillinger@... (Connie) Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:52:54 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/13 <div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">It seems to be working. I use <a href="http://groups.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">groups.io</a> often with groups I belong to; <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(7,55,99)">QRP, Yaesu radios, Kenwood radios I use the most. Now I will add W6UQ.io<br/></span></p><p><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(7,55,99)">Bob<br/></span></p> <div>Robert Doerr<br/>Diversified Financial Solutions<br/>CA Lic. 0I67615<br/>m: +1 650-307-3781<br/>b:  +1 650-777-7612<br/><br/>&#34;Life&#39;s too short for bad days.&#34; bd<br/><br/>Sent from Moto G</div></div><br/> doerr.bob@... (Bob Doerr) Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:32:12 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/12 <div>Is it pass/fail or graded? How much of my final mark?</div> <div> </div> mj_patterson@... (AJ6VY - MJ) Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:49:12 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/11 <div>Empty Message</div> stillinger@... (Connie) Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:36:14 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/10 <div>[email protected]</div> miken6imy@... (Mike N6IMY) Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:32:43 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/9 <div>Trimmed the end of the @w6bsd mast</div> miken6imy@... (Mike N6IMY) Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:45:20 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/8 <div>We have a handful of people here.</div> miken6imy@... (Mike N6IMY) Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:42:01 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/7 <div>MJ joined</div> mj_patterson@... (AJ6VY - MJ) Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:22:41 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/6 <div>Hi Brian</div> SANMATEORADIOCLUB@... (San Mateo Radio Club) Sun, 15 Dec 2024 21:43:31 -0800 /g/W6UQ/message/5 Proposition for a description of the group.<br /><br />This group is intended for the members and friends of the San Mateo Radio Club. We are an organization of amateur radio enthusiasts who gather to exchange ideas, coordinate activities, and promote amateur radio in the heart of the San Francisco Peninsula.<br /><br /><br /><br />-- <br />Fred C.<br />I’m not good at giving advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?<br />w6bsd@...<br /><a href="https://0x9900.com/" target="_blank">https://0x9900.com/</a><br /><a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/W6BSD" target="_blank">https://www.qrz.com/db/W6BSD</a><br />For band activity, <a href="https://bsdworld.org/" target="_blank">https://bsdworld.org/</a> w6bsd@... (Fred C. (W6BSD)) Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:12:49 -0800