[amsat-bb] Re: Keeping up with technology

[jmfranke]

Yes, I agree, club meetings are one of the best aspects of ham radio, AMSAT, etc. But the draw needs to be the meeting and what is shared at the meetings. I am looking for a few regular meetings locally where I can share my actions/activities with others.

John  WA4WDL


From: Bryce Salmi 
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 5:19 PM
To: jmfranke 
Cc: kk5do ; amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Keeping up with technology


While I can't vouch for checking in on Twitter or other social medias. I can say I do respect the want to incorporate alternative and more publicly visible methods into the operations of ham radio and AMSAT. One of the stongest pulls for me into ham radio is the social aspect. Club meetings are some of the best aspects of the hobby when you have a great club with really personable members. A saying from Massachusetts (when I was out there, now I'm in Los Angeles) was "Clubs are the heartbeat of ham radio". So, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google Plus, etc... I'd love to see more AMSAT involvement. It can only bring good to incorporate these into activities.

Bryce
KB1LQC




On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 2:03 PM, jmfranke <jmfranke at cox.net> wrote:

  That is not "keeping up with technology," it is keeping up with fads.

  John  WA4WDL

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  From: "Bruce" <kk5do at arrl.net>
  Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 7:44 PM
  To: "amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 

  Subject: [amsat-bb] Keeping up with technology


    In trying to keep up with technology, the Houston AMSAT Net will now take check ins by Tweeting using the hash tag #houamsatnet      0200 UTC during the winters on Wednesdays (8PM Central Time)

    Be one of the first on your block to check in electronically. Of course, you can still use one of these:
    IRC, APRS, EchoLink, Telephone, E-mail or voice on the repeater directly.

    I would use Facebook but I have a thing against giving out all that information publicly. My Facebook account has been active for a long, long time and I have no friends. Not a one. In fact, once every year or two I check to see if it is still there.  I think I have broken the Facebook record for the longest running account without a friend. Too easy for bad things to happen with Facebook.

    73...bruce

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