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On-line digital Mesh Presentation Saturday June 9

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On-line digital Mesh Presentation Saturday June 9
Please pass along to anyone you think might be interested.

QST de W8TNX,

COOKEN A.R.C. (see W8TNX on QRZ.com) is inviting you to a scheduled meeting using the Zoom conference/meeting software service.

Topic: Possibilities of mesh networking in Licking County, Ohio, USA, North America, and Worldwide
Time: Jun 9, 2018 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)/ 9:30 AM Pacific Time

Presentation:  Orv Beach W6BI will be describing how digital mesh networking has become one of the fastest growing modes in amateur radio. With the recent capability of moving wireless access points into the uncrowded adjacent ham radio bands, the ability to create a linked ham radio "Internet" has become feasible. The network is growing by leaps and bounds, and can provide services such as text messaging, web-cams, video chat, email, and VOIP (both dial-up via a PBX and with chat servers).

To "join" this presentation over Zoom, you will need to download the Zoom client from https://zoom.us/download (your current operating system should be auto detected).  You do not need to have a Zoom account, you can just "join" when given the option.  Once you have your client downloaded, you can test out your connection and audio equipment at https://zoom.us/test before the meeting.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/971766537

Clicking the above link will start up Zoom automatically (and if you didn't download it beforehand, it will be downloaded and installed).  Click the "join" option, enter your name (that will be visible and used during the Q&A), you will be given the opportunity to test your audio again, and then connect to the meeting.  The meeting room will be "opened" by 12:15 to get signed in so everyone is ready for the program to begin shortly after 12:30.

Please note:  During the presentation, your mic will be muted to not interfere with the presentation.  After the completing of the presentation, your mic's will be turned on if you have a question (you'll have a button that you can click to "raise your hand" and then you'll be called on for your question/comment). There will also be a "chat box" that you can use to have your questions and comments recorded.

If you have any questions regarding the use of Zoom, please contact John Kennedy, jakenn2008@protonmail.com  for assistance.  During the presentation, Michael Mickelson from the Newark club will be your host.


You can also connect to the Zoom presentation via:

iPhone one-tap :
    US: +16699006833,,971766537#  or +16465588656,,971766537#

Or Telephone:
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
        US: +1 669 900 6833  or +1 646 558 8656
   
When asked, Meeting ID is: 971 766 537
AA7AU
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2 questions on tomorrow's presentation

This looks very interesting. However, unless it's Linux based I generally no longer download/install new software for limited use (it's a cruel world out there) - so I have two questions:
1 - will this presentation be available afterwards on YouTube and/or for download? and,
2 - you suggest for real-time dial-up listening to pick one of the two numbers based on current location - how does one make that determination?

Thanks for your reply, and thanks for hosting this. Best of luck - hope you get a great turn-out.

73,
- Don - AA7AU
 

K5DLQ
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Zoom has a linux client.
Zoom has a linux client.
n4tna
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YouTube
I hate I missed the presentation.  As the previous poster suggested, it would be nice to have this presentation available for on demand streaming on YouTube.  Would allow clubs to present this at a future meeting as well.

Thanks,
Chris N4TNA
w6bi
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Presentation
They recorded my presentation as an MP4 file, and I've started editing it - I hope to have it available in a few days. Stay tuned!
 
N5TXZ
Presentation
Would love to see it, and also let us know what we'd need to do to share it with others, if anything.
w6bi
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Editing in process
Editing video is not in my skill set - I hope to have it done in a few weeks.

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