THURSDAY EVENING REPEATER HAM CHAT - IS DIGITAL CHEATING?

Ham Chat Agenda:Welcome to a new on the air event for the San Mateo Radio Club. I hope that you can join us in exercising your PTT on 2 meters. 7:00 PM - Check in with your callsign and name - I will check in several hams and then have them share. As we get through each group I will call for more hams to check-in. Each ham will have a minute or two to share the topic of the evening "IS DIGITAL CHEATING". Please share your Digital Experience or taboo stories of why not. What have you tried with Digital Amateur Radio or How Have You Stayed away from it? Others can briefly comment and ask questions on directly related items. Then on to the next ham. This is an opportunity to learn about your fellow hams quirks and how they have experimented with digital or avoided it. Some spend their extra income, spare time and even occupy a small closet, basement or spare bedroom to deal with their digital obsession. And my question to you is: how far do you go to do digital OR on the other side of the coin avoid it like the Spanish flu? A few reference materials to read up on before THURSDAY NIGHT: 1. https://www.onallbands.com/the-rise-of-digital-modes-the-changing-face-of-ham-radio/ [https://www.onallbands.com/the-rise-of-digital-modes-the-changing-face-of-ham-radio/] 2. https://n0ssc.com/posts/583-millennials-are-killing-ham-radio [https://n0ssc.com/posts/583-millennials-are-killing-ham-radio] 3. https://hackaday.com/2017/03/24/shut-up-and-say-something-amateur-radio-digital-modes/ [https://hackaday.com/2017/03/24/shut-up-and-say-something-amateur-radio-digital-modes/] Share upcoming events, announcements, nets, and new things you are trying. Be sure you are ready to share by asking and answering questions - this is an interactive chat NOT just your callsign and scram! Wrap up and close the chat. Where to meet: N6ZX REPEATER[masked]Mhz, tone 107.2, offset minus 600Khz, FM analog. http://www.kingsmountainonline.com/community/radio-club [http://www.kingsmountainonline.com/community/radio-club] Thank you to the Kings Mountain Amateur Radio Club for the use of the N6ZX repeater! Other things to do with San Mateo Radio Club: -Tuesday Evenings 7 pm - Our weekly net -[masked]Mhz N6ZX -3rd Friday of the Month 715pm - Next is June 19. Our monthly meeting. Typically at Beresford Recreation Center in San Mateo yet we will be using Zoom for a bit longer. Join our mailing list: [masked] to get reminders and a link for Zoom. Join MEETUP to get informed of our upcoming events meetup.com/sanmateoradioclub To join our club a membership application is below at modest $25 annual fee: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XTYe7yK-l2OXfk3pC3q6l8NC8m7pa4u6/viewusp=drivesdk [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XTYe7yK-l2OXfk3pC3q6l8NC8m7pa4u6/view?usp=drivesdk] And a simple link to pay membership dues using Square: https://checkout.square.site/pay/25e4dd1f-88d8-4ffa-aa4f-adb44cb58cf3 [https://checkout.square.site/pay/25e4dd1f-88d8-4ffa-aa4f-adb44cb58cf3] please include your callsign and name when submitting.