On Feb 5, 2018 6:33 PM, "Greg S via TenTec" <tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
> FWIW, Groups.io was started in September of 2014. And it can import all of
> Yahoo group data. And it WORKS. And I wish every Yahoo group I am a member
> of would transfer there. In the long run, the moderator would probably have
> less work and frustration by doing so NOW.
> /rant off
> /soap box off
>
> >end<
>
> Greg, KC8HXO
> --------------------------------------------
> On Mon, 2/5/18, <Rick@dj0ip.de> wrote:
>
> Subject: [TenTec] Update on Other Ten-Tec Groups
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>,
> ttscout555@yahoo.com
> Date: Monday, February 5, 2018, 10:32 AM
>
> Hi guys and gals,
>
> Until recently, most of the Ten-Tec
> groups were located on Yahoo!Groups.
> Ongoing problems with Yahoo this past
> year has motivated us to move the
> groups to a new home.
>
> We have moved the following groups to
> "Groups.io":
>
> >> OMNI VII: https://groups.io/g/TentecOmniVII / Group Owner:
> K4TAX;
> Moderators: N4QEA & DJ0IP
>
> >> EAGLE: https://groups.io/g/TenTecEagle / Group Owner: DJ0IP;
> Moderators: K4TAX
>
> >> Argonaut VI: https://groups.io/g/TentecArgonautVI / Group
> Owner:
> K4TAX; Moderators: N4QEA & DJ0IP
>
> Groups.io is a relatively new Groups
> provider and uses a more modern
> software than Yahoo. It has
> additional features that Yahoo did not offer,
> AND more important, you don't have to
> have a Yahoo email account or any
> other "required" email account to
> participate. Any valid email account will
> work.
>
> You don't have to be an owner of one of
> these radios to join the group. All
> you need is an interest in the radio
> and the discipline to behave yourself.
> (BTW, I have to struggle with that last
> requirement - hi)
>
> We do require two things:
> 1) All people applying for membership
> state their full name and call sign.
> 2) All members sign each and every post
> with their call sign and name (or
> handle: i.e., "Doc").
>
> This second requirement is easy to do,
> due to one of Group.io's advanced
> features.
> Each member may edit his/her profile
> and create an electronic signature that
> is added automatically to each post
> they make.
> The e-signature is only added to the
> posts you make within the group, not to
> any other emails you create and send.
>
> BTW, SWL's without a call sign are also
> welcome, but in this case we will
> have a brief email exchange to assure
> it is an SWL and not a SPAMMER.
> Just send us a membership request and
> write a few words about your interest
> in the radio.
>
> (over)
>
> 73,
> Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
>
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