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--- public:railcom [2023/08/19 20:09] – grovenor
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+~~NOTOC~~
+<WRAP notice centeralign>
+====== RailCom Special Interest Group (SIG) ======
+**A zoom meeting group only**
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP box>
+<WRAP group>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]                     <wrap hide> This is a button to hide the globe</wrap>
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/areagroups|Area Groups & SIGs]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[sig:railcom|Railcom SIG Members Pages]]
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+This Special Interest Group is for those with an interest in using RailCom with their DCC system.
+Welcome!
+=== How do I contact the RailCom SIG?===
+<WRAP help round button>
+\\
+Please indicate RailCom SIG in your message<WRAP button>**[[https://www.merg.org.uk/contactus.php?t=1&n=S22|Contact MERG]]**</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+=== Would you like to join today? ===
+<WRAP tip round>
+Not a MERG member? then <WRAP button>[[https://www.merg.org.uk/membership.php|Join MERG Here]]</WRAP> and sign up to this Special Interest Group. If you are already a MERG member <WRAP button>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/membership/sig.php|Join the RailCom sig]]</WRAP>
+Select **RailCom** from the drop down list in **Other SIGs** and press the **Subscribe to SIG** button.
+</WRAP>
+=== How do you meet? ===
+<WRAP info round>
+The group meets online using Zoom and members join the meeting from around the globe.
+</WRAP>
+=== How do Video Calls Work? ===
+<WRAP round tip>
+To join in you may need to add a headset with microphone and optionally a camera to your device, if they are not built in. You will receive a link which will get you into the meeting, automatically installing Zoom on your device if necessary.
+Calls are scheduled and topics announced in advance.
+Zoom provides thumbnails of each video participant and any shared presentations or desktops. The call host facilitates the meeting/questions/discussion. Zoom has developed a lot during Covid and I can't describe all the features here.
+Usually everyone mutes their microphone to avoid a lot of noise from phones, clocks chiming, family activity etc. To speak you can just press the spacebar to (after a slight pause) temporarily unmute.
+You can select among several icons to, for example raise a hand, clap, agree, vote etc. Useful for questioning.
+You can also type "chat" either with everyone or with a selected participant. This is quite a good way to have a one-to-one conversation without involving/annoying everyone else. It can also be used to distribute weblinks etc although there are many other ways to "share" (with permission) screens, documents, open apps, whiteboard and so on.
+If you would like to try out Zoom, then there is a test meeting service where you are the only participant and you can experiment with the various options available.
+<WRAP button>[[http://zoom.us/test|Test Zoom]]</WRAP>
+This link is available to anybody, not just members.
+</WRAP>
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+<WRAP box>
+<WRAP group>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]                     <wrap hide> This is a button to hide the globe</wrap>
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/areagroups|Area Groups & SIGs]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[sig:railcom|RFID SIG Members Pages]]
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+{{tag>SIG_1}}