I use Zoom 10-12 hours per week at all times of day and never have a problem with professional colleagues because they have sufficient bandwidth. Club meetings are variable because of exactly what Mike explains - the bandwidth to certain users or the performance of computers/cameras with certain users. A robust Internet connection and a recent, well performing computer works fine with audio and HD video. All bets are off with cellular or satellite connections from rural endpoints! Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf* On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:54 PM Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> wrote:
The only issue I've found with Zoom is related to the internet bandwidth capabilities of the attendees. People with poor bandwidth (DSL, for example), will appear lower resolution on the screen, and their voices may cut in and out. One can certainly tell the difference between those with high bandwidth, and those with low bandwidth. People using a cell phone and having a low bandwidth tower connection has also been an issue. I wouldn't want to try that here at my house, I live in a "one-bar" at most cell phone area!
Most of my Zoom meetings have been in the late afternoon/evenings Pacific time, and Zoom itself has had no issues. I've never tried it early in the morning though.
73; Mike W7VO
On May 11, 2020 at 8:53 AM k0rm@comcast.net wrote:
All:
A meeting of the A&F Committee will be held via Zoom at 11:00 AM EDT on 5/16/2020.
I have had varying degrees of success with Zoom meetings over the past couple of months; sometimes they work flawlessly and at other times some attendees intermittently can’t be heard, or can’t hear the group. I’ve been using Zoom for a number of years and the recent swell of users has been noticeable. I’m hoping that the time and day (Saturday morning) will move us away from the ‘crush hour’ of M-F during the standard business hours that most users are working from home and using the platform. It’s all about the bandwidth! We will see what happens.
73,
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