Meeting Minutes, March 2026

Presentation: DigiRig, by K0TX

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Events:
ARES meeting this Saturday March 14th 9:30pm at Fire Station EOC
Skywarn training 5:30PM at the Olmsted EOC (by airport)
Hamfest MidWinter Madness March 21st 8:30AM Buffalo (West on Hwy 55), $10 admission 1306 County Rd 134 in Buffalo MN

Nets: See list!

Treasurer Report:
Checking:
Opening Balance: $2,079.85
Credits:
Dues: $120.00
PayPal Dues: $270.00
Equipment Sold:
Raffle: $28.00
Donation:
Misc:

Reports:
Secretary report is posted in new 2026 category

Debits:
RPU $37.69
Meeting Food
Paypal Charges $9.81
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease KTTY Site 10 years $10.00
Insurance
Web domain
Postage
Misc.
Total: $2,440.35

Saveings:
Opening Balance $8,829.30
Credits:
Intrest: $0.33
Closing Balance: $8,829.66
Total: $11,270.01

CD Matures July 2026 $4,000.00
CD Matures July 2026 $4,849.51

Tech Committee report KF0S
DSTAR repeater is back up!
Fusion repeater is coming up nicely, some work + info tbd at Mayo site.
820 repeater, noted possible hum, to be investigated (possible power line noise)
Digipeater site contract renewed. Keys in progress for club set.
Facebook page – Looking to get full Admin access under current club members.
Club license should have been updated, FRN not updated, ARRL was supposed to but did not, some work to fix it with new FRN with 605-C trustee change.

JM School Club: AA3ME
Meets on Tuesdays, W0STV, N0HCK, N0MGY visited, got yearbook photo!

Education: K0VH
Maple Grove Technician Class on Zoom going well, new hams like it!
They do have an Extra class license as well (not as often).

ARES/Skywarn/Public Service W0STV
Skywarn March 23rd at new Olmsted County Public Service Building (50th St SE). Actual LaCrosse Virtual Event to be streamed. Food likely. Talkin on the 255. East of Fleet Farm.
ARES 9AM-11AM at EOC on Saturday March 14th, 800MHz radios KA0MYG overview. Also Starlink communications.

New Business:
Our VP has resigned, looking for new one!
May 2nd: POTA outing, looking for leader! Douglas Trail at the Douglas Stop. N0SPN perhaps?
Field Day June 27-28: Chester Woods is out. RochesterFest is 8 days, would need to man for 8 days. Can fall back to FireStation #2.
1883 Rochester Tornado commemoration, August 21st. TBD.

125Live work request to get combo lock on equipment taken care of.
KESHQ relative offering to linux-ify older machines next 4-8 weeks.

Drawing: AB0BW winner!