Meeting Minutes, December 2023

Meeting Called 7:50

VP Report: January meeting / Christmas party

Secretary Report: Minutes received, approved.

Treasurer’s report:

Checking:
Opening Balance: $ 4,386.21
Credits
Dues: $ 120.00
PayPal Dues: $ 100.00
Equipment Sold: $ 340.00
Raffle: $ 41.00
IBM:
United Way: $ 145.00
Amazon:
Donation: $ 40.00
Education:
ARRL:
Misc.
Debits:
RPU: $ 46.27
Meeting Food $ 19.98
Paypal charges $ 3.47
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web Domain
Postage
Misc. 125 live $ 124.72
Closing Balance: $ 4,977.77

Savings:
Opening Balance: $ 1,824.72
Credits
Interest: $ 0.07
Closing Balance: $ 1,824.79

Total: $ 6,802.56

Technical Committee: 12/11/2023 meeting

Fusion repeater needs updates, in progress.

Nothing new on DStar repeater this month, waiting on Mayo. Taylor WB0RSJ waiting on key/access for us. John Scott is retiring. Where does DSL come from? Trying to get it rerouted around the Osmond building (before it is torn down). We will continue to have internet access up there, hopefully no bandwidth issue. Gateway server will return up there. Repeater still works! Considering a contest on that repeater to get usage up. 443.850 100Hz tone. On 22nd floor of Mayo building. Cell-based internet is on hold – probably don’t need. Registration for DStar is not available through our repeater at the moment. Linux EOL coming up – looking externally for workarounds (ICOM/DSTAR)

146.820 repeater: Battery backup refreshed.

147.255 repeater is fine.

125Live! AA0CN working on laptop. Station is live and operational. 3rd Tuesday of every month 2PM at 125Live for radio club. Scheduled through 2024. January 17th 125Live walkthrough in TLC cabinet.

W0IBM equipment for sale. Discussing with IRG (IBM landlord) to figure out what to do with towers and antennas.

Contesting: K4IU:10M contest last weekend. VHF/UHF Contest upcoming this month. Some new categories. FT8 is popular now.
K0GMK: POTA page changed, wintertime operating out of your vehicle.

Winter Field Day last weekend of January.

Education: K0VH Maple Grove 4th/5th Feb Technician class coming up. Once a year opportunity. Good and wel done class.

John Marshall: KE0WNH – New enthusiasm. AP Physics and Engineering interest. Calendar in the Hamster for monthly meeting for JM club. January: Introduction to antennas (looking for volunteers!) – Want to build handheld foxhunting antennas. Want to build VHF and HF antennas for shack. March: More foxhunting. April: High Altitude Balloon launch. Engineering group to build projects that can go up on the balloon (2nd/4th weekend of April).

ARES: Joint Fillmore/Olmsted co. social/party in Spring Valley. East side in Spring Valley, ambulance building. ARES members and prospective members welcome to join! 9AM-Noon. Food, prizes, etc.

Olmsted ARES: New active list in 2024, reregistration requested. Fillmore, Dodge, and Olmsted.

RARC Insurance. Need form filled out, will redo through ARRL. Old carrier is dropping coverage.

Christmas Party location – Dead heat between Victoria’s and Forager Brewery.

Pay membership dues!

New ARES Sunday Net Control rotation: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/189cf_B31gUv404q6EsgCPbL4H_WWWXf_hxuYQtrymCQ/edit?usp=sharing

Drawing: KE0SHQ won a footswitch.

RARC Nominating Comittee:

New candidates: President KE0WWG Pat H., VP: N0SPN Danny S., Member at Large: W0STV Steve W. Treasurer: N0UM George H., Secretary: AA0CN Collin H.

All voted in! Thank you to new officers, and thanks to outgoing officers!

Field Day 2024: Needs planning and chairman. June 22nd. Would be nice to have EOC as a backup – Might be primary.

Meeting Closed 8:37PM.