Meeting Minutes, May 2025

Digital Mode Presentation: PSK31 by K0VH and K0GMK

Links will be in Hamster newsletter!

Break, Business meeting started at 8PM

Announcements: See newsletter and calendar!

Committee Reports:

Meeting Topics, anyone have ideas? Meshtastic? Present Andy’s Linux?

Secretary’s minutes: Posted and approved!

Treasurer’s Report: 2025-May

Checking:
Opening Balance: $11,541.74
Credits:
Dues: $90.00
PayPal Dues: $150.00
Equipment Sold: $225.00
Raffle: $20.00
Donation:
Misc:

Debits:
RPU $39.60
Meeting Food $23.97
Paypal Charges $5.45
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web domain
Postage
Misc. Equipment storage $137.86
Total: $11,819.86

Savings:
Opening Balance $1,825.92
Credits:
Interest: $0.07
Closing Balance: $1,825.99

Total: $13,645.85

CD Matures August 2025 $4,000.00
CD Matures August 2025 $4,563.42

Technical committee meeting notes:

W0MXW license renewed, still working on Trustee/FRN

Mayo DSTAR gateway server still WIP. Getting card access.

Fusion still working

125Live antenna/SWR, investigating. Computers to be updated with laptop/monitor.

Olmsted EOD – Digital side still in progress. PinPointAPRS installed, headset holders

Trailer Work Day for Rochester EOC on Saturday 9AM

Webmaster + GMail account review.

Hardware sales, MSP220 and 625 repeater up for sale at hamfests.

Contesting; Check newsletter!

Education: Nothing changed with Maple Grove.

ARES/PublicService W0STV
KF0OOL Gerald Johnson – Signed up to be a VE, looking for contact.

VE session this Thursday at 6:30PM at American Red Cross

125Live: 6-7 people, working on setup and antennas, HT/radio review + videos. Satellites next!

This Saturday: ARES Meeting 9AM, discussion of Med City Marathon.

American Red Cross was to train us in Damage Assessment. Will be instead training in-house through National Damage Assessment Program.

Meshtastic – Brent Knapp interested, ARES is going to manage internally.

Silent Key Ham Gear in storage – Looking to bring it to Hamfests.

Med City Marathon. Most stations to be on the air at 6:30AM. Plan to be there at 6AM, operational start time is 6:45AM. KC0GND and KC0QGB are running golf carts. Bring water, sun protection, 8 hours of battery. 507-254-3993 emergency W0STV phone number. Use W0MXW email (yahoo) for pictures. No shirts this year for us.

Field Day: June 28th 2025

Simple setup this year. Setting up trailer outside for SSB. Bring antennas that you might want to use!

Some setup/takedown: Looking for volunteers.

Bonus point opportunities, JMRC?

New/Old Business:

Program for next month is Field Day. N1MM refresher?

Meeting Closed 8:36pm