Meeting Minutes, December 2024
Meeting started 8:00PM
Announcements:
Coffee Chat at Roosters by Costco Wednesday
7AM Grandma’s kitchen Saturdays
No ARES meeting this Saturday
Raffle: Radio from JM Radio Club fundraiser
No program for January: Holiday Party
Feb/March programs: Surprises will come!
Secretary’s report: Received.
Treasurer’s report:
Report 2024-Dec Checking:
Opening Balance: $ 8,693.54
Credits
Dues: $ 130.00
PayPal Dues: $ 120.00
Equipment Sold: $ 1,090.00
Equipment Sold: At Meeting $ 105.00
Raffle:
IBM:
United Way:
Amazon:
Donation:
Education:
ARRL:
Misc.
Debits:
RPU: $ 44.54
Meeting Food
Paypal charges $ 4.36
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance Equipment $ 297.92
Web Domain
Postage
Misc. Storage Unit $ 110.18
Closing Balance: $ 9,681.54
Savings:
Opening Balance: $ 1,825.56
Credits
Interest: $ 0.07
Closing Balance: $ 1,825.63
Total: $ 11,507.17
CD Matures March 2025 $4,000.00
CD Matures March 2025 $4,347.36
Technical Committee : 8 attendees
Equipment insurance obtained
K0RGR stuff in storage unit, tape/ropes at tonight’s meetings
May sell more stuff before Hamfest season
Backup repeaters discussed. Discussed listing places.
Some computers need repair/updates. Dual NIC mini PC needed, $150 device x2 to replace current machines.
Does Mayo care if our own equipment is there? Not on Mayo network, think this is OK
125 Live discussion, Controller operator docs discussed.
Tech Committee is open on Zoom, Monday nights before meeting. Looking for 2025 members!
DMR Repeater; a few individuals have been running a few different ones.
Mayo bandwidth is not great – 1.5Mbps. RARC might consider other locations with good internet!
Contesting: This weekend is 10m voice and CW contest.
Education: February Technician Class coming up
JM Radio Club: Raffle and attendance at RARC!
W0STV: EOC/ARES
City EOC going to be permanently set up in the old “sandbox” area.
ARES trailer moved outdoors, power is getting run.
Olmsted EOC radio room getting set up. Skywarn activity now possible.
Interfacing computers, etc.
Skywarn appreciation last Saturday. RARC attendance had good representation. Todd Shea is retiring in May 2025.
ARES: No meeting in December. Party in Spring Valley with their ARES group Training/Operations center. Greet+Meet. Free food, drinks, prizes. 21st of December, Saturday, 10AM-1PM 147.015 Wykoff repeater talk-in.
125Live! Program is coming, new licenses! New members will be given the code. HF is sketchy, WIP. VHF is solid. Echolink: needs static IP. Could run through proxy server. Texas Skywarn group has spares that we can use.
ARES AUXCOM courses. ARRL basic courses, etc. Meeting in January to do review + activities.
Next month: No meeting, go to the Christmas Party! Roosters 2. Starts at 6PM.
Groups.io has our mailing list.
Old Business: Library is excited about us donating books. We can purchase and donate, they must be beneficial.
Vote for officers:
All officers have agreed to re-run as current positions.
KC0GND casts ballot for the slate. Seconded, approved.
Field day: Need coordinator for Field Day in June 2025.
Proposal to buy $148 dual-NIC PCs for repeater sites. Discussion about better ones. Cap of $1500 approved for new devices.
Meeting ended 8:57pm