Meeting Minutes, May 2024
Pat W0BM “Getting Started in CW”
Drawing: Big winner ($27) Melissa KE0WNH
Announcements: Med City Marathon this weekend.
ARES meeting 9AM on Saturday
Coffee Chat every Wednesday at Roosters North 9AM
Saturday 7AM Breakfasts @ Grandma’s kitchen
Committee Reports:
Education/Contesting/Parks On the Air: Programs upcoming for the year.
June: Field Day.
POTA: June 8th, MN POTA day. Also VHF Contesting weekend. Any interest for Douglas Trail.
Secretary’s meeting minutes approved.
John Marshall Radio Club (KE0WNH):
Past week, building handheld Yagi, got it to work for foxhunting! (May 31st, last week of school)
ARRL has Teachers Institute, Remote Sensing upcoming.
Treasurer’s Report:
Checking:
Opening Balance: $ 7,650.16
Credits
Dues: $ 90.00
PayPal Dues: $ 120.00
Equipment Sold: IBM Amp $ 1,000.00
Raffle: $ 18.00
IBM:
United Way:
Amazon:
Donation:
Education:
ARRL:
Misc.
Debits:
RPU: $ 43.71
Meeting Food $ 47.94
Paypal charges $ 4.36
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment 125 live coax $ 37.83
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web Domain
Postage
Misc.
Closing Balance: $ 8,744.32
Savings:
Opening Balance: $ 1,825.07
Credits
Interest: $ 0.07
Closing Balance: $ 1,825.14
Total: $ 10,569.46
2 CDs $4000.00 each Mature August 2024 $8,000.00
Technical Committee
KF0S Eric:
Most discussion around Mayo and Fusion repeater. DSL Modem reset, was working. Windows update was hanging computer.
Was working, now down again? WiresX was hung and fixed and back up for now.
May set it up as a Remote. Would help with Fusion, not with DStar. Still looking into options and upgrades.
KC0PKU has good Mayo access to the 625 site, WB0RSJ also will hopefully have access to the site.
Site assessment (labelling, licensure posting, etc.) under discussion.
Remote switch as another option for that repeater.
DStar repeater has new software instructions posted yesterday.
820 and 255 repeaters – nothing new, all OK
April 25th 2025 – W0MXW will need renewal in the next year. Gil signed trustee form.
Nothing new for EOC sites.
Nothing new for IBM equipment
Information hosting on Gmail for Repeater Information.
Field Day: Field Day is June 22-23, 2024
Decisions needed for how many stations, 24Hrs?
Need help with setup, operation, teardown
Could do 2F and combine CW/Digital with bonus VHF+ station (KC0P)
24Hr Run
John Scott has offered to do BBQ, or catering is also an option.
Setup and Tower Locations, etc.
June program on N1MM and Field Day.
ARES / Public Service: W0STV
VE Team: Pat Cahill has stepped in as VE Coordinator
125Live: Next Tuesday at 2pm, meeting of 125Live radio group
ARES: Glimpse used for Med City Marathon. Training on 9AM Saturday at Fire Station #2, w. APRS units.
Med City Marathon on Sunday. Eric, Robert, Collin on Saturday. Larger group on Sunday.
New Olmsted EOC opening September/October (out by Fleet Farm). Will have HF capability. Looking forward to Open House.
Airport Drill: John Dalin is running our side. Winlink and FLDIGI back to EOC.
KOA August Picnic: KOA has been sold, unsure of status for us now.
New Hams: Club has donated radios intended for new hams.
Introductions, Meeting closed 9:03PM