opened

20:00

closed

20:37

Check-ins (27)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
• John Bosshard (AD5RN)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
• Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
• Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Becky Miller (K5BEC)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

Opening Remarks

• Last call: William S. “Bill” Palmer (N5NCV)
  • Passed away 2024-06-25

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Monthly Meeting is coming up:
  • 2024-07-20 09:30 American Legion Post 159
• If you’re interested in Meshtastic, I received an email from W5AC saying there is now a node on top of the O&M building
  • Strategically placed: I went from 1 node to 17 nodes from my house

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.
• Initial point tally from Field Day:
  • 3 CW contacts
  • 162 FT8 contacts
  • 101 phone contacts
  • at least 500 bonus points… need documentation for potential others
  • If I did the math right, 1862 total points (for now)

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Bank balance: $8,448.72
• 81 members
• Next ham license exam 2024-07-20 11:00 (after club meeting)

Announcements / Comments

Question #185 for conversation: Have you started using Meshtastic?

(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)

KG5EFO

• My node count went from 2 to 22 nodes with the new repeater.
• I think I can see K5DKB’s node.

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Yes, and I’ve been trying to find nodes
• None were originally visible from my house, but I’ve found a couple while driving around town
• With the new repeater on campus, I can currently see 4 nodes directly, and 8 nodes in total.
  • More will probably come up later

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Robertson County ARES meeting
• 2024-07-13 09:30
• Franklin Fire station

Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)

• Didn’t participate in Field Day
• I saw an article on KBTX

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• Haven’t kept up. What is the “900 Mesh?”
• N5ZKF: go to https://meshtastic.org/ for full details
  • Low-power, encrypted
  • Higher power, no encryption in “HAM mode.”
  • peer-to-peer mesh network originally intended for IoT devices
  • Open-source
  • “Chirp” spread-spectrum
• K5DKB: nothing to add

Information Exchange

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• I have a Tigertronics SignalLink sound card
• Managed to ruin it a while ago, and looking to repair or replace it
• Tigertronics has been very responsive to emails, and they offer a repair service
  • $15 diagnostic fee, additional charge for repair