RMRA Board Meeting – February 15, 2026

RMRA Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

Date/Time: 2/15/2026 6:00 PM

Location: Jitsi Online Meeting

https://meet.jit.si/RMRABoardmeeting

Call meeting to order – KC9LFG

Secretary Report – KD9BFP

• January Meeting Minutes

Treasurer Report – KC9NW

• January Report
• New members and renewals

New Business

• • • American Tower / Coloma Tower – Lease Formalization and Utilities
      • Overview of American Tower request to formalize existing ham radio colocation
      • Summary of proposed 10-year $0 lease with auto-renewals (5×5)
      • Discussion of utility reimbursement requirement (electricity only)
      • President’s Summary
        • No rent
        • Long-term stability (10 years + auto-renew)
        • Only cost is electricity
        • This is a compliance / paperwork issue triggered by utility billing
        • No retroactive charges indicated
        • Estimated cost likely low (to be calculated)
      • Motion to approve proceeding with American Tower’s proposed $0 collocation lease for the Coloma tower site, including reimbursement of electricity costs, and to authorize club officers to complete required applications and documentation with American Tower’s onboarding and utility reimbursement process.
      • 2026 Project Wishlist
        • Complete 6m repeater
        • 2027 Hamfest?
        • Meshtastic?
        • Other Suggestions?

• Old Business
  • • Dean’s Experimentation with CradlePoint
    • Contingency & Disaster Recovery Plan
      • • Table discussion until May

Recap & Update of Systems

• Rib Mountain System Activity
  • 146.820 Linked
  • 444.300 AllStar
  • 146.730 Fusion
  • 443.000 DMR
  • D-Star Stack
  • 53.450 6 Meter
    • Progress Update
  • Server/Internet/Wireless Link

• Brighton System Activity
  • 145.410 Linked

• Coloma System Activity
  • 146.700
  • 442.675

• Website/Social Media/RMRA Store

Board Member Roundtable

• KC9WSC
• KC9NW
• KD9BFP
• W9WRX
• KC9LFG

Member Roundtable

Close Meeting – David Peters – KC9LFG