RMRA Board Meeting – May 18, 2026

RMRA Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

Date/Time: 5/18/2026 8:45 PM

Location: Jitsi Online Meeting

Primary Meeting:  https://meet.rmra.club/RMRABoardMeeting

Backup Meeting Server: https://meet.jit.si/RMRABoardmeeting

Call meeting to order – KC9LFG

Secretary Report – KD9BFP

• April Meeting Minutes

Treasurer Report – KC9NW

• April Report
• New members and renewals

Old Business

• • • American Tower / Coloma Tower – Lease Formalization and Utilities
      • 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.
      • Progress Update

New Business

• • • • None

2026 Projects

• • • • 2026 Ice Storm – HF Antenna – Rib Mountain
        • Removal/Replacement Update
      • Complete 6m repeater upgrades
      • 146.82 Tait Repeater Installation
      • Backup Internet Link
      • 2027 Hamfest
        • Present work that has been done so far
          • Finalize and choose
            • Commit to Hamfest
            • Location
            • Date/Times
            • Overall costs
      • Meshtastic
        • Meshtastic vs Meshcore
        • Hardware and location
    • Dean’s Experimentation with CradlePoint

Recap & Update of Systems

• Rib Mountain System Activity
  • 146.820 Linked
  • 444.300 AllStar
    • Performed full backup
    • Changed logic for Severe WX Nets
  • 146.730 Fusion
    • Hamvention – New DR-3X Repeater
    • Major Firmware Updates – V3
  • 443.000 DMR
  • D-Star Stack
  • 53.450 6 Meter
  • Server/Internet/Wireless Link

• Brighton System Activity
  • 145.410 Linked

• Coloma System Activity
  • 146.700
  • 442.675

• Website/Social Media/RMRA Store
  • No update

Board Member Roundtable

• KC9WSC
• KC9NW
• KD9BFP
• W9WRX
• KC9LFG

Member Roundtable

Close Meeting – David Peters – KC9LFG