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Pawnee Amateur Radio Club - Columbus, Nebraska
October 8, 2024
The Pawnee Amateur Radio Club met in person on October 8th, in the Platte County EOC. Club president, Dave AC0TF, called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Role was called by KD0OBA.
Members Present – AC0TF (Adam), KB0GZG (Randy), KD0OBA (Gene), KF0GCK (Dillon), KF0QOZ (Steve), KF0QPC (Dick), N0RHK (Tim), N0RHM (John), N0XBI (Randy), WD0AAH (Mark).
Old Business
Treasurer report was given by KD0RIZ.
New Business
The club welcomed KD0RIZ to the treasurer role.
WD0AAH reported on the status of several new and planned linked repeaters in the area. The Rising City 440 repeater (442.050+ PL Tone 100.0Hz) is linked into the Lincoln repeater (145.145- KØRPT) and North Platte repeater (146.940- NØUGO PL Tone 100.0Hz).
There are two nets occurring on this linked network. Monday night and Wednesday night at 9:00pm.
KD0OBA reported on the future DMR repeater going on the south tower site. No official activation date announced but the DMR setup will match the Nebraska City DMR repeater (442.800 + WA0RJR).
With no further business, the business portion was concluded and the club moved onto general discussion and the program for the evening.
Program
KF0GFK and KD0OBA gave a talk on the Meshtastic radio mesh network. Meshtastic radios are inexpensive, long-range, open-source radios that can be used for off-grid communication in areas without reliable Internet access.
How they work
Meshtastic radios use a low power, long-range radio protocol called LoRa to create a mesh network that automatically forwards messages to all nodes in the mesh.
What they can do
Meshtastic radios can be used for a variety of purposes, including:
· Sending and receiving text messages
· Sharing location information
· Tracking people or vehicles
· Sending telemetric data (temperature, pressure, humidity)
Where they can be used
Meshtastic radios are ideal for outdoor activities like hiking, skiing, and boating, where cellular coverage is limited. The mesh network functions on 100% RF and is totally independent of the legacy infrastructure (cellular networks and the Internet) making it a working communication system in times of need.
How to get started
To get started with Meshtastic, you will need a supported radio device, load the Meshtastic communication software, configure the node, and interact with the node using an app on your smart phone, tablet computer or PC/Laptop.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm
Club Web site – Minutes posted here: http://www.WA0COL.com
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