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Agenda items for the next DRG meeting
Greetings,
The following items have been submitted for consideration to be on the agenda of the next DRG
meeting to be held on January 24th, 2009 in Midland, Michigan. If you have items or issues you
would like discussed at this meeting, please email them to the DRG mailing list or directly
to me. If you would like to discuss them over the phone, feel free to call me at
(734)484-5105 anytime between Noon and 6am (yeah, wierd hours).
Thank You,
--- Jay Nugent WB8TKL jjn@nuge.com
DRG Chair
*** Meeting Announcement ***
for the
Michigan Section Digital Radio Group (DRG)
Date/Time: Saturday January 24th, 2009 NOON-4pm
Location: Private Dining Room at the
MIDMICHIGAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (MMRMC)
4005 ORCHARD DR
MIDLAND, MI 48640
Map & Directions:
It is *STRONGLY* recommended you check some maps before
leaving home, guys!
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=4005
+Orchard+Dr+Midland,+MI+48640&fb=1
&geocode=16213747157328177734,
43.633896,-84.256982&oi=manybox&ct=14&cd=1&resnum=3
US-127 or US-23 and take exit onto US-10 towards Midland
Turn South onto Eastman Drive (Route 10)
** Watch for signs to the MMRMC **
Turn West onto Sugnet
Turn North onto Harlow
Parking on the right
1) See detailed instructions in an email under
seperate cover.
http://www.mi-nts.org/sl/MMRMC.png
2) All over the campus are yellow signs indicating the
direction of the main hospital entrance. These are
the signs you wish to follow.
3) Enter the hospital and follow the yellow line on the
floor up to this point, then turn left:
http://www.mi-nts.org/sl/vending.jpg
4) Walk through the cafeteria to the far wall.
Turn left.
The meeting room is cleverly disguised behind a glass
wall with white letters about six inches high that say
"Private Dining Room".
NOTE: There will be WiFi available and Hamgate.Midland is atop the
building, so RF access into the network will be easy.
Agenda Items:
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Subject to change & Not in any particular order.
Send changes/additions to: jjn@nuge.com -or- wb8tkl@arrl.net
-- Appoint a 'Recording Secretary'
(record, write up, send back to the list)
-- Welcome invited guests
o Steve Gladden - N8LBV (soundcard modem on JNOS Linux)
o Troy Creed - W8TCC (Packet network in D1N on 03)
NETWORK STATUS REPORT
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-- New Hamgates & Key stations
-- Potential/Planned new Hamgate/JNOS sites
o Hamgate.Crawford (KB8RWG)
o Hamgate.Houghton @Michigan Tech (KD8CPX)
o Hamgate.GrandTraverse @T.C. (KB8RIV)
o Hamgate.Otsego (KC8NTE)
o Hamgate.Barry (KB8RWX)
o Hamgate2.Midland @Jerome (WD8PBT)
o Hamgate.Lapeer @Attica (K8DD)
GENERAL BUSINESS
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--- Resignations
o D5 Rep John Mathieson KC8ZTJ stepped down due to time limitations.
Recommends a replacement - Todd Foote KB8RWX who is in Wayland (Allegan Co)
o What is the status of Red Duggan, D7 Rep???
o What is the status of the D1 Reps???
--- MICONV.ampr.org
New top of the CONV tree run by Don WB8I in Muskegon
Is it ready to go???
--- New Airmail/WL2K support
o SMS has gone by the wayside with the new RMS/TelPac
o Maiko coded to support Airmail w/B2F
o Any WinLink users want to test this and report back???
--- HF Digital Modes Working Group?
o Atlantic Division webinar on Digital Modes being conducted today 1:30-4pm
o Do we have enough interest to support a WG??
o Who wants to head such a group??
--- What can we do to improve the network if we had grant money???
Discuss and design an ID-1 based 128kbps 1.2 GHz backbone with JNOS
as the core router and both 2-meter and 440 radio ports for users.
2-meter at 1200 baud mixed AX.25 and IP, while 440 would be 1200
(or 9k6 if the locals wish run that speed) IP *only*, no AX.25.
Begin writing a grant proposal.
--- D1 D-Star deployment and possible integration with AMPRnet TCP/IP network?
o Progress report from D1 (Jon KC8VAB & Jim WB8AZP)
*** Status of QMN packet network decommisioning? (N8CML & N8LRF)
o K8AE Ann Travis, General Manager
o Asset assignment to DAPR? 501(c)3
- Pictures of a typical QMN node - mvc-750s (http://www.nuge.com/~wb8tkl/redcross)
* Has this moved forward at all????
--- Status of NTSD? (zip|net@NTSMI.ampr.org)
--- Jason W9JTL stepped down as DEC8
o Willing to step in and help with AMPRnet coordination/maintenance
o Engineer better subnetting of the U.P. as the user base grows
(44.102.220, 221, and 223)
--- 4-Step Network Performance improvement project (WB8RCR)
o "Circuit" - Investigate, tests and measure, and suggest better PHYSICAL layer methods
o "AX25" - Investigate, tests and measure, and suggest better LINK layer settings
o "TCPIP" - Investigate, tests and measure, and suggest better PACKET & NETWORK layers
o "SMTP" - Investigate, tests and measure, and suggest better SMTP settings
*** ICS-213/FSD3 web application
o OS agnostic
o Use combined 213/Radiogram features for better tracking
o Jay & Ron sketched out a plan - Ron will code it into JNOS
* Ron, any progress????
DISTRICT STATUS REPORTS
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o What's new
o What's planned
o What help do you need??
TRAINING/DEMO's
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-- KA8E will demo a D-Star "DV Dongle"
-- WB8TKL will demo a tiny portable JNOS node
-- N8LBV will demo a very small Linux installation with JNOS using a soundcard as the modem.
CLOSING ITEMS
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++ Update MAPS MAPS MAPS MAPS!!!
++ Update EOC's & Key Stations & Email databases!!!
++ Push for more Packet/AMPRnet presentations at clubs
o What have *YOU* done to get more Hams on Packet (JNOS or AX.25)?????
o What have *YOU* done to get JNOS into your EOC/Red-X/Leaderships home stations???
-- Set Date and Location of the next Quarterly DRG meeting:
o Next meeting should be in April
o Set Date and Location
Please send me any items you would like added to the agenda.
--- Jay Nugent WB8TKL
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