Location: Jitsi
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 5:30pm-8:00pm
Scribe: You
Roll Call: TedBrunner,JasonBergstrom,RussellSenior,SteveTree

Agenda

• Pick location for next weekly
• Node notes:

  • NodeEdie -- still waiting on a reply from the host to schedule an install

  • NodeLuckyLabNW -- Russell needs to contact Gary about starting to work on outdoor device

• Sepal Fund Grant Application in partnership with MBCOA/CBBPDX submitted

• Russell gets a patch into the linux kernel to support net4826 builds (last remaining device is on NodeMississippi as metrix-west)

• Ted went to a LoRa meeting and gives report

• Your Item Here

Notes

• Node notes:

  • NodeEdie - still waiting for contact to install

  • NodeLionsEye - switched from Comcast to Quantum

  • NodeKlickitat - continuous activity seems to keep links up

  • NodeLuckyLabNW - still need to contact Gary

• Sepal Fund Grant Application in partnership with MBCOA/CBBPDX
  • Block area network install prototype
  • Template for installing elsewhere - Rose City Community Technical Cooperative
  • Asked for max ($50K over 3 years)
  • Will award next month
• ARDC grant application due April 1, for fiber network tools (fiber fuser $6K-10K, single to multi-strand)
  • test tools
  • fibre, ends, etc

• FuTel fiscal sponsorship - Karl said very limited labor outlay, probably not requiring a 1099

  • We will write Karl a check for the balance in the account (including Paetreon)

• Ted attended a LoRa meeting at Hollywood library, full room, hosted by DSA

  • Pre-sold devices, plus a handful to give away
  • Cheap chip only is $20 + box + antenna
• PLUG meeting tomorrow night 7pm at PSU with talk by Andrew Greenberg
• Russell had a patch committed to the Linux kernel tree

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