[MVMA] Notes from December 11 meeting: part B

[Moe]

> On Dec 13, 2021, at 20:51, Chuck Gelm <nc8q-mesh at gelm.net> wrote:
> 
> The last query that I did not understand the response was:
> 
> Are you (MVMA) satisfied with presenting only a SISO node on 2397 MHz to the Hamvention attendees/campers?
> 
> I feel that we should have 900, 2397, 3400, and 5800 MHz nodes DtD'ed and discoverable by Hamvention attendees/campers.
> 
> Chuck

Now where have I heard that before? ;-)

> On Mar 25, 2018, at 08:16, Chuck Gelm <nc8q-mesh at gelm.net> wrote:
> 
> https://www.aredn.org/content/hamvention-2018-your-suggestions
> 
> AREDN says: "An active AREDN network will be in operation during Hamvention. It will operate on channel -2 with 10MHz bandwidth. You may connect to it with your portable equipment. Other bands may also be used – please check with us at our booth."
> 
> I would like to see MVMA have all 4 bands in operation during HV-2018.
> Perhaps with nodes at the Xenia-North/Simpson QTH.
> ?
> 
> Chuck
> (If this email 'sends', I may have successfully by-passed the inept 'migration' of my
> hosting.)

I wonder how much taller and thicker the trees between Xenia-North/XWARN and Hamvention are four years later?

One of the things I proposed doing awhile back was trying to retrieve, resurrect, and reuse the KAS Rocket Omni for MIMO at Hamvention.

At this point, probably the only band that would get through is 900.