07 September 2026

 UVARC Maker Net Summary

Meeting Details

• Date & Time: Monday at 7:00 PM – 7:27 PM MDT

• Net Control Station (NCS): Carl (K0WLY), transmitting from Saratoga Springs

Attendance & Check-ins

• Carl (K0WLY) – Net Control, Saratoga Springs

• Jeff (K7SJC) – Orem

• Robert (KE7KTQ) – Saratoga Springs

• Spencer (KM7BLA) – Holladay

• Maison (KO6JIT) - Orem

• Randy (KD7RR) - American Fork

• Ray (WA7ITZ) - Salt Lake City

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Bench Reports & Project Updates

• Carl (K0WLY):

  • MeshCore Solar Repeater: Completed build and setup for a MeshCore repeater unit equipped with a solar power rig; operational and ready for outdoor installation.

  • SDR Auto-Mute Switch: Built an updated circuit board designed to mute speaker output on an SDR during transmitter key-up (following a concept previously discussed on the 76ers net).

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  • CW Keyer Board: Completed minor revisions on a custom CW keyer PCB design and placed an order for boards.

  • UVARC Slack Community Tools: Set up new resources on the UVARC Slack workspace, including sign-up sheets in the files section for group build projects and a shared repository for reference documents (including an introductory MeshCore overview).

Crowdsourcing & Group Discussion

• MeshCore Community Resources:

  • Jeff (K7SJC) noted downloading Carl's MeshCore overview document from the #maker Slack channel to learn more about mesh networking roles and gear setups.

  • Robert (KE7KTQ) verified access to the UVARC Slack channel files section.

• Off-Grid & Emergency Power Solutions:

  • Robert (KE7KTQ) detailed his current off-grid power build consisting of four 200 Ah batteries paired with solar panels and asked the group for their off-grid shack configurations.

  • Jeff (K7SJC) shared his portable setup utilizing two Tenergy 300 Ah LiFePO4 power cells paired with a fold-out "briefcase" solar panel to extend runtime during field/airbrushing operations.

  • Spencer (KM7BLA) detailed his shack backup power system running two 100W solar panels into a 100 Ah LiFePO4 battery, which powers his QRP rigs and VHF station year-round with occasional shore-power top-offs during winter months.

Net Closure

• Net officially closed by Net Control at 7:22 PM MDT.

• Invitation to Join the UVARC Slack Channel and #makernet within.

• Audio Recording of this week's UVARC Maker Net
  Transcript of this week's UVARC Maker Net