Kent Petty

Another Big Working Wednesday Turnout!

Wow! Yet another BIG turnout for Working Wednesday. Three weeks in a row 10-15 folks showing up to partake in the many project efforts. We did everything from checking into...

By Kent Petty Published August 30, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Equipment, Mesh Networking, Working Wednesday

WORKING WEDNESDAY – 2017.08.30

Working Wednesday Agenda for AARC Clubhouse, 5923 Rowan Street, Anchorage for August 30, 2017 1). SNIPER’S NET CHECK-IN: 1800 to 1820 2). TEST HF WINLINK CONNECTIVITY TO FAIRBANKS / ANMC...

By Kent Petty Published August 30, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Equipment, Mesh Networking, Working Wednesday

Social Media, Here We Come!

AARC is doing our best to “grow up” relative to social media. In addition to our web page, we have a Facebook account (@kl7aa), Twitter account (@anchoragearc), and a Google+...

By Kent Petty Published August 29, 2017 WebOps

Projects and Activities! We Need You!

Calling All Members! We need your help! Check out our “Projects – We Need Your Help and Ideas!” page. It lists a pile of projects the club can use help...

By Kent Petty Published August 27, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Equipment, Mesh Networking, Public Service, Volunteer, WebOps, Working Wednesday

With the tremendous help of Jason, KM4ACK, we’ve successfully installed and configured a telephone server (PBX) on the Anchorage MESH network last night during Working Wednesday. The FreePBX application is...

By Kent Petty Published August 25, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Mesh Networking, Working Wednesday

Working Wednesday Agenda, 8/23/2017

WORKING WEDNESDAY – 2017.08.23 – @ 1800 – 2100 CLUB STATION – 5923 ROWAN STREET, ANCHORAGE 1). SNIPER’S NET CHECK-IN: 1800 to 1820 2). SENIOR CENTER – FIND ORIGINAL CUSHCRAFT...

By Kent Petty Published August 23, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, Mesh Networking, Working Wednesday

KL7GN Donates 60’ Tower System

Weather cooperated and allowed a work crew of four AARC members to take down Gordon Nightingale’s (KL7GN) 60’ of Rohn 25 tower this past Friday, August 18. The tower supported...

By Kent Petty Published August 20, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, Donations, Equipment, Volunteer

Raspberry Pi and Asterisk PBX Coming for the MESH

We’re stepping forward on the Anchorage MESH network with a needed enhancement. We’ll be building and configuring a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) telephone system for the network which will allow...

By Kent Petty Published August 17, 2017 ARES, Mesh Networking

Working Wednesday Agenda, 8/16/2017

Working Wednesday tonight. It’s 1728L and some folks are here. See you there too? Agenda per TJ, KL7TS: WORKING WEDNESDAY – 2017.08.09 1). SNIPER’S NET CHECK-IN: 1800 to 1820 2). ...

By Kent Petty Published August 16, 2017 5923 Rowan Clubhouse, ARES, Mesh Networking, Working Wednesday

AARC Board Meeting Tonight (Wed, August 15, 2017)

Monthly AARC Board of Directors meeting this evening at Hope Community Resources, 540 W. International Road, Anchorage. The Board meets in the second floor, south conference room. Talk in frequency...

By Kent Petty Published August 15, 2017 Board Meetings

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