2019-03-19 AllStarLink Board Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes of ASL Board Meeting

3/19/2019 – by Dave Shaw

Meeting called to order @ 6:00 PM

Meeting adjourned @ 7:30 PM

Board members present:

Pete Elke PE

Tim Sawyer TS

Dave Shaw DS

Mike Wolthuis MW

Todd Lesser TL

Absent:Kevin Custer KC

1. Official Actions
   1. Adoption of 2019.03.10 Board meeting minutes. (adopted)

1. Admin meeting discussion (MW)
   1. SEAL migration progress has taken back seat to other items.
   2. New Build Mike working with Steve Z to get knowledge transfer for new package. Made significant progress with pi version.
   3. Nathan has been a huge help in testing and development.
   4. Intel package is pending

1. Newsletter update
   1. Board concluded not to hold publication missing information.
   2. As that information becomes available subsequent volumes can be published.

1. SEAL technical items (MW)
   1. New target is 4/1/2019, priority focus is on other items at this time.
2. Allstar Community (TS)
   1. Tabled until first Newsletter published and SEAL retirement is complete.

1. Hosting resources cost (MW)
   1. No updates

1. Paying for SLACK Google etc. environment (TS)
   1. DS applied for TechSoup.
   2. IRS letter needed to complete TechSoup application (TL has action)

1. Issuing new Node numbers (TS)
   1. Board thanked Tim for his effort to architected new Node numbering scheme.
   2. Demo Web site was created and Demo’ed for the admin team.
   3. Board requested Tim write a white paper for publication to the community with request for comments.
2. Treasurer's report (DS)
   1. Paypal balance $3384.78
   2. Bank acct: $524.96
   3. TechSoup application. IRS determination letter needed to complete the application

1. Trademark (TS, MW)
   1. Board received a request for clarification of how we agreed to proceed with Trademark Attorney .
   2. Board reviewed the decision from 24-Feb Board meeting to proceed with two of three Trademark options per email.

1. RTCM FW (Trimble 4/19 Thunderbolt rollover?)
   1. MW spoke with Chuck H who had done coding.
   2. Chuck requested help re-compiling RTCM firmware and testing.
   3. Discussion about updating chan-voter to ignore week information in GPS data stream.
   4. Noted using RTCM’s highlights an issue with Allstar dropping long term connections.

1. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PDT