General Meeting August 2026
Thanks to all the members that made it to the meeting on the 8th of August 2026.We decided on voting for the new club committee members at the next meeting. Stay warm members!!
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First Impressions of the Think Node M6
Thanks to our members for doing some sanity checks on the Think Node M6 Thanks and appreciation goes to :(1) Shaun : ZS5CAT.(2) Bruce : ZS5TG(3) Cale : ZR5CA.(4) Tony : ZR5CAT.(5) Mo : ZS5MO. Please see the full report PDF below.
Read MoreMeshtastic Solar Node Install Estcourt
A big thank you to Mohamed (ZS5MO), Tony (ZR5CAT) and Cale (ZR5CA) for installing a Meshtastic node at the residence of Mo. The Elecrow ThinkNode M6 has an integrated solar panel but is completely sealed with no access to the batteries and has a flimsy plastic bracket not suited for the harsh African climate which […]
Read MoreMeshtastic Solar Node Install Hilton
A big thank you to brothers Shaun(ZS5CAT) and Bruce(ZS5TG) for donating their time and expertise in installing equipment (Elecrow ThinkNode M6) on towers at the Berry Hill site in Hilton. Thank you for representing M.A.R.C in Hilton as part of the open source public Meshtastic group in KZN. Our members look forward to extending this […]
Read MoreGeneral Meeting July 2026
Thanks to all the members that attended the meeting on July 11th 2026.We discussed a few critical issues including Mikes (ZS5BGV) retirement as chairman, information on repeater repairs, voting for a new chairman, the clubs future, implementing a M.A.R.C mesh network, DMR repeaters and much more. After this meeting we decided to make the next […]
Read MoreGeneral Meeting & Presentation June 2026
After the general meeting in PMB Cale (ZR5CA) from the Midlands Amateur Radio Club (M.A.R.C) gave us a general overview about Meshtastic and similar technologies such as MeshCore and Reticulum etc. He also went through the Pros and Cons and some of his experience using this technology giving a balanced overview of the usefulness of […]
Read MoreGriffins Hill Update April 2026
A big thanks to Stephen for helping Tony (ZR5CAT) to contact Eskom at the Griffins hill site Thanks to Tony (ZR5CAT) for taking the time and petrol money to go to the site to assess the situation Griffins Hill requires multiple layers on authentication to gain access. So it takes a bit longer to get […]
Read MoreGeneral Meeting April 2026
Thanks to all the members that made it to the general meeting for April. We discussed the upgrading maintenance and organisation of all our current repeater sites. We had multiple suggestions and inputs from all the members present. We also discussed contact with Eskom and creating backups of all our site access keys. Our next […]
Read MoreGroenekloof Site Clean
Thanks to all our members who were involved in the Groenekloof site clean in March “Following the previous MARC meeting and site visits, we arranged to meet at theGroenekloof site on Monday 30th. It was a typically misty Hilton morning when we arrived,beautifully kept reservoir grounds, I have to say.” You can view the activity […]
Read MoreGeneral Meeting March 2026 (Discuss Clubs Future)
M.A.R.C would like to thank all the members that attended this critical and pivotal meeting on Saturday the 14th of march 2026. With great sadness in our hearts we had to discuss how to move forward with club events and activities as well as financial processes. This meeting allowed us to touch base but further […]
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