Join us (next meeting is Saturday September 10 at 7pm) in person at the Waterloo Airport, or via Zoom : - WWW URL: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/j/99863201285?pwd%3DcWUyQWxrRk81OEcwN1Q0dzF1UTBLUT09 - Zoom computer or mobile app: meeting ID 998 632 01285, passcode 955710 - Phone: (312) 626-6799 (Chicago number) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, August 2022 The August gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM, Saturday August 13, 2022 by XXXXX (5:47 pm). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: WRONG EMAIL FOR Kenneth McFarland, kenmcf@gmail.com NEEDS CORRECTING, IT WAS REMOVED JAN TOM CREESE UNDER NEW BUSINESS RISSE NOT CREESE Report accepted with 2 adjustments (MARK/KERMIT) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and 1723.53 -> +20 DUES 1743.5 in checking. +25 SHELTER CLEARL IN AUG XXXXX Report accepted (MARK/DAVE CQH) Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. Our club membership form is also available on our club website at https://www.w0mg.net/ REPEATERS --------- MARK WE NEED TO CSCHEDULE A CHECK ON IGAWANIS AE5EI SAID HE CAN VBRING UP INGAWANUS MARK SAID CHARLES CITT CAN BRING IT UP TOO COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): NO REPORT MARK NATHAN DOING SOLAR AT SOME POINT JOHN: EMAIL REISE DIDNT' GET A REPLY TRY AGAIN CQH WOULD LIKE A PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH MAYBE NATHAN CAN GET A SOLAR TOGETHER OLD BUSINESS ------------ RR DEPOTS ON THE AIR MARK GILBERTVILLE WAS ACTIVATED WE HAVE UNTIL END OF AUG SO WE STILL HAVE SOME DEPOTS TO ACRTIVATE WAVERLY SUBWAY EX DEPOT ALSO FOUR WUEENS MAY BHAVE BEEN A DEPOT? JERRY GREAR IN WLOO PHOTOGRAPGY STUDEIO NOW RMOTE STATION DEAD TREE MAY HAVE BEENRL RELOCARTED MARK MARK VE TEST SESSION EPT 17 BOARD MEETING NEEXT MOTH? TWO OTHERS WILL BE GONE NEXT MONTH SO MAY NEED TO RESCUHE NEW BUSINESS ------------ MARK JOTA OCT 14-16 LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP OTHER THAN THE USUAL PEOPLE AL/CURT/NATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO HELP NATE TARYN XMAS PARTY IS COMING UP DO ELK'S CLUB AGAIN? MAYBE CLUB COLLECTS FUNDS AND DAVE CUTS A SINGLE CHECK AL TO RESERVE? WILL DISCUSS THAT NEXT MONTH WHEN AL IS HERE KD0DK TOM REMINDING US HE HAS RETIRED WE NEED TO FIND THAT? GET A NEW WEB MASTER WOULD COREY BE INTERESTED HUMPAL WHAT ACTIVITIES FOXHUNTING MARK DIGITAL RADOI HOTSPOT AND DMR IF BANDS DON'T COOOPERATE MORSE CODE DEMO / TRAIN? CODE YOUR NAME FOXHUNT ANTENNA BUILDS KD0-DK HOW MANY KIDS MARK 50 LAST 70-80 PREVIOUS PROBABLY JUST ONE MERIT BADGE TO EARN THIS YEAR TARYN AND AL WILL FEED VOLUNTEERS MARK WOULD LIKE A PLANNING MEETING FOR VOLUNTEERS 26TH OR 27TH 5 STATIONS HF DIGITAL DMR FOXHUNT SAFETY OR ANTENNA BUILD TARYN WILL TAKE CARE OF THE MARKETIHNG Motion to adjourn at XXXXX PM (N0TKC/WB0MAR) DINNER WAS THE PRESENTATION Tonight's presentation was by XXXXX on XXXXX XXXXX UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- presentation ideas: electronics history, radio bug-out bag, alternate power, solar power, spotting electronics scams, mag-loop antennas, broadband blocking filters Contact Al (KB0VGG) if you'd be interested in giving a presentation. sept 10 NANO VNA CURT, EVANSDALE EVENT, OR JOTA oct 8 NATE SOLAR NATHAN nov 12 (friday instead of sat) ELECTIONS AND DINNER dec 10 PROGRAMMING RADIOS BRING YOUR RADIO, MANUAL, CABLE, SOFTWARE jan 14 HAM SHACK SAFETY AL feb 11 TOM REESE CFU ENGINEER HM FROM SUMNER mar 11 ROTBOTICS? apr/may FIELD DAY CF ROBOTICS CLUB DENVER ROBOTICS CLUB HEAD IS A HAM AL KNOWS HIM NEW DIRECTOR AT FEMA EOC? REGULAR EVENTS -------------- - ARES net check-in is at 9pm every Sunday night, on 146.94/34 - Iowa Digital Net runs every Tuesday night at 7pm, 3.5885 MHz USB / 1500 Hz WF (Olivia 8-500) - Iowa 75 Meter Evening Net runs Mon-Sat at 6:00 pm on 3.970 MHz / LSB Also meets at 12:30 pm on same. - Iowa 160 Meter Net runs Sunday night at 9:30 pm on 1.9745 MHz / LSB - DMR checkin 7:30 pm Sunday night on talk group 3119 - Ham Radio Fellowship / Breakfast every Wednesday morning at 9AM at the Wendy's at Love's Travel Stop in Waterloo. (3301 Greyhound Drive) VE TESTING AND TRAINING ----------------------- contact Mark (N8TWO) for current information at classes@w0mg.net UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- (let me know) OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ Dave (K0CQH) is selling his Icom 746 Pro, $600 firm W0MG/NIRAA LINKS ---------------- - Club Website: https://www.w0mg.net/ - Membership form: https://www.w0mg.net/contact/membershipform.pdf - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/waterloo.hams/community/ - Cedar Valley area repeaters list: https://www.w0mg.net/repeaters/ - additional club media: https://vftp.net/N0ZYC/W0MG/index.html MEETING ATTENDANCE ------------------ Members: XXXXX Guests: XXXXX Members wishing to pay club dues (or have paid and are not indicated above) please contact our Treasurer in person at our monthly meeting or by email at treas(a)w0mg.net Officers may be contacted over the air or via email: President: Al Jones (KB0VGG) - pres(a)w0mg.net Vice President: Curt Wilson (NK0T) - vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary: Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) - sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer: Dave Kelly (KD0DK) - treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2020: Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) - dir3(a)w0mg.net Director 2021: John Humpal (WB0MAR) - dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2022: Taryn Colby (N0TKC) - dir2(a)w0mg.net NIRAA meets most months on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 7:00 pm, at the Waterloo Airport, in the old restaurant. Parking is available at no cost in the short-term lot. (3 hr free limit) Our primary club repeater is on 146.94 mhz, negative offset, with a PL tone of 136.5 hz, with coverage centered in Black Hawk County. Many members are also monitoring channel 3119 on DMR. Our club website is at https://www.w0mg.net/ and the club's primary email contact is sec(a)w0mg.net You're receiving these meeting minutes because you have given the NIRAA club your email address for minutes and announcements. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply requesting removal from one or both distribution lists. - Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) Secretary, W0MG