Join us (next meeting is Saturday October 8 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, October 2022 The October gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:00 PM, Saturday October 08 2022 by AL (KB0VGG) at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: N8TWO: FIXED DATE OF CHRISTMAS PARTY IN UPCOMING EVENTS LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MINUTES Report accepted with 1 adjustment (N8TWO/N0ZYC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1,090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and $1,718.53 -> $1,738.53 in checking. This includes $20 in dues, plus $60 in and out for VE testing. Report accepted (N0ZYC/N8TWO) 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 --------- W0ALO: 82 STILL CLICKING ALONG, RANGE IS GOOD 444.925 AND P25 WAITING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE KB0VGG: W0MG 94 IS UP AND RUNNING, NO ROGER BEEP THO 444.975 IS DOING WELL 444.5 CURTIS 224.9 ALIVE AND WELL COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ KB0VGG: STILL WORKING ON BYLAWS, SHOULD GET WSENT OUT SOON, VOTE ON DEC MEETING CLUB WEBSITE MOVE: COREY HAS ASKED AL FOR GUIDANCE, NEEDS TO TALK WIHT TOM HAS ANOTHER YEAR OF WEB HOSTING PAID FOR CAN USE FTP BY PASSWORD MEETING TIME CHANGE: NEXT IS AT ELK'S CLUB AT 5:30 DO WE WANT TO GO TO 6PM? OR MAYBE 5? MOTION TO CHANGE MEETING TIME TO 6pm (AE0TB/N0ZYC) HAROLD: BELL RINGING FOR SALVATION ARMY 1ST SAT IN DEC 2 HR SHIFTS FROM 10-3 BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT SA WILL BE DOING WILL BRING SIGN UP SHEET TO CHRISTMAS DINNER WEAR WEATHER APPROPRIATE CLOTHING WATERLOO WALMART KB0VGG: REVIEWED PEOPLE RUNNING FOR NEXT YEAR - EVERYONE IS OKAY WITH RENEWING, NO ONE HAS VOICED INTEREST IN RUNNING FOR ANY OTHER POSITIONS HANDING FORMS OUT FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER NON-CLUB MEMBERS CAN ATTEND THE DINNER, GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE PROSPECTIGVE NEW MEMBERS NEW BUSINESS ------------ 147.555 BREMER ARES 147.450 BLACK HAWK COUNTY ARES 147.585 ARES DISTRICT 6 FOR MEERGENCIES ALSO MONITOR W0MG 146.94 AND 146.82 NK0T: MY VNA PROGRAM - WOULD LIKE TO DO A SMITH CHART PRESENTATION FIRST USING FREE SIM SMITH (WINDOWS/LINUX/APPLE) MARK RAN ARES DIGITAL NET FOR ENTIRE STATE THIS MORNING 8-12 BOTH MARK AND AL WERE MONITORING A LARGE NUMBER OF VHF AND UHF ARES FREQUENCIES WAS SHORT NOTICE BUT THAT'S GOOD PRACTICE FOR A DISATERS, YOU DON'T GET NOTICE OF THOSE N8TWO: JOTA NEXT WEEKEND SMALL TURNOUT OF SCOUTS, ESTIMATED 26 DINNER AROUND 5-5:30 WE REALLY NEED AN ACCURATE HEADCOUT FOUR HELPERS FOR NATHAN GREG WESTWATER ALSO BRINGING FOXHUNTING GEAR DAVE AND CLARK WILL RUN CODE AL MAY RUN FLDIGI CURT WILL RUN FT-8 OR WSPR HAROLD WILL RUN HIS OWN STATION NATHAN WANTS TO DO A QUICK ANTENNA CHECK ON THE UHF CHANGES THERE Motion to adjourn at 7:3P PM (NK0T/N0TKC) This evening's presentation was on Solar by Nathan (N0ZYC) More information is available online at https://vftp.net/N0ZYC/power/solar%20power/index.html UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- presentation ideas: electronics history, radio bug-out bag, alternate power, solar power, spotting electronics scams, mag-loop antennas, broadband blocking filters, Denver/cf robotics club, new director at FEMA, EOC? Contact Al (KB0VGG) if you'd be interested in giving a presentation. Tentative presentation schedule: Nov 18 (Friday instead of Saturday) Christmas dinner / elections at the Elk's Club Dec 10 radio programming (bring your radio, programming cable, manual, laptop/software) Jan 14 NK0T on Nano VNA (bring your Nano) Feb 11 Tom Reese (CFU Field Engineer) from Sumner Mar 11 WB0MAR inviting robotics club? May 13 Field Day planning Apr 8 KB0VGG on ham shack safety 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 ----------------- 3900 Club is having HAMBOREE 2022 on Saturday, October 15th at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Boone, IA. see www.3900Club.com/hamboree2022.php for deails Winterfest 2023 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 Members of the board 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