Join us (next meeting is Saturday March 11 at 6pm) 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, February 2022 The February gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:28 PM, Saturday February 11, 2022 by KB0VGG at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance locally and remotely this evening, listed below. Tonight's presentation was by Tom Risse on CFU MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: K0CQH: SWITCH AL AND DAVE ON THE NEW BUSINESS W0SJ: In the old business, Ton Reese should be Tom Risse and on the presentation schedule for March, Tom Reese should be Tom Risse. DK0DK: The check for $138.00 written to Al was for reimbursement for his costs associated with the Christmas Dinner, not Winter Field Day. Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (AL/MRK) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1948.53 + 280 - 22 .53 in the savings/repeater fund and 1090.18 -> SAME in checking. WINTER FIELD DAY FOR MARK WILL SHOW UP NEXT MONTH Report accepted (MAR/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 --------- XXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL WINTER FIELD DAY POOR CIBNDITIONS BUT SMOOTH RUNNING SETUP AND TEAR DOWN WAS GREAT CABIN WAS DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR NEED OPERATORS TO SIGN UP CLOSER TO MAIN ROADS BIG WOODS IS A BETTER LOCATION BUT IT WOULD COST AROUND $300 WITH NARROW HOURS 4PM-11AM SO WED HVAE TO RESERVE THREE DAYS ($900) THIS CABIN WAS $35 TOTAL LET AL KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR MARK SUMMARY 117 CONTACTS 94 POHONE 23 DIGITAL 6 MULTIPLIERS FULL BATTERY AND SOLAR TOTAL SCORE 840 WE HAD GOOD BAND COVERAGE 10,15,20,40,80 CQH JUNK IN THE TRUNK INITIAL INFO GIVEN TO THEM BUT CROSSROADS DIDN'T RETURN HIS CALLS AFTERWARDS STAN; MAYBE THE OLD HYVEE / NEW VA LOCATION WE USED YEAR AGO BY KMART AL: MAYBE WE CAN JUST BUNDLE IT WITH AUGUST PICNIC? NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL SUMMER FIELKD DAY WILL BE MEEING WITH ANTIQUE ACRES BOARD AL NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT WE WANT AND NEED THEY HAVE NICE FACILITIES ALSO LINE POWER DO WE WANT AN ENCLOSED BUILDING AL: AL AND DAVE VP GOING TO START TRACKING INVENTORY AL: NATE WAS LOOKING INTO BANNERS AL/NATE NATE: WE ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT APPROVING CLUB QSL CARDS AE0QI WOULD LIKE LIKE A LIST OF HAMS AL: WE CAN PROVIDE A LIST OF NAMES AND CALLS BUT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON REDOING THE CLUB WEB SITE STAN: VISIT TO HAMNATION HAM CONVENTION IN FLORIDA VICKI FEWLL AND BROKE TOWS COMING HOME EARLY BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION IS HOT 7000+ CONTCTS SO FAR FT8 IS A GOOD REACH BUT THEY ARE ON THEIR OWN FREQ 3Y0J MUST USE "FOX AND HOUND" MODE. DX LABS SPECIAL MODE FOX WILL BE BELOW 1000, THE HOUNDS ARE ABOVE 1000 MILES FROM ANTARCTICA https://www.3y0j.no Motion to adjourn at 7:54 PM (NK0T/K0CQH) 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: Mar 11 KB0VGG on ham shack safety Apr 8 Summer Field Day planning May 13 WB0MAR inviting robotics club? June 10 July 8 Aug 12 August picnic Sept 9 Oct 14 Nov 11 Election/dinner Dec 9 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 ----------------- - Winter RF Fest - February 25, 2023 from 8am to 12pm, 2930 Willis Avenue, Perry, IA 50220 $10 admission, $15 tables. Visit https://qsl.net/kd0neb/index_files/Page383.htm for more information OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ - Dave (K0CQH) is selling his Icom 746 Pro, $600 firm - WeatherSpotter training 5pm on April 5, at the CF Public Safety Office (main st and greenhill rd) 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 David Morrow (KD0DM) vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer Dave Kelly (KD0DK) treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2021 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2022 Taryn Colby (N0TKC) dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2023 Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) dir3(a)w0mg.net NIRAA meets most months on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 6:00 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