Join us (next meeting is Saturday May 13 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, April 2023 The April gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:00 PM, Saturday April 8, 2023 by Dave Morrow KD0DM at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance locally and remotely this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: TREAS REPORT REIMBURSED TO MARK TOM RISSE Report accepted with 2 adjustments (N8TWO/N0ZYC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have $1,090.18 (UNCHANGED) in the savings/repeater fund and 2292.48 +$20 IN DUES -> 2,312.48 in checking. CHECK TOI ANTIQUE ACRES IN NEXT MEETING $275 200 FOR FIELD DAY 75 DEPOSIT WILL GET BACK CHECK TO GRINELLE MUTUAL FOR $239 MAY TO MAY REPORT TO ARRL LATER THIS MONTH WITH UPDATED CLUB INFO 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 --------- NK0T 224.9 IS ALIVE AND WELL AL 444.55 IS RUNNING BUT WEAK DUE TO TREES 94 AND 82 ARE GOING FINE COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): DAVE PROPOSES A JUNK IN THE TRUNK BEFORE THE AUGUST PICNIC WE DID THIS 2 YRS AGO ADVERTISE? PUT IT ON THE WEB PAGE, FACEBOK DO WE HAVE TIMES? ARE WE DOING A TEST SESSION? AL: TEST, JUNK, THEN MEET PARK ACTIVATION? (GEORGE WITH WUOLD BE POTA ACTIVATION) LAST YEAR WE WERE AT PFIFER PFIFER PARK LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHOICE FOR THIS YEAR'S PICNIC/JITT/TEST OLD BUSINESS ------------ WHAT'S THE CLUB WILLING TO SPEND ANTENNA IS A $2000 WBOMAR EMAILED MARK TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH TMOBILE TO GET OUR ANTENNA DOWN KURT MOTIONS TO APPROVE UP TO $400 TO GET OUR ANTENNA AND COAX DOWN, BOARD WITH AUTH TO ADD INTO (CHAOTIC APPROVALS) MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT GETTING THE 94 REPEATER DOWN AND BACK UP, WHAT TO DO WITH IT IN THE MEANWHILE K0DV SUGGESTS CONTACTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, HE'S SEEN CLIMBING COSTS MUCH HIHGHER, $4,000 AL WILL ALSO SPEAK TO THE MAYOR ANTIQUE ACRES IS SET STAR AT 10 ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY CLEAN UP AS LONG AS WE WANT AC ROOM WITH FULL KITCHEN AND A PAVILLION HOW DETAILED DO WE WANT TO GO CLUB PROPERTY TRACKING - MARK HAS AN HF RADIO AND AN OLDER DONATED THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT COUPLE FIELD DAY COAXES CLUB LAPTOPS PROJECTOR 440 DECIBEL ANTENNA AT BILLS 20 DECIBEL AT ALS KD0DK HAS CAROL COOPER'S RADIO BILL'S GOT THE ICOM 7300 REMOTE STATION AND MINI X COMPUTER, LONG WIRE AND 9:1 UN UN COAX AND ANTENNA ARE BILLS CURT HAS A CLUB ROTOR AND CONTROLLER NATHAN WILL LOK INTO COLLECTING THINGS AL HAS A CLUB'S ROTOR MARK HAS HEADSET BOXES AL HAS SUSPECT TOWER SECTIONS WIL HOLD ONTO THEM FOR SPARE RED CROSS HAS ROTOR AND ANTENNA NATHAN HAS A BOX OF MATERIALS FROM THERE CHANGING MEETIMG TIME 6 AND 7PM BOTH HAVE THEIR PROS AND CONS MAYBE CONSIDER GOING A WEEKDAY INSTEAD OF WEEKEND? N0ZYCN SUNDAY AFTERNOON? CURT: MAYBE MOVE THE PRESENATION AFTER THE GREETING BOARD WILL DISCUSS MEETING DATE AND TIME (MARK/TARYN) WEB PAGE MASTERS? NC0N WAS GOING TO TAKE OVER WEB PAGE ,WE HAVE NO UPDATES MARK HAS LOGIN INFO FOR THE CLUB'S FACEBOOK PAGE TARYN ASST ADMINISTRATOR NEW BUSINESS ------------ POSSIBLY ADD ANOTHER MEETING EVERY MONTH, A MEETING OR EVEN A WORKSHOP K0DV: MAYBE HAVE NEW PEOPLE COME IN BEFORE THE MEETING AS A WORKSHOP NATHANZ: HOW ABOUT A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING? CURT MOTIONS WE HAVE THE BOARD LOOK INTO ANOTHER MEETING (CURT/NATE) CURT IS MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING CLUB REMOTE, IS GETTING A LOT OF USE CW IS NOW ENABLED ON THE SERVER QSK MODE, AUTO NOTCH FILTER OFF, ENABLE CW TERMINAL GOING TO ORDER A WINKEYER TO ALLOW USE OF KEY INSTEAD OF SENDING TEXT AS CW MIGHT HAVE A CW RECEIVE TRANSLATOR THERE ARE NO BAND OR MODE LIMITS, OPERATORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR STAYING LEGAL MARK PROPOSE WE SEND OUT A POSTCARD TO ALL LICENSED AMATEURS IN LAC K HAWK AND BREMER INVITING THEM TO FIELD DAY ABOUT $120 IN POSTAGE MIGHT GET STAPLES TO MAKE US SOME POSTCARDS (/DAVE) TO DO POSTCARDS EXPORT LIST FROM QRZ? NATHAN: $56 WILL GET YOU 250 CUSTOM POSTCARDS 4X6 AL: WE NEED ELMERS DAVE AND MARK VOLUNTEER MARK: ZOOM IS $150 YR GOOGLE MEET $120 YR WUTH RECORDIG, YOUTUBE, AND 2TB STORAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL (ONE DIRECTIONAL) DISORD VERY GRANULAR AND LOTS OF USEFUL FEATURES ZOOM HAS ALSO BEEN USED FOR CLASSES AND A BOARD MEETING OR TWO ZOOM ONLY OWNER CAN RECORD MARK WILL LOOK TABLE FOR NEXT MEETING Motion to adjourn at 7:25 PM (N0ZYC/KF0KFE) Tonight's presentation was replaced with Summer Field Day planning MARK WE HAVE THE LOCATION SETTLED ANTIQUE ACRES NEED A COMMITTEE LEADER FOR FIELD DAY - WHO'S GOING TO BRING WHAT - 24 HRS? - SIGN UP OPERATORS - HOW MANY STATIONS - GOTA STATION - WHO BRINGS WHICH RADIOS - ANTENNAS - ANTENNA SETUP - SET UP AND TEAR DOWN CREW - FILTERS (STAN?) - FOOD 20M FOR SURE 40M FOR SURE 15 AND 10 IF THEY ARE OPEN 6 CAN BE GREAT TALK-IN RADIOS WILL USE BAND FILTERS ON MONIBAND ANTENNAS MARK WILL HAVE LAPTOPS NATHAN HAS A CUSHCRAFT 45 5 BAND VERTICAL (REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT GUYING) K0CQH: EVERYONE PLEASE BRING HEADPHONES TO MAKE IT EASIER ON THE OTHER STATIONS DAVE MORROW WILL BRING HIS BIG BOOT TO LEAD THE COMMITTEE NEED TO CONTACT ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, EMCS ETC MARK AND AL WILL DO THAT 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: May 13 WB0MAR inviting robotics club? June 10 FINAL FIELD DAY July 8 MAYBE MARK DEMO CLUB REMOTE USE (CURT HELP WITH CW USE) 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 ----------------- (let me know) ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- - Dave (K0CQH) is selling his Icom 746 Pro, $600 firm - hamfest 4/22 Des Moines fairgrounds 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 - Amateur Radio Practice Site (tests and code): https://www.aa9pw.com/ 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 ABOUT ----- 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