ATTENTION! If you normally take 218 North to the airport, you will need to exit onto Broadway and go East, then turn left on Wagner Road and left again on Airline Highway to read the airport. Join us (next meeting is Saturday October 12 at 6pm) at the Waterloo Airport, or via Discord. Click this invitation link to add our server to your Discord app: https://discord.gg/hSPGhWxtZE Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, September 2024 The September gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:02 PM September 14, 2024 at the Waterloo Airport by Al (KB0VGG). 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: TOM: STILL CALLIGN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FEMA CALL IT EMA JAN SOME MINOR Report accepted with 2 adjustments (N0ZYC / K0DV) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activitiy and balances for period: 8/1/2024 - 8/31/2024: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO ACTIVITY ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $2,705.26 ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,481.15 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- -45 TO ARRL TESTING FES TWO CHECKS 35 GEORGE WYTH 35 PFIFER PARK IN AUG ~200 TO BILL DEDIC REIMBURSED FOR DOMAIN WEB SITE ON NEXT MONTH EXPECT A BILL FROM STRIPE PROCESSING BILL WILL PAY HALF UPCOMING SCOUT CABIN RENTAL IN JAN WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING MORE THAN RECEIVING SO THE CLUB'S RESERVES ARE GOING DOWN KAVE K : WE MIGHT NEED TO CONSIDER A DUES INCREASE AL: MAYBE TO 25 DO WE NEED A MOTION TO PAY INGAWANIS CABIN? CURT: NO WE ALREADY APPROVED WFD ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1366.15 ending balance Report accepted (N0ZYC / K0DV) Please contact our treasurer Dave (KD0DK) 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 --------- AL: ALL ARE RUNNING WELL SOMEONE KERCHUNKING MINE LATE AT NIGHT 94 DOING WEL 444975 DOING WELL 82 IS DOING GREAT NOT SURE ABOUT CHUCK'S OTHER REPEATERS 444.5 SLIGHTLY DEAF DUE TO TREES CURT: 224.9 DOING OKAY COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ TARYN: CHRISTMAS PARTY N0V 9 / ELECTION DINNER CF FAMILY TABLE: WE CAN DO MENU OR BUFFET 18.95/PERSON MENU CAN BE UNDER $10 CAN ACCOMODATE GLUTEN-FREE BRASS TAP $500 DOWNSTAIRS UPSTAIRS $400 THAT IS A COST NOT A DEPOSIT IF WE DON'T WANT EXCLUSIVE WE CAN GET ONE END OF THE ROOM FOR FREE ~$30/COUPLE OR GET A PIZZA NANA ROSE'S IS ALWAYS AN OPTION, LONG DRIVE, CAR POOL SUGGESTED PIZZA $10-15 PRICES ARE LOW, SERVICE IS GOOD MAPLE LANES UPSTAIRS $150/HR PART ROOM $35/HR NEEDS TO BE ON ONE CHECK FOR DISCOUNT SHOW OF HANDS, CF FAMILY RESTAURANT GETS 90% SUPPORT NEARLY 100% WANT MENU AND NOT BUFFET TARYN WILL MAKE THE RESERVATION NANA ROSAS IS OUR BACKUP AL DISCUSSED ADOPTION OF RUPERT'S RULES OF ORDER THEY'RE PRETTY FORMAL, DO WE WANT TO LIGHTEN THEM UP A BIT FOR OUR USE? (GENERAL DISCUSSION) MARK ON JOTA: HASN'T HAD TIME TO GET ANY UPDATES CIVIL AIR PATROL GROUP IS ALSO INTERESTED IN ATTENDING MAYBE PUT TOGETHER A FLYER NEW BUSINESS ------------ TARYN WHICH DIRECTOR IS UP? YOU ARE! CURT IS INTERESTED DAVE K WILL GET TOGETHER A NOMINATING COMMITTEE AL: PRESENTATION AFTER MEETING TONOGHT DUE TO MIGHT GO LONG TOM: REGARDING BYLAWS MEETING MEMBERS NEED TO HAVE COPY OF BYLAWS 14 DAYS BEFORE A VOTE SENT VIA EMAIL DAVE K STRIPE GETS 91 CENTS FROM $21 IN DUES ONLINE NATE: MAYBE JUST REMOVE THE OPTION TO MAIL IT, EITHER PAY ONLINE OR COME TO A MEETING TARYN: ONLINE ALSO OFFERS 2 YEAR OPTION DOESNN'T NEED TO BE IN BYLAWS, JUST A BOARD POLICY TOM: HOW ABOUT EMAIL REMINDERS FOR RENEWALS? MOTION TO REMOVE POSTAL MAIL DUES: (TOM/TARYN) Motion to adjourn at 6:46 PM (CURT / DAVE K) This evening's presentation was by CURT AND K0DV on MORSE CODE RANDY HAS A PAIR OF YAGI NEW IN BOX FOR SALE $100 EA? HYGAIN K0DV HAS A 6M BEAM NIB ALSO 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, sodering, new director at FEMA, EOC? Contact Al (KB0VGG) if you'd be interested in giving a presentation. Tentative presentation schedule: OCT 12 : NOV 9 : ELECTION DINNER DEC 14 : JAN 11 : FEB 8 : 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 ----------------------- Sept 14: testing at the Waterloo airport contact Mark (N8TWO) for current information at classes@w0mg.net or Al (KB0VGG) on class/test day at 319-243-8819 UPCOMING HAMFESTS AND EVENTS ---------------------------- (let me know) ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- (let me know) 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 resources: https://vftp.net/N0ZYC/W0MG/index.html - Amateur Radio Practice Site (tests and code): https://www.aa9pw.com/ - Discord server (current invitation link at top of minutes) 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 2022 Taryn Colby (N0TKC) dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2023 Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) 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