ATTENTION! 218/58 North/South ramps from broadway is currently closed. You can turn around in Cedar Falls and take the Eastboun ramps to 218N/58S. Join us (next meeting is Saturday November 9 at 6pm) at The Cedar Falls Family Table, 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, October 2024 The October gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX 6:00 October 14, 2024 at the CF Family Table by Al (KB0VGG). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. MEETING BEFORE PRESENTATION MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: NATHAN: CHANGE OF CONSTRUCTION RUPERTS RULES _> ROBERTS RULES AGAIN DOUOB V: 3rd presentation person was kd0dk IWQ: 18 METER BEAN FOR SALE BEAM KD0DK WE WANT THE CLUB TO USE THE WEB SITE ONLY NOT IN PERSON Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( TOM / MARK ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 9/1/2024 - 9/30/2024: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.25 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGE ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,366.15 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +155.09NTESTING FEEDS AD DUES 195.87 TO BILL FOR WEB ENDING 1250.37 XXXXX ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance upcoming expenses: CHECK TO MARK NT CLEARED FOR 36.05 FOR WINTER FIELD DAY CABIN Report accepted ( IWQ / K0CQH ) Please contact our treasurer Dave (KD0DK) if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. Club dues can be paid in person or online on our club website at https://www.w0mg.net/ REPEATERS --------- AL 94 IS I GOOD HEALTH BOY SCOUT DOING REALLY WELL HIS IS GETTING HCERCHUNKED CHUCKS 82 WORKIG GREAT CLUBS DMR GOING STRONG (NEED MORE PEOPOLE ON IT) CURT 220 ALIVE AND WELL COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: RAISE CLUB DUES? TARYN: THE YEARLY WEB PAGE EXPENSE NEW COULD BE COVERED BY A DUES INCREASE MARK WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BREKADOWN DAVE K WE HAVE A REPEATER FUND ALREADY FOR THE BIG EXPENSES NATHAN: THE 2 YEAR DUES WILL INCREASE THE INCONSISTENCY ALSO CURT: THE REPEATER FUND IS OFTEN HELPED OUT BY DONATIONS TOM: SUGGEST $200/R FOR 2 MIL 1MIL PER OCCURANCE CLUB THROUGH ARRL NATHAN: OUR ADDED EXPENSES WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE AT LEAST A $5 INCREASE MAYBE WE CAN JUST GO THAT WAY RIGHT NOW AND RAISE MORE LATER TARYN CHRISTMAS PARTY NOV 9 5PM ARRIVAL ORDER OFF THE MENU CF FAMILY RESTAURANT 2627 CENTER ST CEDAR FALLS RESERVATIONS MADE THEY DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW HEAD COUNT WE TOLD THEM 25-30 AL WILL APPROACH ANTIQUE ACRES RESERVED FOR FIELD DAY SUMMER 2025 TRY TO GET THE FAMILY DISCOUNT AGAIN HAROLD: STATUS OF JOTA? MARK: JOTA IS NEXT WEEKEND MARK GOT A SLIDE DECH FOR YOUTH OUTREACH HAMFESST IN BOONE IA COMING UP NEXT WEEKEND SAT 19TH 3900 CLUB NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL HAD A DONATION TO THE CLUB AL: SK RAYNARD PASSED CLUB DID PUT IN FLOWERS, DONATE TO DAVE IF YOU WANT TO HELP COVER FOR THE FLOWERS ~$85 FOR FLOWERS DAVE K LAST MOTH'S PRESENTATION, NOBODY HAS CONTACTED ANY OF THE CW GROUP ABOUT CW REACHED OUT TO LONG ISLAND CW CLUB GROUP OUT EAST THAT TEACHES CW " A FUN AND NEW WAY TO LEARN MORSE CODE" 45 MIN PRESENTATION WE CAN DO A ZOOM PRESENTATION WITH FOLLOWUP Q&A THEY ALSO HAVE A WEBSITE WITH VIDEOS K0CQH DISCUSSING CLUB EKECTION AL: 5050 DAVE OK IF WE KEEP AL NATHAN IS OK TO STAY DAVE WILL GO ANOTHER YEAR TARYN WILL RERUN FOR BOARD CURT WOUDL ALSO LIKE TO RUN FOR DIRECTOR ANY NOMINATIONS? NONE Motion to adjourn at 6:41 PM ( NOZYC / N0TKC ) 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: 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 ----------------------- 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 ------------- Randy (KF0JPR) has a pair of HyGain yagi new in box for sale, asking $100 ea Doug (K0DV) has a 6m bean new in box also that's looking for a new home 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