Join us (next meeting is Saturday July 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/Uyz4jeQKhW (2025) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, June 2025 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:06 PM June 14, 2025 at the Waterloo Airport by XXXXX. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and 6:01 guests in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. This evening's presentation was by XXXXX on XXXXX MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: N0ZYC / N0TKC NONE Report accepted with NO adjustments TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 5/1/2025 - 5/30/2025: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGES ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,952.78 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +$40.09 IN DUES NO EXPENSES ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1992.87 XXXXX ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: REIMBURSE AL FOR FLOWERS FOR TOMS FUNERAL RENTAL OF ANTQUE ACRES FOR FIELD DAY JAN/LOIS COMPLETEED AUDIT OF THE BOOKS, PASSED Report accepted ( MARK / TARYN ) 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 at the meeting or online on our club website at https://www.w0mg.net/ $64.19 BOARD AGREED TO PAY FOR FLOWERS (KB0VGG / N0TKC) ANTIQUE ACRES STILL NOT LETTING US KNWO WHAT THE COST IS REPEATERS --------- AL: DMR REPEATER PROBLEMS FIXED, VP NOW HAS ACCESS TO BRANDMEISTER MOVED FROM OHIO TO CF MY 444.5 STILL DEAF 94 STILL RUNNING 30W SHOULD GET IT UP TO AT LEAST 100 WITH CURT'S HELP 82 SEEMS TO BE DOING GREAT 444.975 ONLINE MODULES ARE BEING PROGRAMMED FOR INTERNET USE NETWORK CABLE WILL BE RUN AT INGAWANIS CURT: CLUB'S REMOTE ICOM 7300 ACCESSIBLE VIA REMOTE HAMS USUALLY CHECKS IT EVERY FEW DAYS THO IT GETS A LOT OF USE SO HE HEARS IF THERES A PROBLEM SACK FULL OF HAMVENTION TSHIRTS FRIN DENNOS ORONA N0RWY FOR FREE IN SACK BY THE DOOR DESIGNED AND BUILT A 220MHZ COLINEAR ANTENNA BROUGHT BUILD INSTRUCTIONS NATHAN: GOOD THING TO PUT UP ON THE WEBSITE COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ MOTION TO APROVE UP TO $200 FOR ANTIQUE ACRES (N0TKC / N8TWO) MARK: KIDS ON THE AIR NEXT WEEKEND AT INGAWANIS NEED TO KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE NEED YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING / SAFEGUARDING YOUTH TRAINING DISCUSSION OF HOW TO TAKE TRAINING USING THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO THE SCOUT CAMP NEED TO COME TO THE NORTH ENTRANCE AND DIRECTOR'S LODGE TO SIGN IN FIRST NEED TO HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUSHER AND A MED KIT IN THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE SOUTH ENTRANCE MARK WILL BE SETTING UP THE ANTENNAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SET UP A VERTICAL AND MAYBE A HORIZONTAL OR JUST A LONGWIRE AL: FIELD DAY- WE HAVE ANTIQUE ACRES MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH SETUP BUT WON'T BE AVAILABLE SUNDAY MORNING WILL NEED OPERATORS CAROL'S RADIO IS IN DK'S BASEMENT SET UP FOR FIELD DAY AL DOESN'T RECOMMEND A 7300 FOR VOICE STAN W0SJ HAS ENTIRE HF FILTER SET AND CAN BRING ANTENNAS DISCUSSION OF ANTENNAS 125FT LONGWIRE MARK WILL NEED TO PICK IT UP POWER? SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF BATTERIES CURT HAS A RADIO FOR VOICE, WITH TUNER YEASU 991A AL WILL BRING FT-897 FOR DIGITAL AL WILL TRY AGAIN TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANTIQUE ACRES AND TO BARRY SECTION MANAGER TO SEE IF HE WANTS TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE HOW DO WE WANT TO FUNC THE BRISKET $5-6/LB APPROVE A 16 LB BRISKUT $65 N0ZYC KF0KDE BRING ANYTHIGN YOU WANT GRILLED N0TKC WILL BE BRINGING EGG BAKE SUNDAY 13X9 NEEDS A DOZEN EGGS, MAYBE FEEDS 10 JOHN MBR OR VGG MIGHT DONATE EGGS AL TEST SESSION? ONE PERSON IS INTERESTED IN TESTING MARK WILL PREP FOR 2PM SAT THIS MAY BE THE LAST NON-DIGITAL TEST SESSION WE DO, WILL NEED TO USE LAPTPS VES CAN USE PERSONAL LAPTOPS AND TEST TAKERS USE CLUB LAPTOPS MARK SPRING CAMPOREE REPORT LAST MONTH ARES PEOPLE WANT AN EC REPORT AEC (AL) WILL PROBABLY BE DOING THE REPORT MONTHLY K9DCR IS THE NEW REPORT MANAGER AL ON ARES WEB SITE FOR MEMBER ABILITIES IN EMERGENCES WEB SITE SETUP IS GOING SLOWLY, BIGGER EN DEAVOR THAN EXPECTED GOING TO TRY TO IMPROVE COORDINATIUON BETEWEN DEC'S AEC'S AND EC'S LOOKING AT A DRILL FOR LONG RANGE VHF MESSAGE PASSING VIA OMNIS (OR REPEATERS IF NEEDED) HTS ARE STILL THE MOST USEFUL PIECE OF HARDWARE YOU CAN HAVE IN AN EMGERGENCY NEW BUSINESS ------------ BILL HAS TOTALLY TAKEN OVER THE WEBSITE FROM TOM'S ACCESS NEXT WEEK CURT GETS A NEW HEART VALVE MIGHT GET A PACEMAKER TOO COUPLE WEEKS OF DOWNTIME Motion to adjourn at 7:00 PM ( KF0KDE / 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: AUG 9 : SEPT 13 : OCT 11 : NOV 8 : (elections/dinner) DEC 13 : 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 beam new in box also that's looking for a new home W0DT has a number of radios for sale 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://w0mg.net/?page_id=1736 - additional club media and 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: N0ZYC Nathan Fisher WB0MAR John Humpal W0ALO Chuck Angel KD0DK David Kelly KF0EGO Donald Utley KF0JPR Randy Albright W3STS Scott West W0SJ Stan Johnson KA0DBC Lois Johnson KE0IWQ Jim Fitkin KE0IWP Janice Fitkin KB0VGG Al Jones N4RMF Kevin Walton N4HRL Harold Lucas K0DV Doug Vernier Guests: W0IY Barry Buelow N0RXB Wendell WagnerXXXXX 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 Roberts (K9DCR) vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer Dave Kelly (KD0DK) treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2023 Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) dir3(a)w0mg.net Director 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2025 Randy Albright (JF0JPR) dir2(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