Join us (next meeting is Saturday August 9 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, July 2025 The July gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:01 PM July 12, 2025 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. Tonight's presentation was on XXXXX by XXXXX MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: NO CHANGES Report accepted with no adjustments ( K0CQH / K0DV ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 6/1/2025 - 6/31/2025: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- UNCHANGED ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,992.87 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +40.09 DUES +30 ARRL TEST FEES -64.19 FLOWERS FOR TOM -75.90 CHECK FOR TARYN FOOD FOR FIELD DAY ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1922.87 XXXXX ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: -200 RENTAL ANTIQUE ACRES CONNIE VAN DYKE PROMISED 75 REIMBURSEMENT +10 DONATION FROM SOMEONE FOR FIELD DAY FOOD Report accepted ( N0ZYC / N8TWO ) 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/ REPEATERS --------- AL: MINE'S STILL A LITTLE DEAF BECAUSE TREES 94 WORKING WELL, CURT AND I NEED TO GET PA BUILT AND INSTALLED 300W PA, INDESTRUCTABLE WHEN RUN AT 36V / 130W DMR IS DOING WELL CHUCK'S 82 IS STILL UP AND GOING GRUNDY COUNTY HAS LOST BOTH OF ITS REPEATERS UHF DMR IS GONE THE VHF ONE IS FOR SALE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT IT BACK ON THE AIR AT HAWKEYE AT GRUNDY WAITING ON A PRICE MAY BE A CLUB REPEATER OR A PRIVATE REPEATER IF IT GOES TO THE CLUB, LINKING TO THE 94 WOULD BE NICE, THOUGH THE 94 CONTROLLER ISN'T "LINK-FRIENDLY" INDEPENDENCE IS BACK ONLINE, BENTON COUNTY LINKING WOULD ALSO BE NICE FOR THE FUTURE JOHN H: ALTHOUGH THE REPEATERS ARE GONE, THE GRUNDY CENTER AGREEMENT IS STILL IN PLACE GRUNDDY LOCATION HAS INTERNET ANTENNA AND COAX AT GRUNDY WILL NEED SOME REPAIR COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: FIELD DAY WENT GREAT, GOOD FOOD GOOD LOCATION, NEED TO BOOK EARLY FOR NEXT YEAR IF WE WANT IT AL: EC REPORTS MONTHLY: AL WILL BE GOING TO AMES TO LEARN HOW TO DO THE EC REPORTS CHUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THEM BUT DIDN'T SUBMIT AN EC REPORT ARES WEB SITE IS COMING ONLINE, MEMBERS CAN LIST WHAT CAPABILITIES THEY HAVE IN AN EMERGENCY BARRY DID VISIT US ON FIELD DAY HE WAS PLEASED WITH HOW WELL ORGANIZED AND PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: NEXT MONTH TYPICAL PICNIC, SOMETIMES JUNK IN THE TRUNK GEOREGE WYTH IS THE ONLY INEXPENSIVE OPTION THO IT TENDS TO FLOOD BOTH WATERLOO AND CF: 6HR REGISTRATION SLOTS START AT 8AM, SO 8-2 (AUG 9) AL WILL LOOK FOR A SITE, CONTACT AL IF YOU HAVE ANY GOOD IDEAS WE TRIED CHECKING WITH CROSSROADS, K0CQH FOUGHT THEM A FEW YEARS AGO AND GAVE UP MARK IS LOOKING AT GEORGE WYTH OPTIONS, STARTING AT $30, UP OVER $100 IF THERE'S A LARGE LODGE fisher shelter is available, $35 sat aug 9 motion to round up payment to $40 (al / nathan) al has paid for https://www.google.com/maps/search/fisher+shelter+george+wyth+park/@42.5353441,-92.4172252,17z/data=!3m1!4b1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D motion to reiinburs al ( kde / n0tkc) MARK: "RUGGED TOAD TRIATHELON" STARTS IN WAVERLY ENDS AT INGAWANIS AUG 23 https://crawdaddyoutdoors.com/rugged-toad > 4.6 mile paddle > 2.6 mile trail run > 6.8 mile mountain bike DOES THE CLUB WANT TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION? BEEN USING CELL PHONES FOR COMMS, WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING A BACKUP COULD USE 4-8 PEOPLE jota 3rd weekend in oct nathan and kde are interested in helping al: do we want to reserve AA for next year summer field day ( K0CQH / KF0KDE) mark: need to get together another ham class, maybe do a dummy test session VEs will be using their own laptops, test takers will be using the club / logging laptops CLASSES@W0MG.NET Motion to adjourn at 6:50 PM ( K0CQH / KF0KDE ) 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) AUG N2 LYNN COUNTY EVENT 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: 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 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