Join us (next meeting is Saturday October 11 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, September 2025 The September gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:04 PM September 13, 2025 at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. (there was no presentation this evening) MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: Dave (KD0DK): I wasn't the one that said Shellrock had a storm that took out cell service Doug (K0DV) was at the last meeting but not listed in attendance Taryn (N0TKC) has Nov 8 reserved for the christmas party. Report accepted with 3 adjustments ( K9DCR / WB0MAR ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 8/1/2025 - 8/30/2025: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- UNCHANGED (no changes) ---------- -------------------------------------------------- ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,797.96 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $104 TOM TAYLOR CHECK FROM JUNK IN TRUNK ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 2805.26 ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: BILL DEDID PAID FOR DOMAIN REG $224.98 (TEN YEAR?) MOTION TO PAY BILL AL MAY NEED A RECUT OF A CHECK DUE TO LOSS XXXXX Report accepted ( N0ZYC / XXXXX ) 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: MINES STILL DEAF 94 DOING WELL DMR DOING WELL CHUCKS 82 DOING WELL GRUNDTY COUNTER REPEATER WAS MOVED DID A REVIEW OF NETS (ALL ON WEB SITE) COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: JOTA THIS YEAR AT INGAWANIS OCT 17-19 US PROBABLY ONLY ON THE 18TH RECENTLY THE SCOUTS LIKED THE CODE AND CURT'S DIGITAL PRESENTATION LIKED SEEING THE MAP OF THE WORLD SHOWING WHERE THE STATIONS HE WAS RECEIVING WERE AT XMAS PARTY: 2ND SAT IN NOV CF FAMILY RESTAURANT, BOOKED NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: MULTIPLE COUNTY ECS TALKING WITH US, MOSTLY DUE TO PALO BEING BROUGHT BACK ON LINE 80+ OF ITS ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO BE USED BY GOOGLE GOOGLE FACILITIES (PLURAL) WILL BE IN CEDAR RAPIDS GOOGLE IS PRETTY MUCH COVERING THE COST OF THE PALO UPGRADE GOING TO BE HAVING EMERGENCY DRILLS, WE'LL TRY TO BE A PART OF THAT BLACK HAWK COUNTY / WATERLOO IS GOING TO BE A "REFUGEE SPOT" AL WOULD LIKE TO DO A "3-3-3 DRILL" 3 MINUTES ON THE AIR EVERY 3 HOURS (ON CHANNEL 3) 94 REPEATER IS BATTERY BACKED UP SO MAYBE USE THAT AS OUR CH.3 THOUGH THE 94 REPEATER ISN'T VERY FLEXIBLE AT LEAST THE NEW PA WILL BE INDESTRUCTIBLE CURRENTLY RUNNING 40W NEW PA WILL DO AROUND 120W (DUPLEXERS ARE GOOD FOR 350W) DAVE KD0DK: WHAT DID THE SCOUTS WANT FROM CODE? AL: THEY ENJOYED LEARING THEIR NAME IN CODE AND SENDING IT WITH A KEY DAVE (K9DCR) IS NOW KEEPING THE WEB CALENDAR UP TO DATE LETS PUT NEXT SAT (20TH) ON THE CALENADAR KD0DK: IOWA QSO PARRT ALSO 20-21 Motion to adjourn at 6:39 PM ( K9DCR / W3STS ) 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 11 : NOV 8 : (elections/dinner) DEC 13 : JAN 10 : FEB 14 : 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: 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 (KF0JPR) 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