our next (January 10) ham club meeting will be at 2pm at the Waterloo Airport Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, December 2025 The December gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 3:03 PM December13, 2025 at CFU by Al (KB0VGG). There was no presentation this evening in leu of the CFU tour TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 11/1/2025 - 11/30/2025: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,809.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- (no changes) ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $2,809.26 ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,536.38 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +$ 261.41 collected in dues ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $1,797.79 ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: DAVE HEAING TO FLORIDA AFTER THIS MEETING, WB0MAR HANDLING LOCAL DUTIES Report accepted (NZYCC/) 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/ MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: Report accepted with 0 adjustments ( KD0DK / WB0MAR ) REPEATERS --------- AL: INGAWANIS REPEATER ON THE WAY BACK, $45 FIX TO ACCEPT WIRESX BOY SCOUTS STILL WORKING ON POIRT FOIRWARDING WILL PROBABYL HAVE TO SET UP A WIFI ON THEIR GUEST SHIPPING WAS $90 TO SEND $15 FOR RETURN SHIPPING DAVE ROBERTS HAS BEEN PAYING WILL NEED REINBURSEMENT IF BSA WIFI WON;T WORK MAYBE WE CVAN JUST PUT A CELL HGOTSPOT $20/MO FOR SERVICE PROBABLY TMOBILE MAY NEED SOMEONE TO DIG UP A ROUTER TO USE TO HANDLE PORT FORWARDIMNG CURRENTLY USING AL'S REOEATER AT INGAWANIS WILL SET UP CLUBS RPEATER AT DAVE'S HOUSE FIRST FOR TESTING HOPEFULKLY MOST THINGS ANSWERED BY NEXT MEEEITNG MBR: ANY BACKUP POWER THERE? SHOULD BE A SMALL UPS OUT THERE NOW 94 REPEATER SLIGHT BEND IN THE MAST AL WILL REPLACE THAT WHEN THE WEATHER IMPROVES REECE EXPLAINED THE BIG UPS FOR THE CLUB REPEATER IN THE CFU OPENTOUSE AS WELL AS THE OLANT POWER (8 HRS MINIMUM RUNTIME) GAS TURBINES ARE BLACK START IF IT LASTS LONGER THAN THAT WE PROVIE CRANK POWER TO MID AMERICAN AL 94 AND 82 AND IGASWANIS UP AL'S IS AT INGAWANIS DMR IS GOOD ANALOG,DSTAR,FUSIUON,DSTAR (BUT NOT DMR) NATHANL: DO WE WANT TO ONTINUE THE PRESENTATION COMMITTEE MAR: CAM WE EXTEND THE EARLIER MEETING HOURS INTO LATER MIONTSH FOR THE KIDS TO BE AVAIALBLE FOR PRESENTTIONS AL: IF IT GETS POPULAR WE MAYT STAY WITH WINTER HOURS ALL YEAR AROUND MAR: WE'D GET MORE KIDS INTERESTED IN PRESENTATIONS IF THEY WERE LESS T3ECHNICAL AND MORE INTERESTING FOR KIDS AL: NEW HAMS GET BOOKS FROM AL MUCH CHEAPER COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: STILL LOOKIKING AT OPTIONS FOR LINKING LOCAL REPEATERS DISCUSSION OF DMR AND HOW DERECHO TOOK IT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF INTERNET NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: TEST THIS MORNING AT AIRPORT ALL THREE PASSED THEIR TECH AL: W0YI NEEDS HF HARDWARE MOTION W0YI BARRY GIVE HIM ACCESS TO THE CLLUB STATION N0CKR: WOULD LIKE TO GET AN ONLINE LIST / CLEARING HOUSE OF CLUBS MAR: ANY PALO UPDATES? AL: NOTHING YET BUT WE MAY BE GETTIJNG COMBINED WITH ANOTHER COUNTY (BENTON?) SINCE THE EVAC WILL NEED TO GO THROUHG BENTON REECE: NEXTTERRA SUBSID OF FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT, 2ND TO MID AMERICAN IN WIND HERE SOLD TRANSMISSION LIN ES TO ITC WEST, NEEDED A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE REUIB=LD Motion to adjourn at 3:40 PM ( N0ZYC / STS ) 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: FEB 14 : MAR 14 : APR 11 : MAY 9 : JUNE 13 : JULY 11 : 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 ---------------------------- Feb 28 - Perry RF Winterfest - 2.5 hr drive from Waterloo 8am-12pm at National Guard Armory, 2930 Willis Avenue Perry, IA 50220 $10 admission, $15 tables, test registration at 9am Talk-in Frequency 145.190 (-) 114.8 tone URL: https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/harc-winter-rf-fest-5 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 Don (W0DT) has a number of radios for sale Don (KD0WGB) has a Zero Fire ground plane vertical (10-80m, 43ft) 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) MEMBERS ------- 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 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2025 Randy Albright (KF0JPR) dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2026 Scott West (W3STS) dir3(a)w0mg.net ABOUT ----- NIRAA meets most months on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 2:00 pm (winter meeting time) 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