Join us (next meeting is Saturday April 14 at 2pm) at the Waterloo Airport, or via Discord. Click this invitation link to add our server to your Discord app: https://discord.gg/Uyz4jeQKhW Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, March 2026 The March gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM March 14, 2026 by Al (KB0VGG) at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. today's presentation was by JEN (AF0DL) HS TEACHER IN REINBECK on CUBESAT TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 2/1/2026 - 2/28/2026: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,809.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- (NO CHANGE) ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,795.86 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +20.09 IN DUES ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1,815.95 ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: ARRL CLUB INS DUE IN MAY MOTION TO PAY $200 N0ZYC/W3STS Report accepted ( K9DCR / RANDY ) 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: XXXXX NATHAN: I NEED TO COORDINATE WITH DAVE ON THE LATEST MEMBERSHIP AND ARRL LIST Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( N0ZYC / W3STS ) REPEATERS --------- AL 444975 BACK ONKLIE PS TOOK OUT ITS PA 20W UNTIL WE FIX OR REPLACE IT DMR DOING GREAT 94 IS DOING WELL ON 40W HAVE A KIT, CHIPSET, PS, GOING TO TRY TO GET IT OVER 100W 82 GOING STRONG COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL DID NOT GET ANTIQUE ACRES THIS YEAR VERBAL MOTION TO BOOK IT FOR SUMMER 2027 AL DOESN'T LIKE 8 HOUR EVENTS, PREFERS 24 HR BIG WOODS LAKE ALLOWS 24 HRS BUT THEY'RE $200-300 FOR THE WEEKEND BUT ITS ALREADY BOOKED ANYWAY NELSONS WAS GOOD BUT LOTS OF ISSUES NATHAN IS THERE ANOTHER CLUB WE CAN PAIR UP WITH? AL: BENTON COUNTY IS TRYIBG TO GET BACK TOGETHER MAYBE THEM ALSO HAS A FRIEND OIN BUCKINGHAM AL WILL DO SOME TALKING AND GET OPTIONS APPORACHED BY BOY SCOUTS TO SET UP ALONG CVNT ALLISON TO CLARKSVILLE BICYCLE DISCUSSED INGAWANIS REPEATER STATUS, STILL NO INTERNET ACCESS K9DCR GETTING OUR ARTICLEES OF INCOORPORATION BAVK UP GOT ARTICLES FROM THE STATE EVERY 2 YRS WE HAVE TO FILE LISTING OUR CURRENT OFFICERS 50 YR EXPIRED IN 2006 PROPOSE CHANGING LAST PART OF ARTICLE TO REMOVE THE 50 YEAR LIMIT $10 TO AMMEND APPLY FOR REINSTATEMENT FREE SEND AMMENDED COPY OF ARTICLES $5 $3 TO GET THE ARCHIVE COPY MOTION TO DO THAT W3STS/N0ZYC NATHANL SUGGEST EMAIULS GO TO A CLUB OFFICER EMAIL ALIAS NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: MARK COLBY'S MOTHER HAS PASSED AWAY GONE TO MICHIGAN 3 THREES PLANED IN NIRAA'S NAME $130 MOTION FOR $130 NATHAN.RANDY KD0DK SOMEWHAT OPPOSED, WORRIED ABOUT BUT WHY DIDN;T YOU DO IT FOR ME?) AL HAS TOTAL $114.19 HAROLD SAT BEFORE EASTER DAUGHTERS HOSTING 5025 ANNIUVERSARY FOR WIFE AND I AT YWCA 425 LAFAYETTER? 3-7 APR 4 NATHAN WILL SEND OUT INVITATION TO MAILING LIST AL BH COUNTY EMERGENCY JUST WANTED TO VERIFY WE ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP IF NEEDED AL, K9DCR OIUR CONTACTS, MINDY BENSON IS OUR CONTACT THERE HELP AT INTAKE AREAS, USING CLUB REPEATERS TO COORDINATE NATHANL : E GETTING IDS OR ANYTHING? AL WILL LOOK INTO THAT TRAINING DRILL WILL BE IN BENTON COUNTY WE WILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, NO SCHEDULE YET NATHAN: SIMPLE TECH NET? AL NO PLANS YET, NEED TO SCHEDULE A GOOD TIME LOOKING FOR A TIME SLOT AND VOLUNTEERS TO PRESENT WHEN ASKED FOR ADVICE ON A RADIO TRY TO KEEP IN MIND WHAT THEY NEED, NOT JUST YOUR FAVORITES TRY TO FOCUS ON WHAT'S GOOD FOR NEW HAMS (DISCUSSION OF DATES AND TIMES) SUNDAY 7PM ON 94? NATHAN: SUGGEST A BIG PART OF THAT BEING "BRING YOUR QUESTIONS" TO HELP AND ENCOURAGE DISCUSSIONS K9DCR: SO TOMORROW NIGHT? YES, WILL POST O FACEBOOK. AL WILL BE THE FIRST LEAD NATHAN WIL ADD TO THE BOITTOM OF THE MINUTE DCR WILL ALSO PUT IT ON THE CLUB CALENDAR DISCUSSION OF CHANGING THE REGULAR MEETIMG TIME STS: MAYBE NATHAN SEND OUT A SURVEY MAR: PROBLEMS GETTING PREENTATIONS FROM HIGH SCHLOOSL 2PM WORKS WELL FOR THEM 6PM HURTS STS: LETS KEAVE NEXT MINTH AT 2PM UNTIUL WE GET SURVETY RESPONSE AND MORE DISCUSSION DCR: GETTING REINCORPORATED 501C NON PROFFIT DON'T HAT TO FILE TAXES NO RFRICTION FROM INSURANCE CO IF WE FILE A CLAIM CAN WE TAKE TAX DEDUCTABLE DONATION? OR IS THAT 501CE? W0EL MAY BE REOPENING ROLER RINK KD0WGB CAN DO A PRESENTATION ON LIGHTNING PROTECTION Motion to adjourn at 3:28 PM ( WSTS / JIT ) 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: MAY 9 : JUN 13 : JUL 11 : AUG 8 : SEP 12 : OCT 10 : NOV 14 : DEC 12 : 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 ---------------------------- April 26 - Des Moines Hamfest 8am-12pm Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 E Grand, Des Moines Talk-In: 146.940 (-) 114.8 $10 admission, $20 tables door prizes, VE testing https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/des-moines-radio-amateurs-association-hamfest-3 https://dmraa.com/hamfest May 14 - Collins Junk in the Trunk August 8 - Cedar Valley ARC Hamfest Lynn County Fairgrounds VE testing https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/cedar-valley-arc-hamfest-4 https://w0gq.org/events/ You can find ARRL registered hamfests and other events at https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- 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 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 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