Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, July 2017 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:01 PM July 08, 2017 by Mark Colby (N8TWO). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: - CLARIFICATION ON MINUTES, WE DIDN'T FORMALLY DECIDE ON TJ'S YET Minutes accepted with adjustments (N0TKC/AE0TB) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave reports we have 1296.55 in the general fund plus 205 in the repeater savings fund. DOES NOT INCLUDE CHECKS $84 DMR RADIO FLEA MARKET PRIZE $250 DEPOSIT FOR THE SHELTER WE WILL GET BACK. COLLECTION ON HAMFEST $225 WOW. SHELTER RENTAL $110 SO WE ACTUALLY MADE A SMALL PROFIT. Report accepted (N0ZYC/N0TKC) OLD BUSINESS ------------ REPEATERS: NK0T: DURABILITY TEST, IT'S KEYED DOWN AE0TB: NO CHANGES N0CF: NO CHANGES FIELD DAY WATERFALL ON THE K3 TURN ON EVERYTHING WAS GREAT NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANYTHING BILL HAD CONCERNS ABOUT LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE WITH SETUP PEOPLE WERE PRESENT BUT NOT ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING W0SJ: SUGGESTS WE SEND BILL A THANK YOU, GET ANTENNAS BETTER PREPARED FOR FAST SETUP. N0TKC: ALSO INCLUDE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND SALVATION ARMY THANKYOUS W0SJ: SOMEONE GET CARDS AND WE SIGN THEM MON/TUES N0HHF: WILL PROVIDE CARDS K0CQH: MAYBE WE WANT TO PASS THE HAT TO COVER FOR SALVATION ARMY FOOD IN ADDITION TO BELL RINGING W0SJ: HOW SATISFIED WERE WE WITH THE ANTENNAS? DID THEY WORK? WHAT NEEDS CHANGING? NK0T: 40M CW WAS WORKING VERY WELL, NEEDED A WATERFALL DISPLAY. STAN'S FILTERS WERE NECESSARY. K0DV: HAD GOOD LUCK WITH THE VERTICAL ALSO, MORE CONVENIENT THAN A HORIZONTAL. NEED MORE CW OPERATORS WE NORMALLY DO 2A, SEEMS TO BE OKAY NK0T: NEED TO HAVE A STATION SET UP IN ADVANCE DEDICATED TO DIGITAL. WENDELL'S SPLITTER BOXES WORKED VERY WELL, ONE DIED THOUGH. WE NEED MORE. ALSO WE HAD 1/4 / 1/8" ADAPTER ISSUES K0DV IS WILLING TO HELP TEACH CW. POWERPOLE EXTENSION CABLES ARE NEEDED IN MANY PLACES. LOGGING LAPTOPS: BRIEF NETWORKING PROBLEM BUT OTHERWISE OKAY N8TWO: CHRIS GUELLER HAS DONATED HIS SOLAR/BATTERY TRUCK, STORED AT BILL'S. DOES NOT NEED TO BE LICENSED FOR THE ROAD, IT'S JUST SMALL ENOUGH NK0T: BATTERY MAINTENANCE FOR THE TRAILER? JUST LEAVE IT IN THE SUN AND IT WILL KEEP THEM TRICKLE CHARGED. CONVERT TO 24V? NK0T: BILL'S 24->12 INVERTER NEEDS TESTING AND PROBABLY FILTER ADDITION. N8TWO: MAKE OR PROCURE LARGER DOUBLE SIDED NIRAA SIGNS W0HHF HAMFEST: SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED IN ATTENDANCE. MOST BUYING FEW SELLING. A BIT OVER 50 PEOPLE THAT REGISTERED, WOULD HAVE LOST MONEY HAD WE NOT GOTTEN SOME LATE DONATIONS. DICK ALSO HAS A FEW TABLE RESERVATION PAYMENTS FOR DAVE. VENUE WAS GOOD. WE DIDN'T GET LISTED IN QST, MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS NEXT YEAR. ALSO IT'S VERY CLOSE TO THE 4TH. MAYBE MOVE IT OUT A WEEK INTO JULY. IT WAS IN THE ARRL LISTING THOUGH. DAVE (W0ELA) VOLUNTEERS HIS BUILDING AS A HAMFEST SITE, HE HAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF GOVT SURPLUS, HE HAS AN EXCELLENT LOCATION WITH PARKING AND FACILLITIES. DICK'S BEEN CHAIR OF HAMFEST LAST FOUR YEARS, WE NEED TO PICK A NEW CHAIR FOR NEXT YEAR. W0SJ: SUGGESTS WE CONTACT WE WORK WITH HEARTLAND RECOVERY TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ATTRACT MORE ATTENDEES. N0TKC: ALSO MAYBE GET SOMEONE ELSE CHAIRING FIELD DAY RATHER THAN MARK WHO HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES RUNNING NOW. MAYBE BILL? SEP 16 CF LIBRARY TEST SESSION TECH CLASS LOOKING TO SCHEDULE FOR 5 PEOPLE JOTA OCT 21 W0ALO AIRPORT DRILL: WENT TO A FEW MEETINGS RECENTLY, THEY'RE DOING A DRILL WED AUG 23 SIMULATED CRASH JUST OVER THE 6 LANE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT INTO THE PARK AREA, PARTLY IN THE WATER, 45 PASSENGERS. HWY PATROL, WLOO PD, WLOO FIRE, CF FIRE CF PD, WATER RESCUE. EXPECTING TO BE DONE IN 1.5 HRS, SHOULD BE DONE BY 5PM. THE NEW DISPATCH RADIO SYSTEM WON'T BE READY UNFORTUNATELY. REPS FROM BH COMMS BOARD AND DISPATCH CENTER, SAL ARMY RED CROSS. LOCAL HOSPITALS ALSO INVOLVED. WILL HAVE A MORE DETAILED PLAN BY NEXT MEET. WE MAY BE GETTING SOME NIRAA MEMBERS INVOLVED. N0HHF HAS SELECT CHARITY HORSE SHOW SAT-SUN AUG 5-6 AT NCC 8AM-??PM (5-6PM?) THAT NEEDS COMMUNICATIONS, LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. NEED 2-8 PEOPLE MORE PEOPLE LESS HOURS. WE HAD A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS HERE UNTIL WE REALIZED SUNDAY IS CVARC. WILL BE NO AUGUST MEETING, INSTEAD PUBLIC MEET AT LOOKOUT PARK? W0SJ: WAVERLY PIZZA RANCH DOES MUCH BETTER ROOM RESERVATION MAYBE WE CAN JUST GO THERE FOR AUGUST GATHERING. (OR MAYBE A CHRISTMAS PARTY?) SEPT MEETING EMERGENCY POWER TBA NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------- XXXXX Motion to adjourn (N0ZYC/N0TKC) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by XXXXX on go-boxes XXXXX UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- Next month's presentation will be by XXXXX on XXXXX REGULAR EVENTS -------------- - ARES net check-in is at 9pm every Sunday night, on 146.94/34 - hams meet informally at 9am every Monday morning at HyVee on University Ave - hams meet informally at 12pm every Tuesday at Taco Johns on University Ave - Iowa Digital Net runs every Tues night at 7pm on 3572.5 / 3574 ctr USB - DMR checkin 7:30 pm Sunday night on talk group 3119 VE TESTING AND TRAINING ----------------------- - ongoing tech-to-general class - 2017/09/16 VE testing, contact Tom (AE0TB) dir3@w0mg.net - 2017/11/25 VE testing contact Tom (AE0TB) dir3@w0mg.net HAMFESTS -------- - CVARC Hamfest on Sun August 6 at Cedar Rapids http://w0gq.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017CVARC_HamfestFlyer.jpg OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ XXXXX W0MG/NIRAA LINKS ---------------- - Club Website: http://w0mg.net/ - 2017 NIRAA Membership form: http://www.w0mg.net/contact/membershipform2017.pdf - Cedar Valley area repeaters: http://w0mg.net/repeaters/ =============================================================================== The NIRAA club meets on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 7pm in the basement of the Red Cross building (2530 University Ave) in Waterloo. Anyone interested in ham radio is welcome to attend. Our primary club repeater is on 146.94 mhz, negative offset, PL tone of 136.5 hz, with coverage centered in Black Hawk County. Our club website is at http://www.w0mg.net/ . Primary email contact is Nathan at sec(a)w0mg.net Officers may be contacted over the air or via email: President, Mark Colby, N8TWO, pres(a)w0mg.net Vice President, Curtis Wilson, NK0T, vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary, Nathan Fisher, N0ZYC, sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer, Dave Knittel, K0CQH, treas(a)w0mg.net Director 1, Harold Lucas, N4HRL, dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2, Stan Johnson, W0SJ, dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 3, Thom Bicket, AE0TB, dir3(a)w0mg.net - Nathan Fisher Secretary, W0MG You're receiving these meeting minutes because you have given the NIRAA club your email address for minutes or announcements. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply requesting removal from one or both distribution lists. This month's meeting attendance: Members: XXXXX Guests: XXXXX Members wishing to pay 2017 dues (or have paid and are not indicated above) please contact Dave Knittel.