do we realy want to have one advertising was poor last year winter instead of summer? uaw hall? school gymnasium? st edwards national guard (jerome?) change date 2nd week oct? nothing in nov nov 3 sat? nov 4 sunday? Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, XXXXXXXX 2018 The March gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:31 PM March 10, 2018 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXXXX members (XXXXXXXX ARRL) and XXXXXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: TIME OF MEETING IS 7:30 NOT 7:00 Minutes accepted with adjustments (N0TKC/N8TWO) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave reports we have $2,031.46 in the general fund plus $210.18 in the repeater savings fund. TWO NEW MEMBERS Report accepted (N0ZYC/N8TWO) REPEATERS --------- CHRIS: YEP CURT: YUP IOWA CITY REPEATER IS UNDER REPAIR GRUNDY VHF STILL DOWN NEW CODE PLUG? ANYTINE D686 NEW CODE PLUG SCOTT WORKING ON 2017 AND MD380/390 ADDING TALK GROUPS ETC XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Bylaw Changes (N0TKC/W0VJVB/KE0IWP/NK0T) XXXXXXXX Field Day 2018 (W0GEN/AE0TB) XXXXXXXX NIRAA Swap Meet 2018 (N0ZYC/KZ0MBI/N8TWO) XXXXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ BOARD MET EMERGENBCY TO RELOCATRE TO WINCOVE 7:30 PM MOVED BECAUSE OF DINNER, BUT WE GOT KICKED OUT ANYWAY CURT SAY S DINIING ROOM WILL BECOME AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH WINCOVE DINING ROOM ACTUALLY GOT DONE EARLIER MAY BE ABLE TO KEEP 7:00 DOOR BUZZ PRESS 42 BUZZER BOX TO PAGE FOR DOOR SCREEN, SOUND, NO STAIRS N0TKC: OTHER CONSIDERD THE MILL RACE (FREE BUT BAD PARKING), ST JOHNS LUTHERAN IN CF (STAIRS BUT ELEVATOR), COUNTRYYSIDE VINYARD CHURCH IN EVANSDALE (TOO FAR) OTHER RECOMMENDATION TAKE ALL THE RADIO GERA FROM THE RED CROSS AND CREATE A GO BOX? LEAVE TOWER AND BEAM, RED CROSS OWNS ALL THE GEAR DOWNSTAIRS EXCEPT THE RADIO N0CF: ALSO TO MAKE GO BOX WHO HOLDS IT, WHEN THEY DIE IT TENDS TO DISAPPEAR N4HRL: GRUNDY CENTER FIELD DAY JOIN FORCES STARTS PLANNING NEXT 3 MONTHS, NO FURTHER DETAILS ALSO HE SAW A PRESENTATION RECENTLY TO SEND FORMS VIA ANY DIGITAL MODE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A PRESENTATION ON THAT AVAILABLE APRIL AND JUNE WA0UIG DISTRICT AEC DIRECTOR, WHO CHUCK REPORTS TO ARES THROUGH W0ALO: 40 PEPLE AT MEETING, STATE ARES MEETING WORKING ON UPDATING THE AREA ARES PLAN STANDARDIZING ON FLDIGI 1.25 ON 60M ENCOURAGING USERS TO USE THE DIGITAL FORMAT AND FORMS SO JUST THE DATA -IN- THE FORM IS BEING SENT, INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE FORM N4HRL: NEXT MONTH MAUREEN WILL BE PRESENTING ON STIM COMMITTEE: VICKI N0TKC: BYLAW CHANGES WERE EMAILED, TARYN REVIEWED CHANGES TO EVERYONE PRESENT MOTION TO APPROVE NEW BYLAWS (N0ZYC/N8TWO) KB0VGG: NO SIGN UPS FOR NEW TECH CLASS MARK STILL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR CAMPOREE, NOW HE WANTS 10 VOLUNTEERS TOM PLEASE POST NEW BYLAWS HAMFEST COMMITTEE MET BEFORE MEETING LOOKING CONSIERING K0CQH: THURS BREMER COUNTY ARES MET GOING TO TRY TO MEET QUARTERLY AT THE FIRE STATION TOWER AT THE BOYSCOUT CAMP THAT IS DEVOID OF ANTENNAS, GET A BREMER COUNTY REPEATER UP THERE? COAX/ANTENNA/TOWER STILL THERE BUT BUILDING BURNED DOWN? KIP LADGE WAS LOOKING INTO GETTING A GRANT FOR A REPEATER FOR THERE W0HHF: CW: GUY IN OMAHA WILLING TO HELP WITH CW PROPOGATION EXPERT LOOK UP THOMAS DAVID HOOD ON FACEBOOK HAD ARTICLE IN QSO MAGAZINE MAYBE AT SOME FUTURE MEETING WE CAN LISTEN TO HIS PODCAST AS A MEETING PRESENTATION MAUREEN IS APRIL JUNE IS FIELD DAY AUGUST MEETING IS ON NOW BH COUNTY STORM SPOITTER TRAINING MON MARCH 26 6:30 TM TAMA HALL SEND CHUCK COPY OF NEW BYLAWS AGAIN UPDATE GOOGLE DOCS TWO EMAIL ADDRESSES ALSO CHECK FOR NEW MEMBER DUES (N0CF AND OTHERS?) skylergarbes91@gmail.com interested in foxhunting NEW BUSINESS ------------ Motion to adjourn (N0CF/KZ0MBI) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX) on XXXXXXXX UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- March's presentation will be by XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX) on XXXXXXXX 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 Tuesday night at 7pm, 3.5885 MHz USB / 1500 Hz WF (Olivia 8-500) << NOTE! FREQENCY HAS CHANGED EFFECTIVE FEB 2018 >> - DMR checkin 7:30 pm Sunday night on talk group 3119 VE TESTING AND TRAINING ----------------------- - ongoing tech-to-general class tech class tues 6:00 church jesus chirst of latter day saints kb0vgg UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- - Mahoska Hams Swap Meet: March 18, 8:00-11:30 American Legion Hall, 302 High Ave East, Oskaloosa IA https://www.facebook.com/events/1310732659042610 http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/mahaska-hams-swapmeet - Dayton Hamvention: May 18-20 Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, 210 Fairground Road, Xenia OH http://hamvention.org - Cedar Rapids Junk in the Trunk: Saturday May 12 - CVARC Midwest TechFest: August 4-5 Linn County Fairgrounds, 201 Central City Rd, Central City IA http://w0gq.org/hamfest-2016/ OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ (none) W0MG/NIRAA LINKS ---------------- - Club Website: http://w0mg.net/ - 2018 membership form: http://www.w0mg.net/contact/membershipform2018.pdf - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/waterloo.hams/community/ - Cedar Valley area repeaters: http://w0mg.net/repeaters/ =============================================================================== This month's meeting attendance: Members: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Guests: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Members wishing to pay club dues (or have paid and are not indicated above) please contact Dave Knittel. Officers may be contacted over the air or via email: President, Harold Lucas, N4HRL, 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 2016, Taryn Colby, N0TKC, dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2017, Stan Johnson, W0SJ, dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2018, Dave Kelly, KD0DK, dir3(a)w0mg.net The NIRAA club has changed meeting and location time as of March 2018. Please join us at Windcove (Western Home Communities) apartments at 5300 South Main St in Cedar Falls. We are meeting on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 7:30 pm, please note the change im time. 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. Many members are also monitoring channel 3119 on DMR. Our club website is at http://www.w0mg.net/ . Primary email contact is Nathan at sec(a)w0mg.net 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. - Nathan Fisher Secretary, W0MG