Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, June 2018 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:40 PM June 9, 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: MARK WAS HERE Minutes accepted with adjustments (N0TKC/JAN F) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave reports we have $1863.46 in the general fund plus $210.18 in the repeater savings fund. ALL SIGN-UP FOR ELECTRONC DOWNLOADS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WILL BE TURNING IN ARRL MEMBERSHIP DATA SHORTLY Report accepted (K0CQH/N0TKC) REPEATERS --------- NK0T REPORTS 224.9 IS ALIVE AND WELL 94 AND 82 BOTH WORKING COMMITTEES ---------- Field Day 2018 (W0GEN/AE0TB) XXXXXXXX NIRAA Swap Meet 2018 (N0ZYC/KZ0MBI/N8TWO) MOVE IT TO NEXT YEAR JAN ETC STEM (W0VJB) NO REPORT OLD BUSINESS ------------ XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ AE0TB: ARRL MIODWAST CONVENTION MOVING TO CENTRAL CITY LYNN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS THEY HAD 4500 PEOPLE LAST YEAR JAN F: BELVEDEER ILLINOIS IN SEPT 20 FANTASTIC SWAP MEET HAROLD LEE FROM WALKER IA TO PRESENT ON NEW TRFFIC HANDLING DID GRUNDY CENTER PRESENTATION DOWN FOR JULY AUGUST IS RTHE FAMILY PICKNIC AT LOOOKOUT PARK GET A COUPLE HF UNITS OUT TOO? BRING FOOD START AT 5PM CF REC CENTER NEED TO RESERVE THE BUILDING ABOUT $20 TO RENT DAVE WILL TAKE CARE OF RENTAL AE0TB WILL BE DOING ARES PRESENTATION IN SEPT EMPHASIS ON NEW HAMS INTRO OCT CW PRESENTATION D0HHF NOV IS OUR XMAS DINNER AND ELECTIONS TARYN: REINBECK CLOSED SO BOARD DECIDED TO RELOCATE TO NANA RPSES IN RINEBECK SHE HAS GLUTEN FREE, BUT BRING YOUR OWN GLUTTEN FREE DOUGH USED TO 20-30 PARTY SO SIZE IS OK DESERT WILL BE AVAILBLE FOR THOSE INTERESTED NEED A HEADCOUNT BY SEPT/OCT THEY HAVE VERY GOOD PIZZA MARK: JOTA IN OCT MARK WILL GET A COUPLE TROOPS INVOLVED 3RD WEEKEND IN OCT RANDY KB0RSW PICNIC POTLOCK FOXHUNT IN FAYETTE BYOF STARTS AT 1 OR 2PM JULY 8 RURAL OIWA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB IN FAYETTE W0OEL.COM STAN REQUEST: 9:1 UN-UNAS USING STEWART LAYERED CORES PLEASE DO NOT POST PICTURES ONLINE HOLD OFF, ARRL IS GOING TO PUBLISH IT IN QST STANIS THE AUTHOR Motion to adjourn at 7:56 (N0ZYC/N0TKC) PRESENTATION ------------ THERE WAS NO PRESENTATION IN LEU OF FIELD DAY DISCUSSION INTRESECTION OF 20 AND 14, THAT IS THE LKOCATION 3-4 STATIONS GOING REQUESTED TO PROVIDE 20 AND 40M FILTERS STAN WILL BRING EVERYTHING HF RADIO (RED CROSS FT897) TAKING SOLAR TRUCK GOT 24V CHARGER FOR BATTERIES BILL DEDIC WILL BE INSTSALLING THAT INTO THE TRAILER 24V IDSTRO 6M BEAM IS AT MIKE CHAPMAN'S HOUSE ROTORO AND CONTROLLER TOO SCOTT WAS GOINGO TO PICK UP BUT BUSY TAKING CARE OF KAREN MUCHAEL IS GOING TO DROP THEM OFF AT BILLS STAND WILL BRING 40M FULL SIZE VERITCAL GROUND PKLANE (THEY LIKE FAN DIPOLES) GROUND PLANES ARE MUYCH EBTTEFR FOR LOW ANGLE WILL BRING AND SET UP SAT MARK AND TARYN AREN'T GOING TO BE THER, THEY ARE CAMPING WENDEL'S DUAL HEAD[HONE BOXSS SCROUNGE UP ALL WE CAN FIND NEED MORE 10 OHM POTS MRARK HAS NEW LOGGING SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON THE LAPTOPS N3FJP ARRL FIELD DAY CONTEST LOGGER MUICH BETTER MORE FEATURES WE HAVE AN ACCSSS POINT TIO USE VCLUB LICENSE FOR SOFTWARE IS $10 WE WILL BE USING THEIRS THIS YEAR FIELD DAY OPERATING 1PM SAT TO 1PM SUN GET FIBERGLASS POLE DIMENSIOBNS AND COUNT I WOULD LIKE TO FIND MORE DC-DC CONVERTERS FOR 24V DOWN TO 13.8V UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- There will be no presentation in August as we will be meeting at Lookout Park shelter #1 (at 5pm) for a Potluck picnic 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 Ansborough 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 usually meets at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Tuesdays at 6:00 pm contact is Al (KB0VGG) UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- - CVARC Midwest TechFest: August 4-5 Linn County Fairgrounds, 201 Central City Rd, Central City IA http://w0gq.org/hamfest-2016/ - NIRAA August picnic/potluck, August 11 at 5pm, Lookout Park shelter #1 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