Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, July 2018 The July gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:32 PM July 14, 2018 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXX members (XXXXXX ARRL) and XXXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: SETUP FOR FIELD DAY WAS FRIDAY Minutes accepted with adjustments (N0ZYYC/N8TWO) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave reports we have 1881.46 in the general fund plus 210.18 in the repeater savings fund. CAN DOWNLOAD ESTATEMENTS NOW SPENT $22 FOR SHELTER AT LOOKOUT PARK FOR NEXT MONTH'S PICNIC WE HAVE IT RESERVED FOR ALL OF AUG 11 MOTION TO PAY (N0ZYC/N8TWO) Report accepted (XXXXXXX/XXXXXXXX) REPEATERS --------- NK0T 220 ALIVE AND WELL AL 440 FUNCTIONING CHUCK 82 AND DMR ARE FINE STAN DEDIC'S IS BACK UP AFTER LIGHTNING HIT COMMITTEES ---------- Field Day 2018 (W0GEN/AE0TB) XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX NIRAA Swap Meet 2018 (N0ZYC/KZ0MBI/N8TWO) XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX STEM (W0VJB) XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ CLUB PICNIC STICK WITH 5PM AL JONES WILL BRING HIS GRILL BURERS AND BRATS MAYBE COME EARLY AND THOW UP A STATION RSVP TO GET A FOOD COUNT WOULD BE USEFUL MARK IS SETTING UP A FACEBOOK EVENT EMAIL OUT RSVP REQUEST? $100 FOOD CAP MOTION (N0ZYC/AL JONES) FIELD DAY REVIEW GOOD RESULTS WITH TWO STATIONS A LITTLE BIT OF A BIRD ON 94 SO HARD TO TUNE INTO THE 94 FROM THERE WONDERFUL EXPOSURE TO THE PUBLIC PARKING LOT WAS FULL BY SUNDAY JUST HAD ONE RADIO ISSUE, HAROLD HJAD TO INSTALL THE BACKUP AL WONDERING ABOUT US LACKIG A W0MG CALL PRESENCE MAYBE NEXT YEAR MAYBE WE CAN SWAP THEM STAN SAID THEY CHANGE LOCATIONS SO WE MAY BE THE OLY ONES THERE NEXT YEAR CURT WE NEED TO GET THAT SOFTWARE MOTION TO PURCHASE (NK0T/N0ZYC) ~$10 MARK WILL PURCHASE N4HRL ASKING DOES ANYONE WANT TO PRESENT ON DIGITAL COMMS FOR DECEMBER NO CALLS JOTA 3RD WEEKEND IN OCT CAMP INGAWANUS NEED OPERATORS DAVE TEACH SCOUTS MORSE CODE PROGRAMS FOR THE SCOUTS, SOMETHING HANDS ON CONTACT MARK IF INTERESTED TARYN WILL HAVE A SIGNUP SHEET IN SEPT FOR XMAS PARTY AL JONES HAS CLUB PHONE WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR A GREETING HAROLD WANTS TO DISPLAY UPCOMING EVENTS ON THE WEB SITE, CONTACT TOM STAN ASKING ABOUT DISPOSAL OR REMOVAL OF RED CROSS EQUIPMENT ALSO SELLING 897 AND GET SOMETHING LIKE AN ICOM 7300 SELLKNG TOWER, $180 COLBYS PURCHASED IT CHARGE CAMERA BATTERY PACK LASER POINTER DO NOT NEED SOUND SYSTEM Motion to adjourn at 8:06 (XXXXXX/XXXXXX) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by Lee on the new formats for traffic passing (he was resently presenting at Grundy Center) UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- August: There will be no presentation in August as we will be meeting at Lookout Park shelter #1 (at 5pm) for a Potluck picnic September: Tom (AE0TB) will be presenting on ARES, with emphasis on introducing new hams to ARES. October: Dick (N0HHF) will be presenting on CW November: christmas dinner, no presentation 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: Sat/Sun 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 - Peoria Superfest 2018: Sat/Sun Sept 15-16 Exposition Gardens 1601 W. Northmoor Rd. Peoria IL http://www.w9uvi.org/?page_id=2715 - 2018 Radio Expo in Belvidere IL: Sat Sept 22 Boone County Fairgrounds http://www.chicagofmclub.org 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: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX Guests: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 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 the 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 club secretary 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 (N0ZYC) Secretary, W0MG