Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Sept 2018 The September gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:28 PM Sept 8, 2018 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were 17 members (15 ARRL) and 0 guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: XXXXXX Minutes accepted with adjustments (XXXXXX/XXXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave reports we have 1,881.46 in the general fund plus 210 in the repeater savings fund. BILL FOR CLUB PICNIC $19.66 no flowers sent to chris's mom's FUERAL, DAVE DIDN'T SEE HIS EMAIL MOTION TO $50 DONATE TO PET SHELTER ON BEHALF OF HER (MARK/LOIS) XXXXXX Report accepted (XXXXXXX/XXXXXXXX) REPEATERS --------- W0ALO REPEATERS UP GRUNDY BACK UP AE0TB 220 ALIVE AND WEOL NK0T VGG UP COMMITTEES ---------- NIRAA Swap Meet 2018 (N0ZYC/KZ0MBI/N8TWO) XXXXXX STEM (W0VJB) XXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ XXXXXX KD0DK HAS UPDATED ARRL WEBSITE FOR US AE0TB IWARN NEXT YEAR'S FIELD DAY NEAR STEAMBOAT ROCK WHCIH IS QUITE A WAYS AWAY. THEY ARE STILL DISCUSSING IT THIO MARK CONSIDERING FLYING J ETC NEAR THERE STAN SAYS THERE'S A BIG HIGH POWER LINE THERE THAT IS KNOWN TO GENERATE NOISE ALSO CLOSE TO AM 1330 AND SCOUT RECRUITMENT DAY IS COMING UP SEPT 23 AFTER CHURCH, LIKE 1-5 PN NEW CUB SCOUTS THE MILL IS LOOKING LIKE NEXT YEAR'S SITE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IWARN GOES OR NOT MARK JOTA NEXT MONTH SCOUTS ARE GOING TO BUILD THEIR FOXHUNT ANTENNAS MIKE HAS TAPE MEASURE NATE WILL HVAE 2X2 AND LATHEWBOARD TARY DISCUSSING CHRISTMAS DINNER ANNA ROSA'S IN REINBECK 5:30 NOV 10 GLUTEN FREE BRING YOUR OWN DOUGH SHE WILL LET US BRING IN PREMADE SNACK TRAYS OR HOW ABOUT A PIZZA BUFFET W0SJ MARK WANTED TO BUY THE CLUB TOWER BUT HE NOW HAS ANOTHER TOWER BUT HE'S GOING TO BUY IT ANYWAY LOIS HAM THAT LIVES NORTH OF DENVER NEEDS STEM CELL TRANSPLANT FUNDRAISER 4 MONTHS TREATMENT SAT OCT 27 STAN HAROLD IS INTERESTED IN BUYING THE CLUB'S 897 (NOT D) $500 FAIR? INCL TUNER, CASE, AC POWER SUPPLY MOTION TO SELL TO HAROLD (stan/nate) SO MANY MNEMNBERS HAVE 7300'S WE MAY AS WELL JUST BRING ONE WHEN NEEDED LIKE FIELD DAY HAROLD UPCOMING PROGRAMS OCT PRESENTATION DICK HAS A CW VIDEO TO SHOW DEC JOE HOEPHNER DIGITAL PRESENTATION NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXXX Motion to adjourn at 8:11 PM (XXXXXX/XXXXXX) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by TOM (AEOTB) on ARES WITH A BIT OF A BANG OF FIREWORKS AT WESTERN HOME AT 8:30 UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- 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) NEXT TEST IS SEPT 15 2ND FLOOR CF LIBRARY 10AM 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: N0ZYC Nathan Fisher KB0VGG Al Jones NK0T Curt Wilson WA0QXF Clark Willoughby KD0DK David Kelly KE0IWQ James Fitkin N4HRL Harold Lucas K0CQH Dave Knittel W0SJ Stan Johnson N0TKC Taryn Colby W0ALO Chuck Angel KB0RSW Randy McClain N8TWO Mark Colby AE0TB Tom Bicket KA0DBC Lois Johnson KE0IWP Janice Fitkin W0VJB Vicki Bicket Guests: N/A 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