Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, XXXX 2018 The XXXX gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:33 PM OCT 13, 2018 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXX members (XXXX ARRL) and 0 guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: DAVE KNITTEL (K0CQH) WAS THE DAVE THAT UPDATED THE ARRL WEBSITE LAST MONTH Last month's presentation details: by TOM (AEOTB) on YouTube Audio Podcast Correted one ccurrance of Taryn's callsign Presentation of QSO between NW7US ,Tomas David Hood and 4Z1UG, Eric Guth. 1. Getting started in Amateur Radio. 2. Propagation, solar activity. 3. CW. 4. Maker_Prepper Movements. 5. Bad Actors. Minutes accepted with adjustments (N0TKC/K0CQH) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ WEKK AGO MONDAY MARY TRENTON BOB TRNETON WIFE MEMOPRIAL CHECK $2300 TO SAVINGS/RPTR DAVE HAS A THANKYOU CARD FOR THAT FOR US TO SIGN THANK YOU FROM HOLLY FREY FOR $50 SENT TO STRAY CONNECTION IN NAME OF PHILLIS CONCOLIK SAVINGS 410.80 GENERAL $1,811.80 HAS UPDATED DUES FORMS PLEASE HOLD YOUR 2019 DUES UNTIL NEXT MONTH Report accepted (N0ZYC/N0TKC) REPEATERS --------- NK0T 220 ALIVE AND WELL AE0TB W0RBK IS UP ECHO LINK AND ALLSTAR TO TRAER AND THREE REPEARES IN ACKLEY COMMITTEES ---------- NIRAA Swap Meet 2018 (N0ZYC/KZ0MBI/N8TWO) XXXXXX STEM (W0VJB) XXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ N8TWO JOTA 2 TROOPS AND COUPLE OF SCOUTS SHOWING UP, LARGE TURNOUT STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS ANT SETUP FRI NIGHT (INGAWANUS) CURT MAKKING CABLES SAT KICKOFF AT 9AM SETUP START AT 7/7:30 12 BOOMS AND 12X4 LATHEBOARD STRIPS PRECUT WOULD BE NICE I WILL BRING A SAW ;) TARYN WE ARE GOING WITH INDIVIDUAL PIZZA ORDERS RATHER THAN PIZZA BAR NATE WILL EMAIL THE MEMBERS THE MENU, NEED A REPLY BY NOV 1 5:30 PM NANA ROSE'S IN REINBECK ON MAIN ST HAROLD BOARD HAS DECIDED TO GO WITH 1ST SAT IN DEC (DEC 1) FOR SALVASTION ARMY BELL RINGING AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE SAME 2 HR TIME SLOTS 10-12 AND 12-2, HAROLD WILL TAKE CARE OF THE APRONS, KETTLES, BELLS, ETC. WILL HAVE SIGN UP SHEET AT NOV DINNER NEW BUSINESS ------------ HAROLD BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE FOR WINTER WEATHER AT MEETING TIME. CLUB PRESIDENT WILL POSTPONE IF ENOUGH OTHER ORGS ARE CANCELLING. IF WEATHER REMAIHNS BAD NEXT WEEK, MEETING FOR THAT MONTH WILL BE CANCELLED IN DEC JOE HOEPHNER DIGIAL PRES NEXT MONTH MEMBERS PLEASE BRING DUAL BAND HANDHELDS AND LAPTOPS JAN NO MEETING PLANNED IN CASE WE HAVE ISSUE FEB JENNIFER STROBEN ROBOTICS DEMO MARCH LEE GARNER FOLLOWUP ON DEC'S DIGITAL PRESENTATION TOM MENTIONED FLDIGI IS APPLE/LINUX/MAC NOV IS ELECTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE DINNER IN REINBECK KE0IWP HAS TYTERA MD380 WITH NO CODE PLUG FOR SALE GENTLY USED $75 W0HHF HAS A MOBILE IC706 GENTLY USED BUILD IN VOICE SYNTH VHF/UHF/6M $375 XXXXXX 9/13/15" PIZZAS S/M/L Motion to adjourn at 7:54 PM PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by Dick (W0HHF) playing a podcast on CW UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- September: XXXXXX (XXXXXX) will be presenting on XXXXXX October: Dick (N0HHF) will be presenting on CW November: (christmas dinner, no presentation) December: Joe (AE5EI) will be presenting on digital 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) 2ND FLOOR CF LIBRARY 10AM UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- NOV 4 QUAD CITIES HAMFEST COMING UP 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/ MEETING ATTENDANCE ------------------ Members: Guests: (none) 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