Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, March 2019 PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by Garner doing a followup on Joe's digital presentation The March gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 8:00 PM March 9, 2019 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXXXX members (XXXXXXXX ARRL) and XXXXXXXX guest in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: - savings and general fund amounts were swapped - Dave (KD0DK) was the one that suggested we change our meeting schedule if we have a guest speaker Minutes accepted with 21 adjustments (N0ZYC/K0CQH) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (K0CQH) reports we have $XXXXXXXX in the general fund and $XXXXXXXX in savings / repeater fund. Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. 1090.18(?) 2331.60 3321.78 TOTAL WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP LIST AND WANTED TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESSES DON'T WANT IT ON TH WEB SITE BUT ON INDIVIDUAL REQUEST FOR NAME AND CALL THERE IS A PARTIAL LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MINUTES CURT/HUMPAL OK FOR SECRETARY TO GIVE THAT LIST TO INDIVIODUAL MEMBERS BY RQUEST Report accepted (N0ZYC/N0TKC) REPEATERS --------- NK0T - ALL UP THAT I KNOW OF COMMITTEES ---------- NIRAA Swap Meet 2018 (N0ZYC/KZ0MBI/N8TWO) STEM (W0VJB) Field Day (WA0ILD/W0VJB/etc) OLD BUSINESS ------------ MARK SPRING CAMPOREE STILLL LOOKING FOR HELP ON MAY 4 ARCHERY ADDRESS STILL NOT SURE ON IT, SHOULD HAV BY APR 11 SCOUT-O-RAMA AUG/SEPT AT CATTLE CONGRESS (SEPARATE FROM JOTA WHICH IS IN OCT) N0TKC: FIELD DAY COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED ON A LOCATION, LOOKOUT PARK SINGLE DAY IF THAT IS BOOKED, WE WILL GO WITH BIGWOODS SOUTH SIDE, SOUTH SHELTER DAVE KELLY WILL TRY TO GET IT BOOKED ASAP SO WE KNOW IF THAT'S GOOD OR BIGWOODS SALVATION ARMY WILL CATER US AS LONG AS THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER DISASTERS TO ASSIST STURGIS FALLS IS NOT ON FIELD DAY THIS YEAR (RARE!) MAYBE WE CAN GET WL/CF MAYOR THERE FIELD DAY COMMITTEE WILL NOW SHIFT GEARS TO ORGANIZING THE FIELD DAY HARDWARE AND LOGISTICS SECRETARY CONTACT PEOPLE WE'D LIKE TO SEE VISIT OUR FIELD DAY (GET LIST FROM MARK?) HAROLD REMINDS, LAST WEEK IN MARCH, WEDNESDAY, WEATHERSPOTTERS, TAMA HALL THEY HAVE A CELL PHONE APP FOR REPORTING MARK MARK: JOTA 3RD WK IN OCT, MARK AND CURT WILL DO A WALKTHROUGH BEFORE THAT FOR PLANNING MAY 4 IS SPRING CAMPOREE NEW BUSINESS ------------ VICKI: VE TESTING MARCH 30 10AM AT LDS CHURCH APR 20 10AM AT HUDSON LIBRARY (CHANGED DUE TO DES MOINES HAMFEST ALSO CAN WE SEND HER SOMNETHING FOR MAKING THE TRIP FROM CR HAROLD: IN THE FUTURE SPEAKERS FROM OUT OF TWON GET A THANK YOU CARD AND CHECK FOR $10-20 DEPENDING ON DISTANCE (HAROLD/STANS WIFE) STAN GOT HIS ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN QST ON 9:1 UN UBN Motion to adjourn AT 8:26 PM (XXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXX) UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- April: Nathan (N0ZYC) presents on drones/quads MAY: CURT (NK0T) PRESENTS ON QRP JUNE: (FIELD DAY PLANNING) JULY: TBD AUG: FAMILY PICNIC SEPT: TBD OCT: TBD NOV: XMAS PARTY DEC: TBD 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) 319-243-8819 2ND FLOOR CF LIBRARY 10AM - scheduled club testing for 2019 will be held at the Hudson Library, at 401 5th St in Hudson, from 9:45 am - 1:00 pm on the following dates: -Apr 27 -Sept 21 additional testing dates may be added as needed UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- Mahaska Hams Swapmeet in Oskaloosa, March 16, 8am-11:30am 302 High Ave East, Oskaloosa, IA (American Legion Hall) donations for admission, $5 tables, no testing talk-in: 145.490mhz(-)/146.2hz flyer: http://vftp.net/N0ZYC/hamfests/Mahoska_Hams_Swapmeet_2019.jpg contact/table reservation: vstanley@iowatelecom.net or 641-622-2154 OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ Stormspotter Training is coming up on Wednesday March 27 at 6:30 pm, location is Tama Hall at Hawkeye College. See the NOAA website for more informtion: https://www.weather.gov/dmx/stormspotting W0MG/NIRAA LINKS ---------------- - Club Website: http://w0mg.net/ - 2019 membership form: http://www.w0mg.net/contact/membershipform2019.pdf - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/waterloo.hams/community/ - Cedar Valley area repeaters list: http://w0mg.net/repeaters/ MEETING ATTENDANCE ------------------ Members: XXXXXXXX Guests: XXXXXXXX Members wishing to pay club dues (or have paid and are not indicated above) please contact Dave Knittel in person at our monthly meetig or by email at treas(a)w0mg.net 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 NIRAA meets every month 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, anyone interested in ham radio is welcome to attend. Our primary club repeater is on 146.94 mhz, negative offset, with a PL tone of 136.5 hz, coverage centered in Black Hawk County. Many members are also monitoring channel 3119 on DMR. Our club website is at http://www.w0mg.net/ The club's primary email contact is sec(a)w0mg.net You're receiving these meeting minutes because you have given the NIRAA club your email address for minutes and 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