Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, April 2019 The April gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:31 PM May 13, 2019 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXX members (XXXXXX ARRL) and XXXXXX guest in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: KE0RKO IS A MEMBER GEN AND SAVINGS SWITCHED SAVINGS $1000 SHARE THERE IS NO STEM COMMITTEE FIELD DAY COMMITTEE WA0ILD IS KERMIT NOT A MEMBER MEMBERS: W0VJB KD0DK NK0T Minutes accepted with 4 adjustments (N8TWO/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (K0CQH) reports we have 2,299.60 in the general fund and 1090.18 in savings / repeater fund. Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. PAID $22 FOR SITE FOR FIELD DAY (REIMBURSED DAVE KELLEY) EW NOW HAVE FIELD DAY SITE RESERVED FOR SATURDAY $10 SENT TO LILA GARDNER WA0UIG FOR GAS FOR MEETING PRESENTATION RECEIVED CLUB INSTURANCE FROM BLACK HAWK INSURANCE DUE 10 MAY $228 SAME AS LAST FEW YEARS PAY IT (N8TWO/N0ZYC) ARRL INSURANCE IS $200? Report accepted (N0ZYC/N8TWO) REPEATERS --------- NK0T 220 IS STILL ON THE AIR N8TWO WORKING WITH CHRIS TIO GET DSTAR MOVED TO HIS HOUSE JOE LIETO W0IW REPEAER IS NOW UP IN PARKERSBURG FUSION ANALOG DIG 444.675+/136.5 OLD BUSINESS ------------ SCOUT CAMPOREE MAY 4 MARK STILL NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS PLANNING MEETING IN NEXT WEEK OR SO THURS FIRST SCOUTS WILL BE GOING TO ANTIQUE ACRES AT 7:30AM BERNIE'S WOODS READYY BEFORE 8:00 (ARCHVERY PLACE RIGHT OFF RAYMOND RD FROM 21`8/380) MARK WILL HVAE A MAP AT THE LAST MEETING WE CAN SETUP FRI NIGHT AT BOTH LOCATIONS WILL USE 82 REPEATER N0ZYC AND JOHN H BOTH VOLUNTEERED ALONG WITH WENDEL LAST MEETING AT MARK'S HOUSE APR 22 MON 7PM SCOT-O-RAMA SEP 29 DON'T HAVE A TIME YET, PROBABLY 12-5 (IT'S A SUNDAY) WILL USE THIS TO EXPOSE SCOUTS TO HAM RADIO, HF AND VHF STATION CATTLE CONGRESS JOTA SENDEL HAS A MORSE CODE PRACTICE OPSCILLATOR KIT WILL GET THEIR HAM AND ELECTRONICS MERIT BADGES NOT SURE HOW MANY KITS WE WILL NEED, AT LEAST SEVERAL DOZEN W0SJ/N0ZYC HAVE PARTS IF WENDEL NEEDS THEM FIELD DAY W0VJB HANDING OUT A SIMPLE QUESTIONAIRE FOR OPERATORS GET ON THE AIR STATION FOR GUESTS TO TRY OUT GOTA USES ITS OWN SPECIAL CALL USE AL JONES'S GOTA CALL STAN SAYS WE HAVE ENOUG ROOM FOR 3 STATIONS TOTAL HW CAN PROVIDE LONGWIRES, WE CAN DO THE 6M BEAM IF THERE'S INTERST BUT THAT'S A LOT OF WORK TO PUT UP (3 PEOPLE TO SET UP) WHEN IT'S DOWN IT'S DEAD WHEN IT'S UP IT'S BONKERS SO IT'S RANDOM COMMITTEES ---------- Field Day (WA0ILD/W0VJB/N0TKC/etc) XXXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ HAROLD DO WE WANT TO DO A SWAP MEET THIS YEAR? STAN WE MAH AS WELL JUST GO TO CEDAR RAPIDS NOTION TO JUST GO WITH CR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE N4HRL/W0SK TARYN WHEN S OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING? JUNE 8 AT 6:45 Motion to adjourn AT 8:04 PM (N0ZYC/N0TKC) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight’s presentation was by Nathan (N0ZYC) on quadcopters UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- MAY: CURT (NK0T) presents on QRP JUN: (FIELD DAY PLANNING) JUL: TBD AUG: (FAMILY PICNIC) SEP: 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 next class: XXXXXX - 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: -April 20 -Sept 21 additional testing dates may be added as needed UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- - 2019 DMRAA Hamfest April 27, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm 3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317 (Elwell Family Center) Admission (adults): $10 Talk-in: 146.94 tone 114.8 Tables: $20 (http://dmraa.com/hamfest) VE testing: YES (check-in by 9:15) Door prizes: Kenwood TM‐281A, Anytone AT‐D868UV Flyer: http://dmraa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-Hamfest-Flyer.pdf OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ XXXXXX 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: XXXXXX Guests: XXXXXX Members wishing to pay club dues (or have paid and are not indicated above) please contact Dave Knittel in person at our monthly meeting 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/ and 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