Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, May 2019 The May gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:30 PM May 11, 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: Minutes accepted with XXXXXX adjustments (N8TWO/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (K0CQH) reports we have $2,161.60 in the general fund and $1,090.18 in savings / repeater fund. Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. OUTSTANDING CHECK FOR $10 INSURANCE WAS PAID Report accepted (N0TKC/N8TWO) REPEATERS --------- XXXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Field Day (WA0ILD/W0VJB/N0TKC/etc) XXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ W0SJ: CR JUNK IN THE TRUNK WAS GOOD N8TWO: SPRING CAMPOREE MARK VISITED ALL THE UNITS THEY LIKED OUR PARTIC=IPDATION INVITED THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN JOTA, GOT FLYERS FOR JOTA TOO NO FURTHER UPDATES ON SCOUT-O-RAMA (AT CATTLE CONGRESS) SEPT 29? JUTA IS AFTER THAT TOM H AND NATHAN HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEO FOR TOM NEXT MONTH IS FIELD DAY, VICKI HAS A SIGN UP SHEET NATHAN WILL BE FORWARDING THE LIST HAROLD WILL NEED A HEADCOUT FOR MEALS ON FIELD DAY TEAR-DOWN AROUND 8:30 PM SATURDAY IWARN WILL BE AT THE TRUCK STOP FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO OPERATE OVERNIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING STAN: ANTENNAS FOR FIELD DAY 15 METER MONOBAND GROUNDPLANE CONSTRUCTED 6M VERTICA WOULD BE A NICE ALTERNATIVE FOR FAST SETUP RATHER THAN THE HIGH MAINTENANCE BEAM KICKI HAS 23 SCHEDULED SO FAR NEW BUSINESS ------------ READLYN LIBRARY Patrick Brodigan NEW DIRETOR OF LIBRARY WANTS TO START A HAM PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM WALMART TO GET RADIO GEAR FOR THE LIBRBARY GET A HAM TRAINING PROGRMA GOING FOR HS KIDS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS TO TEACH SEGMENTS AND HELP WITH LICENSING SET UP A LITTLE RADIO STATION AT THE LIBRARY ARRL HAS PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS FOR FREE ONCE YOU GET A ROOM, MAYBBE SCHEDULE AN EVENING A WEEK TO HAVE ONE OF US COME BY AND DO Q&A AND OPERATE RADIOS A COUPLE COMPUTERS AND HEADPHONES THEY COULD REMOTE INTO OTHER RADIOS TO RECEIVE HAROLD FUTURE PROGRAMS TOWER SAFETY FOR SEPT, TOM AND MARK HAVE A VIDEO FOR THAT EMERGENCY POWER (BBILL DEDIC) CURT MAY HAE AN SWR PRESENTATION IN DECEMBER DO WE WANT TO MAKE A COMMITTEE TO SUGGEST PRESENTATION IDEAS MARK SUGGESTS FORMING A COMMITTEE (N8TW0/N0ZYC) MOTION TO ADJUOURN (N4HRL/N8TWO) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight’s presentation was by Curt (NK0T) on QRP UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- JUN: (FIELD DAY PLANNING) JUL: AE0TBB RED CROSS AUG: (FAMILY PICNIC) SEP: TOWER SAFETY, MARK HAS A 20 MIN VIDEO OCT: TBD (ALTERNATE/EMERGENCY POWER?) NOV: (XMAS PARTY) DEC: TBD (CURT ON SWR?) 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 Tuesday night at 7pm, OLIVIA-8-500/USB/3.5885MHz/1500Hz - 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: (contact Al) - 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: -Sept 21 additional testing dates may be added as needed UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- - CEDAR RAPIDS OTHER HAMFEST COMING UP OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ (none) 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 most months 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