Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, June 2019 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXXX PM June 8, 2019 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXX members (XXXXXX ARRL) and XXXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. FOREGO INTRODUCTIONS MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: AE0TB WAS WRONG SOMEWHERE WA0ILD INSTEAD OF KD0DK Minutes accepted with XXXXXX adjustments (AE0TB/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (K0CQH) reports we have 2161.60 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. 3251.78 TOTAL WROTE A CHCEK TO MARK FOR SOFTWARE FIELD DAY 8.99 Report accepted (N8TWO/N0TKC) REPEATERS --------- AL HIS IS UP KURT 220 ALIVE AND WELL DMR AND VHF ARE UP NO UPDATE ON CRIS'S DSTAR COMMITTEES ---------- Field Day (KD0DK/W0VJB/N0TKC/etc) OLD BUSINESS ------------ JOTA NK0T GOT A FLYER LAST MONTH, ANOTHER ONE NEXT ROUND TABLE IN AUGFUST JNEED TO GET SCOUT REGISTRATION OPENED LOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR JOTA W0OEL HAS A VAN HE MAY BE ABLE TO BRING ERIC GRIMES FOR A 3RD STATION NO ONE HAS HEARD BACK FROM THE READLYN LIBRARIAN THAT WANTS TO START A STATION THERE MIGHT BE A YEAR BEFORE HE HEARS BACK ON THE GRANTS AL STILL DOING CLASSES BUT NOTHING SCHEDULED AT THE MOMENT GENERAL OR EXTRA WOULD BE THE IDEAL ONE TO DO NEXT WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF NEW TECHS NEXT SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMER 3RD SAT AE0TB OFFERS ANYONE (SINGLES) READY TO TEST JUST CONTACT HIM EXPECTING NEW TESTS NEXT WEEK, QUESTION POOLS JHAVE BEEN OUT SINCE JAN DAVE WILL BE MAKING RECERVATION FOR AUGUST POTLUC LOCATION NEW BUSINESS ------------ TUES AFTER TACO TUESDAY HAROLD AND NATHAN TRYING TO INVENTORY RED CROSS AE0TB THERE IS AN OLD XP COMPUTER THERE ALL OF THE RADIOS PRESENT SHOULD BE RED CROSS MAYBE SOME HTS ALSO PRETTY MUCH ALL OF IT IS DONATED TWER WAS ACTUALLY DONATED TO THE RED CROSS NOT THE CLUB TOOL BOX THERE CABINET OF CLUB RECORDS RED CROSS CONSIDERS EVERYTHIG IN THE ROOM WOMG, DESPITE IF WE HAVE DONATED IT GET PICTURES FOR INSURANCE PURPOISES THERE IS NO EMERGENCY POWER, SO WE HAVE ALL WE NEED IN AN EMERGENCY *EXCEPT POWER* IN SEPT TAKING VOLUNTEERS FOR PROGRAM COMMITTEE N8TWO WE SHOULD HAVE SOME IDEAS ON THE MEMBERSHIP FORM N0ZYC: ADD THE QUESTION ON THE CHECK IN SHEET N8TWO: BILL DEDIC HAS A CLUBB FLYER AE0TB: WE GAVE THOSE HAND OUTS FOR W0MG AND ARRL FOR NEW TECHS WE NEED TO FIND AN ORIGINAL TO COPY OR REWORK, WE HAFVE NO BLANKS LEFT MARK FOUND IT KC0CQH: SUGGEST PROGRAM ON TAKING ADDVANTAGE OF NEW RADIO FEATURES, NEW TECHS COULD USE THAT Motion to adjourn at XXXXXX pm (TARYN/KAREN) PRESENTATION ------------ There was no presentation this evening in leu of Field Day planning STAN WILL BE GETTING ANTENNAS ARRANGED N8TWO: GOTA STATION 100 EXTRA BONUS PTS MARK WILL SET UP A LAPTIOP FOR DIGITAL FOR FLDIGI AND WSJT-X ON ICOM 7300 AL WILL BRING A 6M VERTICAL SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE BIG BEAM MARK MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO COORDINATE NEED SOMEONE TO PICK UP THE SOLAR TRAILER (NATHAN?) FROM BILL D MARK WILL GET WRITTEN MATERIALS TOGETHER IN CASE HE ISN'T AVAILABLE GATHER AT 11 FOR SETUP BILL HAS TWO METAL SIGFNS FOR NIRAA / PUT THEM ON RAINVOW DRIVE ETC MARK HAS THE TWO FABRIC ONES UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- JUL: AE0TBB RED CROSS AUG: (FAMILY PICNIC) SEP: TOWER SAFETY, MARK HAS A 20 MIN VIDEO, NATHAN TO HELP OCT: STEM AND EMERGENCY POWER NOV: (XMAS PARTY) DEC: PATRICK RONIGAN FROM READLYN HAS A PROGRAM ON SUNSPOTS AND SOLAR WEATHER 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: (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 ----------------- (none noted) OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ (none noted) 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