Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Sept 2019 The September gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:34 PM September 14, 2019 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: ========== Neither Jim (KE0IWQ) or I (KE0IWP) were in attendance at the July meeting as we were out of state. You will need to change this. Thank you. Jan ========== XXXXX Minutes accepted with XXXXX adjustments (XXXXX/XXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (K0CQH) reports we have $1090.18 IN SAVINGS / REPEATER, $2170.61 IN SHAREDREAFT/CHECKING. PAID FOR CLUB PICNIC 23.24 WALMART 7.49 TOTOAL 30.73 TWO POTATO SALADS BUT USED ONE 26.05 REINBURSE DAVE ((MARK/NATHAN) Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. XXXXX Report accepted (XXXXX/XXXXX) NATHAN GOT KICAD REQUESTS, CONTACT BARRY.W0IY@GMAIL.COM SAT OCT 19 9AM-4PM TAKE 25 PPL ADVANCED REG REQUIRED $25 SAME DAY AS JKOTA MERCY HOSPITAL IN CR IN PEIRRE HALL DAVE, JOHN, AND ALSO HAROLD CAN HELP WE CAN'T GET ACCESS ON THE WEEKEND REPEATERS --------- 94 WAS OFF ON FREQ BUT NOW SEEMS TO BE WORKING AGAIN DAVE ALSO SAYS ITS SENSITIVITY HAS COME BACK DAVE: SHOUD CHEKC ANT WHEN SWAPPING CHUC: WE SHOULD CHECK THE DUPLEXER WHEN CHANGING REPETAER COMMITTEES ---------- (none active) OLD BUSINESS ------------ SCOUT-O-RAMA HAS BEEN POSTBPONED, ORGANIZER HAD A SSTROKE NK0T; BILL DEDIC IS LEAVING FOR TEXAS IN A MONTH OR SO COTTAGE REMOTE STATION BITS ARE READY, SHOULD GET IT DONE BEFORE HE LEAVES FOR THE SEASON. REMOTE HAM SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED BUT CONMPUTER IS READY OTHERWISE BILL LEAVES NEXT MONTH MARK WILL GET AHOLD OF NATHAN/CURT/BILL WHEN HE HAS MARK: JOTA IS A MONTH AWAY REG OPEN FOR SCOUTS HAVE TWO VOLUNTEERS FOR EXPERT HIDERS AT THE CAMP NEXT JOTA MEETING TENNATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR OCT 7 OR 8 NEW BUSINESS ------------ XMAS PART IS 1 MONTHS AWAY, NANA ROSAS AGAIN? KIRT CAN PRESENT ON ICOM 7300 / VA1 REMOTE ICOM SOFTWARE WORKING CHUCK KNOWNS SOMEONE THAT CAN GIVE A PRESENTATION, DID THE LOW POWER (QRP) PRESENTATION, HAS OTHER MATERIAL HE CAN PRESENT ON (KITS?) HAROLD: DECEMBER GUY FROM READLYN DOING A PRESENTATION ON SOLAR ACTIVITY OCTOBER BILL DOING STANDBY POWER PRESENTATION MOTION TO DO NANA ROSALS (N8TWO/NK0T) REMEMBER TO BRING CASH Motion to adjourn at 7:57 pm (N4HRL/N0ZYC) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by MARK (N8TWO) on TOWER SAFETY UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- 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: XXXXX Guests: XXXXX 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, 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/ 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