Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Oct 2019 The September gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:32 PM October 12, 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: NONE Minutes accepted with NO adjustments (N8TWO/W0GEN TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (K0CQH) reports we have 1090.18 IN SAV, 2,144.56 IN SHAREDRAFT. 3234.74 TOTAL THIS EVENING WILL NOT BE RUNNING FOR TREASURER NEXT YEAR Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. Report accepted (N8TWO/W0GEN CLUB REMOTE IS ON THE AIR, NEED TO BUY A LICENSE FOR WIN 10 PRO, BILLL ORDERED IT, BOARD AGREED TO PAY $120.91 REPEATERS --------- NK0T REPEATER IS GOOD W0MG REPEATER IS WORKING STILL NEED TO SWAP IT 82 WORKING AS FAR AS CHUCK KNOWS DMR OK COMMITTEES ---------- (none active) HAROLD: DO WE HAVE A COMMITTEE ON UPGRADIHG THE REPATER? NOPPE HAROLD: LOOKIJG FOR 3 PPL FOR PROGRAM COMMITTEE JOHN HUMPAL VOLUNGTEERS NK0T CAN HELP BUT WON'T CHAIR KE0RKO VOLUNTEERS OLD BUSINESS ------------ N8TWO: JOTA NEXT WEKEND 55 YOUTH 12 ADULTS (CORRECT #S?) NEED TO SET UP FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SAT MORNING CAROL COOPER'S NEW HOUSE PURCHASERS WOULD LIKE US TO COME REMOVE HER TOWERS WE GOT AN OFFER FROM A LOCAL THAT DOES IT FOR $500, CURT SUGGESTS FORWARDING THAT OFFER, IT'D BE $1000 IF DONE BY A BIGGER PROFESSIONAL W0SJ: CAN'T GET EQUIPMENT BACK THERE TO WORK IN EASILY, IT'S NOT A JOB THE CLUB COULD EASILY DO FOR THEM N0TKC: XMAS PARTY LIST NOV 9 NANA ROSAS BRING CASH ARRIVE AT 5:30 YOU HAVE UNTIL NOV 1 TO SIGN UP PRE-ORDER PIZZAS? NATHAN WILL EMAIL REQUEST FOR MISSED SIGN UPS DISCUSSION OF 94 SWAP NEED A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE AVBAILABLE DURIHNG THE WEEK K0C QH CAN HELP CUT NOT TECHNICAL W0ALO WILL BE CONTACTING THE PERSON FOR ACCESS ANYWAY W0SJ SOUNDS WILLING CURT: IF WE DELAY OVER TJHE WINTER WE COULD ACTUALLY GET THE CONTROLLER REPLACED WITH THE BETTER CONTROLER THAT CAN DO ANNOUNCEMENTS THE KIMBALL SITE HAS THE GOOD CONTROLLER, CHUCK SUGGETS USING THA TCONTROOLER MOTION TO WORK OU TDETAILS OUTSIDE MEETIHNG N8TWO/W0GEN NEW BUSINESS ------------ KE0RKO SON PROMISED PARTY IF PASSED TEST, PASSED, NOV 16 INVITATIONS AT THE CF WOMENS CLUB BUFFET AE0TB: RED CROSS BUILDING CALLED, WHAT DO WE HAVE THERE, EXPLAINED OUR ASSETS RED CROSS WILL TAKE DOWN THE RICKICKY TOWER WE DON'T OWN THURS/FRI PRES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE BLDG CALLED FOR INFO WE JUST HAVE THE ONE TOWER AND THE RADIO ROOM NOT USING THE BUILDING FOR MEETINGS WE'D PREFER TO KEEP IT AS A PLAN B FOR HF, SINCE WE CAN'T DO HF AT THE EOC CURT: REMOTE HF WITH A BEAM THERE? BILL ALSO COULD OFFER HIS LOCATION FOR EMERGENY USE FOR NOW THEY'RE OK WITH US CONTINUING TO HAVE THE ROOM FOR FREE AS LONG AS WE HAVE A USE FOR IT THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP TJHE REST OF THE LOWER LEVEL FOR THEIR OWN CONTINGENCY USE, THEY'RE RENOVATING THE BUILDING WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE ROOF UNANIOUS CLUB AGREEMENT TO REQUEST WE KEEP IT HAROLD: SAL ARMY DOING KETTLES THIS YEAR REQUESTING POSITION OF WLOO WALMART LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS 1ST SAT (7) DEC 10-3 BE WEATHER AWARE HAROLD DO WE DO IT? NK0T/N8TWO YES ELECTIONS COMING UP IN NOV HAROLD WILL RERUN FOR PRES DAVE WANTS TO RETIRE FROM TREASURER DAVEW NOMINATING DAVE KELLEY FOR TREAS (HES WILLING BUT HJE'S A DIRECTOR TARYN WILBEGRUDGINGLY RUN FOR DIRECTOR AGAIN NATHAN'S OK WITH RERUNNING CURT WILL RERUN STAN NOMINATES JOHN HUMPAL FOR DAVE KELLEY'S DIRECVTORY POSITION IF HE GOES TREASURER (I NEED TO SEE ABOUT DIRECTOR ORDER DAVE SAYS HE'S BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR) MOTION TO CLOSE LOIS/TARYN 8:17 PM PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by BILL DEDIC (W0GEN) on STANDBY POWER UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- 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