Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Nov 2019 The November gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:10 PM November 9, 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: XXXXX Minutes accepted with XXXXX adjustments (XXXXX/XXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (K0CQH) reports we have XXXXX Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. Report accepted (XXXXX/XXXXX) REPEATERS --------- XXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- repeater swap committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): OLD BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX N4HREL: BELL RINGING 9-12 AND 12-3 ELECTIONS --------- JOHN AND TARYN DIRECTOR DAVE TREAS MARK / WVN ELECT AS APPROVED WAS UNANYOUS JOTA MARK SCOURTS HAD FUN T3ECH CLASS ORGANIZING IN JAN MORE SCOUT FOCUS ON TALKING ON THE AIR AND ESP DIGITAL MO=DES NEXT YEAR WOULD LIKE 2 EWAGVES OF HELPERS NEXT YEAR NEEED TO DO THE WRAP UP MEETING AND DISTRIBUTE PATCHES ALDO Motion to adjourn at XXXXX PM (XXXXX/XXXXX) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by XXXXX (XXXXX) on XXXXX UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- 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