Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Jan 2020 The January gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:32 PM January 11, 2020 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXXXX members (XXXXXXXX ARRL) and XXXXXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: Nathan's apologies, minutes went out EXTREMELY late. Minutes listed the month as November instead of December, and there were no guests. (not 3) XXXXXXXX Miniutes accepted with XXXXXXXX updates (XXXXXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ 2043.65 CHECKING 1090.18 SAVINGS TOOK IN $40 FOR DUES 3173.83 NEW TOTAL (ADDED TO CEHCKING 2083.65 Dave (KD0DK) reports we have XXXXXXXX in the savings/repeater fund and XXXXXXXX in sharedraft Please contact Dave if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. Our club membership form is also available on our club website at http://www.w0mg.net/ Report accepted (N0ZYC / K0CQH) REPEATERS --------- XXXXXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- repeater swap committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ board chose second for bank account, jan fitkin XXXXXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ harold: going to wait till spring to change out the repeater in march going to consider field day, dooing independent or with another club k0cqh: lookout park reservation price is going up a little bit (currently a bit over $20) make reservations early \w0sj: how was the lookout site last year? the playground seems to ben encroaching on the shelter might want to put antennas up across the road will take a closer look discuss next month with more field day members present XXXXXXXX Motion to adjourn at XXXXXXXX PM (XXXXXXXX) PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX) on XXXXXXXX UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- (none scheduled) 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 ----------------------- contact Tom (AE0TB) for current information UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- Hiawatha Amateur Radio Club's 12th Annual Winter RF Fest Saturday Feb 29 8:00-12:00 2930 Willis Ave, Perry IA 50220 Admission $7, Tables $10, VE testing, door prizes Talk-in on 145.190/- with 114.8 PL online information at https://qsl.net/kd0neb/index_files/Page383.htm email hamfest@harciowa.org to register for a table or testing OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ (none noted) W0MG/NIRAA LINKS ---------------- - Club Website: https://www.w0mg.net/ - 2019 membership form: https://www.w0mg.net/contact/membershipform2019.pdf - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/waterloo.hams/community/ - Cedar Valley area repeaters list: https://www.w0mg.net/repeaters/ MEETING ATTENDANCE ------------------ Members: XXXXXXXX Guests: XXXXXXXX Members wishing to pay club dues (or have paid and are not indicated above) please contact our Treasurer 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 Kelly (KD0DK) - treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2018: John Humpal (WB0MAR) - dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2019: Stan Johnson (W0SJ) - dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2020: Jan Fitkin (KE0IWQ) - 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 https://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