Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Feb 2020 The February gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:30 PM February 8 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: Joe (AE5EI) emailed me with an update, the Iowa Digital Net has changed the day and time they meet, the new schedule is Sunday at 4pm. I have adjusted the net list on the minutes to reflect the new scheudule. RWIS IS A PAID MEMBER Miniutes accepted with 1 updates (N0ZYC / XXXXXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and 2263.20 in sharedraft 200 IN DEPOSITS 20.45 TO ORDER CHECKS 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 / N8TWO) REPEATERS --------- AL'S IS OPERATIONAL AT HIS HOUSE DMR IS OK 94 IS GOOD COMMITTEES ---------- repeater swap committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): (NONE) OLD BUSINESS ------------ W0SJ: RADIO THATS BEING DONATED TO READLYN NO PROGRESS YET PATRICK ISN'T READY FOR IT YET CURTIS WILL BE PICKING IT UP REMOTE HAM SETUP WORKING ON THE CLUB REMOTE STATION RF WAS COMING INTO SHACK FIXED DISCUSSION OF USING A BATTERY CHARGER TO KEEP A BATTERY TOPPED TO FIX THE POWER OFF PROBVLEM MINOR DISCUSSION OF FIELD DAY PLANDS FOR THE3 YEAR N4HRL: WAITING UNTIL MARCH TO DISCUSS FIELD DAY NEW BUSINESS ------------ N4HRL GOT A FLIER FOR IOWA DNR 100 YR IOWA STATE PARKS ON THE AIR MARK DISCUSSIOBN WITH AL ACTIVATE A FEW PARKS HERE THIS YEAR DNR OFFICERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE IN ADVACE 24 HR? 10HR ? W0DBQ.ORG/RULES THIS IS NOT COORDINATED ON THE SAME DAY NATIOBNWIDE, WE PICK THE WEEKEND GEORGE WIDTH OR BIGWOODS MAYBE? WEEKEND OF JUNE 6? JUNE 20 IS FIELD DAY IF WE WANT TO GO BEFORE THAT MAY 16? BACKUP WEEKEND OF MAY 30 NATHAN SUGGESTS GATHER INFORMTION AND DISCUSS IN MORE DEFAIL NEXT MONTH RAGBRAI COMES THROUGH WATERLOO THIS YEAR ARES COORDINATOR CHUCK: LAST TIME RC COMMUNICATIONAS SUPPLIED RADIOS AND WE SUPPORTED SCOUT O RAMA NOTHING NEW FROM MARK TECH CLASSES: TWO SCOUTS CURRENTLY VE TEST SESSION NEXT SATURDAY HUDSON LIBRARY 10-12 AFTER THAT NEXT IS APRIL 18 NO PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT MAK FEST THIS MONTH PERRY IA 29TH "HIAWATAH HAMFEST" MASON CITY ALSO ORGANIZING A JHAMFEST, NO Date set CABIN FEVER RELIEVER HAMFEST ON THE 15TH IN ST CLOUD OSCALUSA 21ST MARH LEGION HALL NE CORNER OF THE BLOCK CHUCK SAYS GUY FROM OTTUMWA WOULD DO A LOW POWER PRESENTATION, DID ONE ~6 YRS AGO HERE CURT / JOHN ARE THE PRESENTATION COMMITTEE CURT IS FAMILIAR WITH HIM Motion to adjourn at 8:05 PM WOSJ / (W0ALO PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX) on XXXXXXXX UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- April: Cedar Falls High School Rocket Club 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 Sunday night at 4pm, 3.5885 MHz USB / 1500 Hz WF (Olivia 8-500) (note new day and time as of Feb 2020) - DMR checkin 7:30 pm Sunday night on talk group 3119 VE TESTING AND TRAINING ----------------------- contact Tom (AE0TB) for current information UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- RF Fest at Parry IA 8-12 on Feb 29 2930 Willis Avenue, Perry, IA 50220 - Perry National Guard Armory OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ Weatherspotter Training 6pm Monday March 23 at Hawkeye College 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