Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Mar 2020 The March gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:32 pm PM March 14 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: (NONE) Minutes accepted with NO updates (N0ZYC / WB0MAR) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have SAVINGS NO CHANGE 1090.18 CHECKING 2,300.20 DEPOSIT $40 DUES XXXXXXXX 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 / WB0MAR ) REPEATERS --------- MARK: AL NEEDS LONGER COAX TO GET ANTENNA HIGHER, STILL LOOKIG FOR TOWER XXXXXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXXXXX Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL (KB0VGG): PICKED 2ND MAY NO CONTESTING GOING ON (FOR IOWA STATE PARKS STATION) BACKBONE, GEORGE WYTH, ONE NEAR CR, ONE NEAR BURLIONGTON THERE IS NO CENTRAL REGISTRY FOR WHAT PARKS ARE DOING IT WHEN NO ANTENNA LIMITS, THEY WANT TO GET THE PARKS NOTICED COLIN HAS REQUESTED WE RUN BOTH VOICE AND DIGITAL (OLIVIA/FTCALL) FTCALL DOES NOT REQUIRE SUCH CRITICAL SYNCED CLOCKS N4HRL FIELD DAY. LOOKOUT PARK? MARK 63/RIDGEWAY NEW GAS STATION MARK: SOLAR POWER TRASILER DIFFERENT LOGGING SOFTWARE? IF GEORGE WYTH IS FLOODED WE CAN DO BIG WOODS LAKE MARK WILL CHECK NOISE LEVEL THERE LOW ELEVATION, NOT GOING TO BE DOING UHF/VHF W0EL: OLD SKATING RINK AT ANSBOROUGH / BLACK HAWK HIS PROPERTY, NO RESTROOMS BUT OTHER THAN THAT LOTS OF TRAFFIC DISCUSSION OF REPEATER COOERDINATION, NATHAN IS THE NEW CUSTODIAN, NEED TO PAY OUR $5 YEARLY NATHAN SUGGESTS CLUB APPROVE ONFGOING $5 YEARLY FOR REPEATER COORDINATION (JAN / MARK) MARK: WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING CANCELLED NEW BUSINESS ------------ nk0t: windcoVe closed to groups until april 15 n4hrl: will see if we can get next month reserved here at SA as well AL/KB0VGG TEST SESSION TODAY (3/14) 3 NEW TECHS 3 NEW GENERALS W0SJ: IF YOU HAVE 75 OH COAX YOU CAN WIND A DIFFERENT 9:1 UN UN FOR IT PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by Curt (NK0T) on USES FOR A VECGTOR NETWORK ANALYZER 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 ----------------------- Sat April 18, 10-12 at the Hudson Library contact Tom (AE0TB) for current information UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- Sat March 21: Mahaska ARC Swapmeet American Legion Hall, 302 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa Talk-In: 145.490-600 (PL 146.2) vstanley@iowatelecom.net Sat April 25: DMRAA Hamfest Walnut Center, Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 E. Grand Avenue, Des Moines Talk-In: 146.940 (PL 114.8) info@dmraa.com Sat May 23: 3900 Club Hamboree Boone County Fair grounds, 1601 Industrial Park Road, Boon http://www.3900club.com Talk-In: 146.850 (no tone) w0fs@arrl.net Sat Aug 8: CVARC Hamfest, ARRL Iowa State Convention Linn County Fairgrounds, 201 Central City Road, Central City http://w0gq.org/hamfest/ Talk-In: 146.745 (PL 192.8) nm0s@nm0s.com Mason City hamfest (TBD) OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ (NONE) 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 300 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