====================== IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ====================== Due to Covid-19, until further notice the NIRAA meeting will be held over the air on the 146.94 repeater, at the scheduled dates and time. Lets show everybody how hams can effortlessly adapt to even a global pandemic! DO NOT come to Windcove for the meeting, they are on lockdown. Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, April 2020 The April gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:29 pm PM April 11 2020 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXX members (XXXXXX ARRL) and XXXXXX guestsin attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: (none) Minutes accepted with XXXXXX updates (XXXXXX / XXXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have +60 DEP 2363.20 in CHECKING and SAME 1090.18 in SAVINGS INV FROM BLACKHWAK INSURANCE ANUAL INSURANCE CO FOR $231 (N0ZYC/N4HRL) EMAIL TODAY FROM FATHER AND SON (12 YR OLD) DANIEL AND MICHALE WANT TO JOIN THE CLUB (KE0ZXU) 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 (XXXXXX / XXXXXX) REPEATERS --------- XXXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXXX Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ Parks on the air Al (KB0VGG): COLLIN (CHAIRMAN) W9UPK (WNUBK?) IS PUSHING FOR MAY 2 NUMBERS WILL BE LIMITED CONSIDERING COVID MAYBE WE WANT TO DO MOBILES RESTROOMS AND ALL FACILITIES AT ALL STATE PARKS ARE CLOSED WAITING TO GET MARK (N8TWO): WE COULD SET UP STATIONS IN PARKING AREAS TO SET UP MULTIPLE BANDS N0AJF ACTIVATES WITH PARKS ON THE AIR, WILLING TO VOLUNTEER GEAR AND OPERATE DISCUSSION ABOUT LOCATIONS TO SET UP STATIONS WE MAY NOT WANT TO SOLICIT WALK-INS FROM THE PUBLIC HAROLD (N4HRL) SUGGESTS WE POSTPONE THE EVENT TO LATER IN THE YEAR N0ZYC (NATHAN) AGREES WITH THE IDEA OF POSTPONING THE EVENT SO WE HAVE A BETTER EVENT AL (KB0VGG) FIELD DAY DISCUSSION: DROVE AROUND TO CHECK FOR FIELD DAY CONDITIONS GAS STATION HEARD AT BILL DEDIC'S LOCATION ANSBOROUGH BRIDGE HAS A LITTLE NOIISE GHOSTTOWN PARK DEAD QUIET LOOKOUT PARK DEAD QUIET LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS YOU'D LIKE SCOUTED FOR NOISE MAYBE EVEN CROSSROADS FOR MORE FOOT TRAFFIC HAROLD SUGGESTS MALLARD CLINIC? N0RXB: ROADSIDE PARKS... WEST OF DIKE 2-3 MILES ROADMAN PARK DOWN THE ROAD FURTHER WHERE THE MILL IS, OTHER SMALL PARKS IN THE AREA WITH RESTOROOMS, THOUGH LOW TRAFFIC KD0DK: WASHINGTON PARK IN CEDAR FALLS? LOTS OF SHELTERS, ONE RESTROOM, BUT VULNERABLE TO FLOODING N4HRL: ARE WE REUIRED TO DO FIELD DAY? IF COVID IS STILL RESTRICTING GROUPS? N8TWO: WE CAN PARTICIPATE FROM HOME. SUGGEST WE PLAN FOR REGULAR FIELD DAY BUT PREPARE TO WORK FROM HOME IF NECESSARY. N0ZYC: AFAIK ARRL DOESN'T REQUIRE MEMBER CLUBS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIELD DAY MEMBERS WITH SUGGETIONS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL NATHAN KD0DK: TREASURER'S POSITION HAND OFF, EVERY APRIL WE NEED TO UPDATE ARRL WITH OUR CURRENT CLUB INFORMATION, HAS CHRIS LISTED AS HOME ADDRESS, NEED UPDATED. N0ZYC: PROBABLY ME. ALSO NEED ACCESS TO YOUR CLUB MEMBERS WILL UPDATE WITH YOUR INFO THEN WB0MAR: CF ROCKET CLUB WAS GOING TO PRESENT, DEFERRING TO THIS SUMMER/FALL WILL PLAN TO MEET NEXT MONTH ON THE AIR TOO N8TWO: TEST SESSION SCHEDULED FOR APR 18 HAS BEEN CANCELLED NEXT TEST SESSION IS SEPT 19 CLOSING MEETING 8:04 PM KE0ZXT DAD KE0ZXU SON XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX PRESENTATION ------------ Tonight's presentation was by XXXXXX (XXXXXX) on XXXXXX UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- XXXXXX 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 (likely to be covid'd) contact Tom (AE0TB) for current information UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- (The 2020 DMRAA Hamfest has been cancelled. 2021 date to be announced) 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/ - Membership form: http://www.w0mg.net/contact/membershipform.pdf - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/waterloo.hams/community/ - Cedar Valley area repeaters list: https://www.w0mg.net/repeaters/ MEETING ATTENDANCE ------------------ XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX 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