====================== 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, May 2020 The April gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order on 146.94 at XXXXXX PM May 9 2020 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXXX members and XXXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: XXXXXX KD0DK: WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST KE0IWQ ALSO SEVERAL MEMBERS NOT LISTED AS CHECING IN N0ZYC: PROBABLY DUE TO DOUBLES AND LACK OF CALLBACK APPROVE AS CORRECTED: (N8TWO/KD0DK) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have $1,090.18 in SAVINGS and 2363.20 + 100 DEP - 231 CHECK FOR INS in SHAREDEAFT. = 2232.20 APPROVE (N0ZYC /KE0IWP) 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/ REPEATERS --------- NK0T: 220 RPEATER IS ALIVE AND WELL KB0VGG: 444.55 IS A BIT DEAF BUT RUNNING N0ZYC; 94 IS CLEARLY WORKING BUT CAN BE A LITTLE NOISY COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXXX Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ N4HRL: JUNE'S MEETING WE WILL TRY TO HOLD VIA ZOOM IS THAT A OR V? N0TKC: ZOOM CAN DO A OR V OR BOTH KB0VGG: HE DOESN'T HAVE INTERNET SO WON'T BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE N0ZYC: SUGGEST COORDINATOR SEND VIDEO BUT OTHER PARTICIPANTS DO AUDIO ONLY ZOOM REQUIRES A CORPORATE ACCOUNT TO GET A MEETING GOING? N0TKC: ZOOM REQUIRES A $15 FEE TO DO ZOOM MULTIUSER FOR A MONTH, OTHERWISE FREE IS JUST 2 PERSON. TARYN VOLUNTEERS TO COVER THE $15 FOR THE MONTH N4HRL: WE'LL COORDINATE THAT OFF MEETING N4HRL: FIELD DAY. DO WE JUST WANT TO DO OUR OWN THING AT HOME OR LOCALLY THIS YEAR? KB0VGG: ARRL SAYS ENCOURAGING CLUB MEMBERS TO OPERATE FROM HOME, ON EMERGENCY POWER IF POSSIBLE, USE CLUB REPEPATERS FOR COORDINATION. AE0TB: "ARR FIELD DAY" ON FACEBOOK, AS 1B OR 1E (E FOR EMERGENCY POWER) SEVERAL MEMBERS ALL VOICED WANTING TO WAIT NK0T: WORKING WITH OUR REMOTE RADIO (CURRENTLY USING CURT'S AS THE REMOTE) HE WOULD LIKE TO GET HIS RADIO BACK. 7600 COULD GO IN, IT'S MORE COMPLICATED TO USE WITH DUAL RECEIVERS. W0GEN HAS OFFERED THE CLUB HIS 7300 FOR $800. RIGHT NOW THE REMOTE RADIO HAS SOME RECEIVE ISSUES DUE TO A POE SIGNAL. HE WANTS HIS RADIO BACK WITHIN A FEW WEEKS IF POSSIBLE. IT'S POE TO POWER SOME GEAR BILL HAS MOUNTED ON HIS TOWER ALSO SOME SWITCHING PWOER SUPPLIES STILL MAKING S-5. 12, 9, OR 5V ANALOG POWER SUPPLIES SWAPPING OUT TO HELP. N0RXB: WHAT PS DO YOU NEED? ALSO REMOVE THE UPS FOR NOW. KB0VGG: HAS ANALOG GE PS'S NK0T: RATHER THAN USING CAROL'S OLD RADIO FOR REMOTE, IT'D MAKE A GREAT FIELD DAY RADIO NEW BUSINESS ------------ KB0VGG: PARKS ON THE AIR: JUST ME, HAROLD, AND MARK. NOT MANY CONTACTS, BUT FIELD DAY MAY STILL WORK WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING. GEORGE WYTH SUPPORRTS PARKS ON THE AIR DESPITE SOCIAL DISTANCING. N8TWO: WE NEED OUR PARK NUMBER FOR PARKS ON THE AIR ACTIVATION. MARK MADE 40 CONTACTS LAST WEEKEND. KB0VGG: 4 CONTACTS! Meeting adjourned at 8:08 PM UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- CF Rocket Club presentation for this summer/fall 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 Sept 19, 10-12 at the Hudson Library contact Tom (AE0TB) for current information UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- 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 ------------------ Members: XXXXXX Guests: 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