====================== IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ====================== July's meeting will be conducted over computer conferencing using Zoom. Click on this URL to join the meeting: https:/XXXXX We will begin at 7:30 but you can join early to get settled in before we start. Select to join meeting "with audio or video" when prompted, and allow the software to access your mic / camera. (you don't have to enable your camera if you don't want to, and you can turn it off/on at any point) If you have not used Zoom before, you should click on that link earlier, to initiate the installation of the software so it's ready to go by 7:30. (download and installation of Zoom should take less than 5 minutes) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, June 2020 The April gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:30 PM, June 13 2020 by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXX members in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: CHANGE APRIL TO MAY Minutes approved with 1 adjustments (N0ZYC / N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have $1,090.18 in savings and $DEP $40 $2,272.20 in share-draft. Report approved (N8TWO / N0ZYC) 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 ALIVE AND WELL BUT NEEDS A PLL CIRCUIT W0GEN: WATERLOO WEST DMR IS DOING WELL KB0VGG: 444.55 UP AND WORKING, WOULD BE NCIE TO GET IT HIGHER COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXX W0GEN: 94 BACKUP IS READY TO DEPLOY WE NEED TO CONTACT CFU UTILITIES TO GET ACCESS Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX HAROLD WILL TRY TO GET SALVATION ARMY CLUB ACCESS IN JULY CURT: WINDCOVE LOCKDOWN LIKELY TO REMAIN UNTIL A VACCINE IS AVAILABLE N4HRL: FIELD DAY? MARK AND AL HAVE PERMISSION TO USE GEORGE WITH AND USE FISHER SHELTER MAX OF MAYBE 15 PEOPLE AT A TIME OR COULD OPERATE FROM HOME, USE YOUR OWN CALLSIGN AND LOG THE CREDITS TO W0MG CAN OPERATE 1 TO 11, NOT OVERNIGHT PROBABLY NOT OPERATE THE NEXT MORNING WE SHOULD HAVE ANTENNAS BRING SOLAR TRAILER, SHOULD POWER EVERYTHING PROBABLY OPERATE TWO STATIONS + GOTA STAN AND CURTIS HAVE FIELD DAY FILTERS AVAILABLE WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH 24 TO 12 INVERTERS MIGHT NEED A SIGN-UP SHEET OR HAVE A FIELD DAY COORDINATOR TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T EXCEED THE 15 PERSON LIMIT GEORGE WYTH IS IMPOSING AL WILL BRING WIPES TO WIPE DOWN MICS AND HEADPHONES BETWEEN CREWS MARK WILL BE LOADING THE LOGGING SOFTWARE ON THE LAPTOPS HAROLD WILL BE RUNNING FROM HOME CURT MIGHT OPERATE FROM BILL'S SHOP JOHN H OPERATE FROM HOME N3FJP LOGGING, WE BOUGHT ONE LIFETIME LICENSE MARK WILL EMAIL THE ACTIVATION CODE TO EVERYONE THAT NEEDS IT SHELTER RENTAL FEE IS $20-25? AL WILL COVER IT, TRY TO GET IT REGISTERED MONDAY ITS VEHICLE ACCESSIBLE FISHER SHELTER HAS 120V AND A TOILET MARK MAY BRING TIKI TORCHES, OTHERS MAYBE BRINGING CITRANELLA CANDLES ETC, STAN MAY HAVE NETTING IS CAROL'S RADIO READY FOR FIELD DAY? YES IT'S READY TO GO MARK WILL TRY TO TRACK DOWN THE W0MG HANGING BANNER THE A FAME SIGN IS WITH THE SOLAR TRAILER NEW BUSINESS ------------ AE0TB: GOT AN EMAIL FROM LAURIE OUT AT THE EOC THEY NEED ALL HAM RADIO GEAR REMOVED FROM THE EOC BY END OF UPCOMING WEEK MARK WILL CALL AND ARRANGE FOR PICKUP STAN: REMOTE STATION: CUR'S RADIO STILL AT BILL'S, STAN SUGGESTS TAKING CAROL'S RADIO GO FOR EMERGENCY AND FIELD DAY MOTIOIN TO BUY BILL'S 7300 for $800 (MARK/NATHAN) dave will be cutting a check for $800 Move to adjourn meeting at 8:35 PM (KB0VGG / W0SJ) 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 ----------------- CANCELLED: 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 ------------------ XXXXX 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