====================== IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ====================== XXXXXXXX Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, July 2020 The July gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:28 PM, July 11 2020 at the Waterloo Salvation Army by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were XXXXX members in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: NONE Minutes approved with XXXXXXXX adjustments (JAN / W0ALO) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in savings and 2,272.20 - BUY $800 BILL'S 7300, AL JONES SHELTER REIMBURSE CANCELLED N0ZYC $25 BIRDSALL NEED TO PAY AE0TB 2 YR CLUB DOMAIN REG $40.34 (N0ZYC/K0CQH) in share-draft. XXXXXXXX Report approved (XXXXXXXX / 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/ REPEATERS --------- n0zyc: noie on 94 but working COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXXXXX Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ FIELD DAY SUMMARY N0ZYC: NO PROBLEMS? KD0DK: SUGGEST WE HAVE A PRE-FIELD DAY WALKTHRU FOR USERS THAT NEED IT N4HRL: WE WERE PLANNING ON THAT IN MAY BUT COVID CURTAILED THAT) WE HAD A COUPLE GUESTS REPORTS GET SENT IN? MARK SHOULD HAVE? HYVEE BREAKFAST RESUME? JHAROD WAITING FOR RYAN KITCHEN MANAGER CLUB ROOM IS NOW IN USE FOR TAKING DELIVERY ORDERS TACO JOHN TACO TUESDAY IS PROBABLY THE SAME, WAITING K0CQH: INSTALLED SOFTWARE GOT FROM MARK (GOT DOZENS OF CONTACTS) LOTS OF 1D STATIONS WB0MAR: FIELD DAY LOGGING SW WAS EASY TO USE WORKED VOICE AND DIGITAL (FT8) NEW BUSINESS ------------ MAY HAVE TO REVERT TO ZOOM OR 2M MEETING IF COVID CONTINUES K0CQH: PROBABLY HAVE TO SCRAP THE AUGUST PICNIC? MAYBE TRY FOR SEPT? N0ZYC: CONSIDERING EATING THERE WOUKLD BE MNASKS OFF, AGREE TO POSTPONE.=/CANCEL MOVE TO MEET VIA ZOOM/94 AUG (NOZYC/K0CQH) HAROLD: XMAS DINNER TBD K0CQH: 7610 FUTURE? FIELD DAY RADIO K0CQH: VE TESTING IN SEPT? ARRL IS DOING IN-CAR TESTS COREY: TOOK TWO TESTS FROM HOME, THEY TOOK OVER HIS COMPUTER AND WATCHED HIS ROOM WHILE HE TESTED KD0DK: HOW IS AL JONES DOING AFTER SUERGERY? OK Move to adjourn meeting at 8:02 PM (N09ZYC / JAN) 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 ------------------ 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