====================== IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ====================== Until January, we will be using .940 or Zoom for our meetings. Doesn't look like the Covid situation is getting any better, for September we will be utilizing Zoom for our meeting. As we get further into the year, this may change. ---------------------------- URL: https://zoom.us/j/96189402488?pwd=SmtZbEFtcTFtRFJJcW92bDUrNC9xdz09 (Meeting ID: 961 8940 2488, Passcode: 796382) -------------------------- Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Aug 2020 The August gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM, August 8 2020 on Zoom by Harold Lucas (N4HRL). There were 13 in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: Jan's callsign was corrected at the bottom of the minutes Minutes approved with XXXXX adjustments (XXXXX / XXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in savings/repeater fund and 1,471.86 in share-draft. XXXXX Report approved (XXXXX / XXXXX) 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 --------- XXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXX Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ (NUMBERS FOR FIELD DAY) N8TWO: TOTAL SCORE 828+1070 BONUS ALSO HAVING TO CHECK ON JOTA REMOTE STATION IS STILL UP AND RUNNING, TRYING TO TWEAK TO REDUCE NOISE LEVEL NEW BUSINESS ------------ W0MAR WAIT TILL OCT MEETING TO DECIDE? N4HRL SOUNDS GOOD TO ME N4HRL: NO PRESENTATIOBS SCHEDULED DUE TO ZOOM N8TWO: DO WE WANT TO USE WINLINK OR ZOOM TO DO PRESENTATIONS? WB0MAR: IS ANYONE ATTENDING THE VIRTUAL HAMFEST? ARRL HAS SCHEDULE ON WEBSITE, PRESENTATIONS GOING, MAJOR VENDORS WITH BOOTHS, INTERACTIVE. 3PM TOMORROW OUR TIME? N8TWO: ZOOM LIMITS TO 40 MINUTES WITHOUT A PAID MEMBERSHIP, DO WE WANT TO BUY A YEAR LICENSE FOR $150/YR? DO CLASSES, BOARD MEETINGS, ETC INSTEAD OF THRU ARRL AS WE ARE DOING NOW? W0GEN: WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO BUY A LICENSE FOR ZOOM AND USE IT FOR THE CLUB MEETINGS (NICK/WB0MAR) W0GEN: OK WILL DO NOZUC: OR DO WE JUST WANT THE CLUB TO PAY? NO ONE WANTS TO TURN DOWN BILL NICK: ANYONE WITH THE CREDENTIALS CAN START THE MEETING KC0CQH: STATUS OF VE TESTING AT THE LIBRARY: N8TWO: CHECKED WITH THE LIBRARY (WE CAN GO TO A PARK AND DO THE DRIVEUP) NK0T: MANY SITES USING REMOTEPC TO MONITOR THE COMPUTER AND "PROCTOR" THE TEST MAYBE THE VES SHOULD GET TOGETHER AND DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO DO IT? WE CAN ONLY TEST ONE PERSON AT A TIME IF WE PROCTOR REMOTELY. KC0CQH: DRIVE-UP ARE USING COVERED PLASTIC FOR THTEST SHEETS CURT AND BILL COULD DO UP TO FOUR PC TESTS AT ONCE N8TWO: FIEL DAY LATPTOPS WOULD WORK FOR THAT ALSO NICK: OR USE VMS KC0CQH: DO THE FIELD DAY LAPTOPS HAVE AV? W0GEN: VM IS POSSIBLY VERY USEFUL N0ZYC: LAPTOPS WOULD BE EASIER THAN VMS. WB0MAR: DO THE LAPTOPS HAVE THE HORSEPOWER FOR THAT? NK0T: BILL'S VM SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT N0ZYC: SUGEST GETTING OUR VS TO TEST THIS OUT AFTER THE MEETING NK0T: TAKE A LOOK AT KERBEROSSDR SDR DIRECTION FINDER ADD JCDESHAW@GMAIL.COM TO MIMUTES FOR PETER AND HANET SCHUSTER XXXXX Move to adjourn meeting at XXXXX PM (XXXXX / XXXXX) 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 - 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 temporarily suspended: - 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 VE TESTING AND TRAINING ----------------------- contact Tom (AE0TB) for current information UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- Following the mass-cancellation of hamfests this year, I was surprised to receive several notifications of upcoming events: We are reaching out to let you know that despite the closure of all ham radio events, there is a great opportunity to join your fellow hams and us at the first ever QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on Saturday and Sunday, August 8 – 9, 2020. Attendance is free and registration is at https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ ==== DAVENPORT AND WEST LIBERTY COMING UP?? ==== Saturday, 22 August, 8 am until ??? -- Boone, IA BARK Junk in the Trunk McHose Park (South End) 1215 Francis Mason Dr Boone, IA 50036 South end of McHose Park Host: Boone Area Radio Klub Saturday, 22 August, 8 am until ??? -- Cedar Rapids, IA Noelridge Aquatic Center (Parking Lot) 1248 42nd St NE Cedar Rapids, IA in Parking Lot Host: Van Clark - N0FG Saturday, 22 August, 8/9 am until ??? -- Worthington, MN NPRRC Hamfest -- FACEMASKS REQUIRED (by order of Governor) Worthington Regional Airport Civil Air Patrol Building 1698 Airport Rd Worthington, MN 56187 Will include a VE session (please see website for registration/details) Host: Northern Plains Regional Radio Council https://viper.onlinesalespro.com/hamfest https://www.facebook.com/groups/NPRRC 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 ------------------ N0ZYC Nathan Fisher NK0T Curt Wilson N8TWO Mark Colby N4HRL Harold Lucas W0GEN Bill Dedic KD0WVN Nick Miller WB0MAR John Humpal K0CQH Dave Knittel K0DV Doug Vernier KD0DK David Kelly N0TKC Taryn Colby Peter Schuster Janet Schuster 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 (KE0IWP) - 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