====================== IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ====================== For the time being, we will be using Zoom for our meetings. The following meeting link is persistent and will be used until we can resume our in-person meetings. The zoom room opens at 7pm, with the club meeting starting at 7:30 pm. Zoom monthly meeting: (2nd Saturday of the month) Web URL, includes meeting ID and passcode: https://zoom.us/j/99863201285?pwd=cWUyQWxrRk81OEcwN1Q0dzF1UTBLUT09 or on your mobile or with the Zoom app directly: Meeting ID: 998 6320 1285 Passcode: 955710 or call in from any phone: (312) 626-6799 (Chicago) (929) 205-6099 (New York) (301) 715-8592 (Germantown) (346) 248-7799 (Houston) (669) 900-6833 (San Jose) (253) 215-8782 (Tacoma) -------------------------- Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Jan 2021 The January gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:31 PM, January 9, 2020 on Zoom by Curt Wilson (NK0T) There were XXXXX in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: VE TESTING CONTACT IS NOW N8TWO Report accepted with 1 adjustments (N0ZYC/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have UNCHANGED 1090.18 (VERIFY THAT) NO CHANGE in savings/repeater fund and 1551.86 + 160 IN DUES -> 1711.86 in checking. N0ZYC: WE HAVE ANY OTHER WAY TO PAY? CURT: IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT AT THE CREDIT UNION? VERIDIAN # (273976369) 9014920 (NOTE TO EMAIL TREAS FOR THA TNUMBER, DON'T ADD INTO MINUTES XFER MONEY, EMAIL APP FORM WITH NOTE THAT YOU'VE PAID IN XFER TREAS@W0MG.NET XXXXX IS THERE A MORE MODERN WAY FOR US TO PAY OUR MEMBERSHIP? Report accepted (W0GEN/N0TKC) 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 --------- CURT; 220 IS OFF THE AIR DUE TO INTERFERENCE, OFF UNTIL PL IS UP CHUCK: ALL UP AND RUNNING, 94 IS OK KB0VGG: 440 IS UP, AND HIS REPEATER IS FINE, JUST NEED TO GET ANTENNA UP HIGHER N0XUT DWAYNE : VINTON REPEATER IS UP COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jan/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): XXXXX Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ N8TWO: CLUB REMOTE: MARK AND BILL REBUILT THE CLUB REMOTE, COMPUTER IS BACK UP JUST NEED TO GET IT BACK TO THE SHOP WATERLOO FUSION REPEATER LINKING: NO UPDATES NATHAN WILL BE MAKING DISCRETE INQUIRIES ON KIMBALL SITE MARK VE TESTING: NEXT SAT GING TO MASON CITY TO ADMINISTER VE TEST, THEY'R EDOING A 1 DAY CLASS. NEED TO SCHEDULE 3+ MORE TEST SESSIONS, COORDINATE WITH TOM TO SEE WHAT VES ARE AVAILABLE, TALK WITH HUDSON LIBRARY TECH CLASS STARTING ON WEDNESDAY ON ZOOM AL WILL TALK WITH BILL ABOUT THAT ALSO LOOKING FORWARD AT AN EXTRA CLASS AND THEN GENERAL AL MIGHT TRY FOR A GENERAL AND EXTRA CLASS BACK TO BACK MARK'S WINTER FIELD DAY: SOCIAL DISTANCING JUST CAUSING TOO MANY PROBLEMS, THE SITES CONSIDERED WERE LOOOKING AT $400 COST. AL: BY THE TIME WE GOT HICKORY HILLS 2 CABINS, AROUND $800. NOT REALLY FEASABLE MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE LODGE INSTEAD OR BOY SCOUTS N0ZYC: WHY CAN'T WE GET IN WITH THE SCOUTS? TARYN: ALL LODGES ARE CLOSED AND THEY'RE NOT REALY ABLE TO OPEN JUST FOR US AL: WILL GIVE NATHAN THE LINK TO SEND OUT JAN 30-31 NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: WANT TO MAKE UP A FORM FOR ALL THE CLUB MEMBERS, ASKING WHAT WE CAN DO FROM HOME, WHAT CAN WE DEPLOY? (GO KITS, GENERATOR, ANTENNA, ETC) TO HELP NOT HAVE TOO FEW OF ONE THING AND TOO MANY OF ANOTHER BILL: MAYBE A SHARED GOOGLE DOC? cory (nc0n) WILL WORK WITH AL TO DRAFT A FORM KD0DK: SINCE WE DON'T HAVE BREAKFAST, HES BEEN MAILING RECEIPTS, MOTION TO GET STAMPS (N8TWO/KBOVGG) TWP BOOKS WILL BE $22 CURT: PUT A CHECK BOX ON THE DUES FORM TO GET A RECEIPT? KDODK: AUDIT OF THE BOOKS REQUIRE A YEARLY AUDIT, NOT BEEN DONE RECENTLY? HASN'T BEEN DONE SINCE DAVE BARRY N8TWO: 501C3? EVER? NON PROFIT FORM CURT: WE HAD IT A LONG TIME AGO, REQUIRES REGISTRATION AND FILING EVERY OTHER YEAR MAKES DONATIONS TAX DEDUCTABLE. MARK: WE HAVE A TAX ID NUMBER, JUST NEED TO FILL OUT THE APP? KNITTEL APPLIED FOR THE TAX ID NUMBER, WE NEED TO FIND THAT EIN NUMBER NAME MUST MATCH THE NAME ON THE 5-13C IF WE HAD A 501C3 IN THE PAST WE COULD NEED TO JUST REINSTATE IT NORTHEAST IOWA A IA SEC WEBSITE SEARCH ON BUS ENDTIEID NOTTHEAST IOWA RADIO AMATEUR ASSOCIATION CODE 504-REVISED DOMESTIC NONPROFIT FILED ON MAY 4 1956 DAVE BARRY 79292 INSTRUCTIONS ARE ONLINE FOR REINSTATEMENT $35/YR FOR LLC $45/EVERY 2 YRS YOU MAY HAVE TO PLAY CATCHUP FROM 1956, NO BENEFIT LOIS: BUSINESSES AREN'T DONATING THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN FULLY DEPRECIATED, THEY HAVE NO DONATION VALUE DO WE WANT TO PERSUE IT? IS THERE ANY DISADVANTAGE? MAYBE RESEARCH AND REVISIT KD0WVN: WHAT SORT OF OUTREACH DOES THE CLUB DO? LOIS: 501C IS STRICTLY NON PROFIT 504 HAS PROVISIONS FOR LOBBYING AND SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES BILL: TALK WITH SEC OF STATE LOIS CAN LOOK INTO IT CURT: YOU HAVE BILL SET UP A ZOOM MEETING IF YOU NEED TO COORDINATE (KODV OFFERS HELP FOR LOIS) CHUCK: ARRL INFO: DROPPED $50 PROPOSED FEE TO $35. JUNE 29 2021, FCC WANTS AN ACCURATE EMAIL ADDRESS. AFTER THAT IF THEY CAN'T REACH YOU BY EMAIL THEY CAN NULLIFY YOUR LICENSE. MAKE SURE YOUR FRN RECORD IS UP TO DATE. DOUG: LMS IS AVAIALABLE VIA WEB BROWSER. CHUCK: THEY HAVE AN 800 NUMBER ALSO. TOM: FEE APPLIES TO UPGRADES AND CALLSIGN CHANGES. MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS ACCRURATE. AS OF NOW ITS STIL $15. Motion to adjourn at XXXXX PM (W0ALO/N0TKC) Tonight's presentation was by XXXXX on XXXXX NONE UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- (TBD) 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 - W0MG Virtual Breakfast, now meeting every Monday morning 8:45am – 12:45pm https://zoom.us/j/94876565904?pwd=RnlhMzBkMWhCaEkzRUc0YW4yaDMxUT09 or open the Zoom app and join with meeting ID 948 7656 5904 passcode 592204 or dial in by phone, 312-626-6799 (Chicago) VE TESTING AND TRAINING ----------------------- contact Tom (AE0TB) for current information classes@W0MG.NET UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- (none) 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: Curt Wilson (NK0T) - pres(a)w0mg.net Vice President: Al Jones (KB0VGG) - vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary: Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) - sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer: Dave Kelly (KD0DK) - treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2019: Stan Johnson (W0SJ) - dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2020: Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) - dir3(a)w0mg.net Director 2021: John Humpal (WB0MAR) - dir1(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 Our meeting has been temporarily moved to Zoom due to covid-19, see announcement at the top of these minutes for meeting information. 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