====================== 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, Mar 2021 The March gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:30 PM, March 13, 2021 on Zoom by Curt Wilson (NK0T). There were XXXXX in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: 2020 CHANGED TO 2021 JAN TO JANE UNDER REPEATER SWAP COMMITTEE TREAS REPORT CHANGE END SD BAL TO $1,871.86 ADJUST HAMS PASS TO BE TO END OF YEAR. NEW HAMS ONLY Report accepted with 4 adjustment (HAROLD/JAN) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1,090.18 in savings/repeater fund and 1871.86 + 80 DEP MEMBERSHIP - 22 FOR POSTAGE STAMPS = 1,929.86 in share-draft. Report accepted (N0ZYC/W0ALO) 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: MINE'S STLILL OFF THE AIR, NO TIME THIS MONTH TO WORK ON IT BILL'S REPEATER IS STILL WORKING (DMR) CHUCK: ALL GOING AS FAR AS I KNOW. DMR STILL OFFLINE, LOST THE INTERNET CONNECTION OUT THERE CHRIS'S IS STILL WORKING NEED TO REPLACE AND UPDATE THE PHONE HOTSPOT AL: MINE'S UP COMMITTEES ---------- Repeater Swap Committee (Jane/KE0RKO, John/WB0MAR, Curt/NK0T): (no report) Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): NK0T: WORKING ON UPGRADING 3D ROUTER, COULD GIVE A DEMO ON MAKING CIRCUIT BOARDS N0ZYC: ONLY ONE RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY, FORWARDED TO CURT K0DV: HAVE A FRIEND WILLING TO PRESENT ON HISTORY OF AM MODULATION (HE ALSO HAS VIDEOS ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, CAN FORWARD LINK ON REQUEST) USER RESOURCES ONLINE SPREADSHEET: CORY/NC0N AND AL/KB0VGG: AL: WORKING ON IT BUT COREY'S BEEN BUSY, HOPING TO HAVE SOMETHING BY NEXT MONTH AL NATE MARK FOR FIELD DAY LOCATION OLD BUSINESS ------------ STAN/LOSS/JAN AUDITING OUR FINANCES AUDIT COMPLETED, RESULTS EMAILED TO BOARD, NO PROBLEMS FOUND LOIS WAS LOOING INTO NONPROFFIT BUT IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, WILL DISCUSS THAT NEXT MONTH MARK WAS WAITING FOR INFO ON THE UPGRADE FEES, STILL HOLDING AT $15, FCC WILL BILL USERS +$35 WHEN THEY START TOM: WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE HOW THEY ARE GOING TO COLLECT THE ADDITIONAL $35 CURT: THEY MAY SIMPLY REQUIRE YOU TO MAIL THEM A CHECK TO "ACTIVATE" YOUR CALL LOTS OF DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPUTER UPGRADE FOR FIELD DAY LOGGING WILL RESUME THIS DISCUSSION NEXT MONTH NEW BUSINESS ------------ MARK: VE SESSION COMING UP IN 2 WEEKS OUT AT THE AIRPORT, UPSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM (TOM WAS ABLE TO GET THAT ARRANGED, WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL ROOMS IF NEEDED) VE'S CAN PARK IN THE EMPLOYEE LOT TESTERS SHOULD PARK IN SHORT TERM PARKING ($5/DAY?) NK0T: GORDY PINT CALLED K0TVY COUPLE RADIOS FOR SALE, DOWNSIZING OLDER SOLID STATE 5 BAND 1407 OAK CREST DR WATERLOO KD0DK: EXPECTING A BILL FOR ANNUAL INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE CLUB PRIOR COS $250-275 ARRL IS CHEAPER? $200 DAVE WILL LOOK INTO IT DAVE NEEDS TO SEND IN MEMBERHSIP LIST, PLEASE GET YOUR DUES PAID TARYN HAD PROBLEMS SENDING, WILL TRY AGAIN WITH A DIFFERENT NAME "NORTHEAST IOWA RADIO AMATEURS ASSOCIATION" DAVE: WE ARE ALSO 3 MONTHS OUT FROM FIELD DAY, DO WE NEED TO DISCUSS? MARK: COMMITEE? CURT: OR DO WE WANT TO TRAVEL? K0CQH OPERATED LOCALLY AND THAT WORKED WELL N0ZYC GOT THAT LOCATION VIA THE CF REC CENTER BIRDSALL PARK AL: LAST YEAR'S SITE WAS GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE SOGGY GROUND AND GOOSE POOP BIG WOODS LAKE HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF IF YOU CAN GET A CABIN ANTIQUE ACRES IS AN OPTION BUT THEY ARE FOR-PROFIT BUT ARE PROBABLY EXPENSIVE, $200? WILL TABLE FOR NEXT MONTH MARK: GENERAL CLASS STARTING ON MARCH 24 ADD TO CHECK IN LIST: DON UTLEY KF0EGO Motion to adjourn AT 8:29 PM (N0ZYC/KB0VGG) No presentation this evening XXXXX 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 Mark (N8TWO) for current information at 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