========================= NEW CLUB MEETING LOCATION ========================= We have resumed meeting in person at the Waterloo Airport, in the old restaurant. Parking is available at no cost in the short-term lot. (3 hr free limit) Meetings will be at the usual day and time, 7pm on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, July 2021 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:01 PM, July 10, 2021 on Zoom by Al Jones (KB0VGG). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: email from NC0N: I did not assist in getting Vinton back up and running that was n0xut. I am not skilled in those arts yet. TOM (AE0TB): METTING LOCATION, TIME, ZOOM REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH AIRPORT Report accepted with 2 adjustments (W0VJB/N8TWO) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ NO CHANGE Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090,18 in checking and 1,771.86 in savings/repeater fund DUES TONIGHT WILL BE NEXT MEETING XXXXX Report accepted (N8TWO/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 --------- AL: 94 IS UP, AL'S IS UP, 220 IS NOW UP 975 IS UP WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM SCOUNTS, WITH UNUSED ANTENNA AND HARDLINE CHRIS'S 900 AND DMR ARE DOWN COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ N8TWO FIELD DAY RESULTS AE0TB 1126 PTS FROM HOME 1378 SOMEONE ELSE 1496 FIELD DAY GROUP ONLY +300 BRENDA SEND PIC OF SOLAR PANEL ARRAY KD0IDF NEEDS PIC OF SOLAR ARRAY , CHUCK WILL SEND TO MARK MOST CONTACTS 15 AND 20 M MORE DIGITAL THAN CW (THX COREY) 75M EVENING NET WAS CALLED BY AL USING CURT'S AMP 22 ATTENDEES AL (KB0VGG): LOT OF WORK FOR 7-8 HRS $100 TO SALVATION ARMY TO THANK FOR SERVING FOOD UNANYMOUS VOICE VOTE SOLAR TRAILER IS GONE THO WE MAY BE ABLE TO ASK FOR IT BACK TOM SAYS EOC MAY BE WILLING TO KEEP IT THERE DISCUSS OPTIONS TO PROTECT COAX RUNS FROM STEPPING AND TRIPPING WE GET POINTS FOR HAVING SOMEONE CPR TRAINED, MUST BE THERE THE ENTIRE TIME AED? $1400, MUST HAVE SOMEONE TRAINED, MUST BE CHILDPROOFED PARKING WAS POOR, HAD TO BE ON THE SIDEWALK, THOSE WERE THE ONLY REAL DRAWBACKS W0VJB: EXTEND FIELD DAY TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE HOBBY? AL: NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WILL BE AT ISLAND PARK PAVILLION OUR NEXT JUNK IN THE TRUNK, TRY TO GET AS MUCH NOTICE AND PRESS AS POSSIBLE TOM WANTS FIELD DAY PICS, PAST AND RECENT, NATHAN CAN SEND SOME NATHAN: MAYBE 2 DIGITAL STATIONS NEXT YEAR W0VJB: WE NEED TO MAKE THE MEETINGS MORE INTERESTING FOR YOUNGER PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS AL: WE HAD 3 YOUNG HAMS AT FIELD DAY THAT AREN'T MEMBERS KD0DK: NEED TO GET RECENT LIST OF TEST PASSERS FOR THEIR COMPLEMENTARY MEMBERSHIP AL: DO WE WANT UPGRADERS TO GET MEMBNERSHIP AS WELL AS NEW HAMS? NEXT MONTH ISLAND PARK SHELTER #1 VE TESTING STARTS AT 9 NEED TO SEND OUT FLYERS AL WILL SEND OUT ANNOUCEMENTS ON NETS SOME SORT OF LUNCH JUNK IN THE TRUNK 1-4 SUPPER, CLUB MEETING MEETING AT 6 DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT CAN MAKE A FLYER? MAYER WOULD LIKE A DEMONSTRATION / PRESENTATION OF WHAT WE CAN DO AL REACHED OUT TO LEE TO SEE IF HE HAS THAT, HE DOES (MANAGER OF ARES FOR IA) ALSO MAY NBE CHAIR FO==OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMETN COUNCIL? NOT SURE WHO IS THE AUDIENCE, MAY BE FULL CITY COUNCIL? ADD ROGER SUTTON KF0EGQ TO MAILIHNG LIST (HE MAY BE A MEMBER DUE TO UPGRADE) rogelaero@gmail.com ADD ORANGE ENTRIES TO MAILING LIST THJERE'S SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE FIUTURE OF HIS DMR REPEATER, HE'S WAITING ON OTHER CFU LOCATIONS PRIOR TO SETTING UP AT DICK'S AL: WINTER FIELD DAY? INGAWANUS ELLIOT CABIN SLEEPS 15 AND HAS SPACE FOR RADIO GEAR ALSO $35 RENTAL FOR 2 NIGHTS HEAT IS A WOOD BURNING STOVE (DINING HALL IS $80/DAY) MARK AND AL ARE INTERESTED IN WINTER FIELD DAY BUT NOBODY ELSE IS BITING TONIGHT NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX Motion to adjourn at 8:14 PM (ALO/CQH) Tonight's presentation was by XXXXX on 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) - Ham Radio Fellowship / Breakfast every Wednesday morning at 9AM at the Wendy's at Love's Travel Stop in Waterloo. (3301 Greyhound Drive) VE TESTING AND TRAINING ----------------------- contact Mark (N8TWO) for current information at classes@w0mg.net UPCOMING HAMFESTS ----------------- Aug 14 1-4: W0MG hamfest / radio demos / club meeting Island Park Shelter #1 Aug 28 8:00 AM: W0BXR DRAC Hamfest / Computer Show Iowa Armory Natioral Guard 5300 West Kimberly Rd Davenport IA 52806 Admission: $8 Contact: 146.28/88 @ 77hz / 563-321-7559 / w11ham@arrl.net flyer: http://www.arcsupport.com/drac/2021festflyer.pdf September 26: Belvedere Radio Expo October 30: 3900 Club Hamboree Boone County Fair Grounds,Community Building, 1601 Industrial Park Road, Boone IA 8am - 1pm, admittance: $7 (14 and under free) VE testing flyer: http://www.3900club.com/hamboree2021.php 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 ------------------ Members: XXXXX guests: 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 on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 7:00 pm, at the Waterloo Airport, in the old restaurant. Parking is available at no cost in the short-term lot. (3 hr free limit) 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