Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, August 2021 The August gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:00 PM, Aug 14, 2021 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: N8TWO: AL CALLED THE NOON NET NOT THE EVENING NET AE0TB: BATTERY TRAILER EOC NOT, WILL CHECK IF WANTED, CHECK TO SEE IF FIELD DAY CAN BE DONE N0TKC: VICKY'S NAME SPELLED WRONG VICKI IS CORRECT / Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (N0ZYC/W0VJB) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in checking and 1771.86 in savings/repeater fund +20 DUEWS - 100 SALVATION ARMY ENDING 1691.86 DUES TODAY WILL BE IN NEXT MONTH Report accepted (JAN FITKION/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 --------- AL: STILL WORKOING NEEDS +50FT TO CLEAR TREES MG IS WORKING UHF MG IS ON RIDGEWAY AND UP CHUCK'S IS STILL UP CHRIS'S DMR IS OFFICIALLY OFF THE AIR TRYING TO FIND A PLACE FOR IT BILL'S DMR HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE AIR, SOLDF THE PROPERTY TO MICHAEL CHRIS'S 900 IS ALSO OFF THE AIR AND LOOKING FOR A HOME AS WELL COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): STILL WAITING ON REPEATER FOR SCOUT CAMP OLD BUSINESS ------------ FIELD DAY: HAROLD IS CHAIRMAN OF NEXT FIELD DAY HE'S SEARCHING FOR LOCATIONS FOR FIELD DAY NO PROGRESS (TOO HOT TO GO ANYWHERE) NEW BUSINESS ------------ N8TWO: JOTA COMING UP IN OCT, NEED TO GET A COMMITTEE TOGETHER ITS IN 2 MONTHS CEDAR VIEW CABIN AT INGAWANIS HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR WINTER FIELD DAY AL: XMAS PARTY ELK'S CLUB? WILL DO JUST ABOUT ANY SPECIAL REQUEST WITH NO PROBLEM COULD ALSO DO A BUFFET, PROBABLY NOT A GOOD OPTION MUST DRESS BUSINESS CASUAL N0TKC: BANQUET LAST SAT (ARES BANQUET) ALO GOT LEADERSHIP AWARD MAINLY FOR TEACHING, TRAINING, TESTING Motion to adjourn at 8:14 PM (N0ZYC/N0TKC) (there was no presentation this month) 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 - 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 28 8:00 AM: W0BXR DRAC Hamfest / Computer Show Iowa Armory National 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