Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, September 2021 The September gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:59 PM, Sept 11, 2021 by Al Jones (KB0VGG). There were 17 members (16 ARRL) and 0 guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: Joe (AE5EI) emailed me to update the digital network, it's now at 7pm on Tuesday evenings (no other changes) NO ADJUSTMENTS Report accepted with 0 adjustments (W0DT/KB0VGG) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1,90.18 in checking and 1791.86 in savings/repeater fund VERIFY THAT'S NOT BCAKWARDS Report accepted (N0ZYC/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 HAS BEEN WORKIHNG, HASN'T STUCK DOWN CHUCK: 82 WORKING ALRIGHT DMR WORKING (NOW THE ONLY ONE LEFT IN WATERLOO NOW THAT CHRIS AND BILL'S DMR ARE DOWN) CURT: CLUB'S REMOTE HAS BEEN WORKING WELL FIXED A POWER OFF SETTING AFTER AN UPDATE, (WAS SHUTTING OFF AFTER 30 MIN) VINTON REPEATER IS WORKIHNG BUT THEY ARE COMPLAINING, DESENSE? WILL SCHEDULE A TIME WITH THEM TO LOOK AT IT, MIGHT JUST NEED A DUPLEXTR TWEAK AND QUICK RECALIBRATE OF THE RADIO COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): WE NEED TO DO SOME PRACTICAL PRESENTATIONS AEOTB: WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT PRESENTATIONS ARE COMING UP SO PEOPLE CAN SCHEDULE MARK: ALSO WOULD BE GOOD TO GET THEM ON FACEBOOK CURT: LIKE NANO VNA WITH TEST HARDWARE, EVERYONE BRING THEIR OWN AND TEST/COMPARE Field Day 2022 Committee (Harold/N4HRL): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ CURT: MINI HAMFEST AND VE TEST WENT WELL DIDN'T HAVE MUCH FOR LOCALS SELLING AT THE HAMFEST, BUT TESTING WENT GREAT, HAD SEVERAL UPGRADES AND NEW HAMS CURT: WOULD LIKE TO TRY THE BOY SCOUT CAMP AS A NEW REPEATR SITE AL: GET 444.975 OUT OF THE HOLE K0CQH: MAYBE PUT CHRIS'S DMR THERE? SCOUTS WOULDN'T BENEFIT FROM IT N8TWO: SHOULD GET CLOSE TO CHARLES CITY TO THE NORTH ONLY RUNING 20W PA NOW, COULD BUMP THAT UP TOO COULD ALSO ADD WIRES-X OR PUT THE OTHER CONTROLLER IN IT (NEW CONTROLLER WOULD DO DMR/FUSION/DSTAR/ANALOG) AL WORKING ON XMAS PARTY WE'VE SIGNED THE PAPERWORK WE HAVE THE MAIN LODGE (ENTRANCE OFF OF PARK) NEXT STEP IS GETTING THE MENU THEY NEED MENU, COUNT, AND FOR EVERY 10 PEOPLE THEY ADD A DESSERT TO THE MENU WE WILL RSVP, IF YOU DON'T RSVP YOU WON'T BE LET IN. IF YOU RSVP AND DONT SHOW, YOU WILL STILL BE CHARGED ALSO THEY CAN DO LIHNE ITEM OR ALL=INCLUSIVE PRICE (TAX, TIP, ETC), EVERYONE SEEMS TO LIKE INCLUSIVE PRICE OPEN BAR, WITH GOOD PRICES THERE ARE OVER 300 HAMS IN WATERLOO, MAYBE USE THIS FOR RECRUITING SO NO SIGN-UP SHEET THIS TIME, AL WILL SEND OUT RSVP ALMON CRUSTED ALLEYE PAN FRIED WLALEYE ROAST BEEF PORKCHOP CORDON BLEU ALSO WILL DO A VEGAN DISH NEW BUSINESS ------------ TOM: IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD A NOMINATING COMMITTEE, DO WE WANT TO TRY THAT AL IS WILLING TO RUN FOR PRES, CURT FOR VP, STAN'S DIRECTOR POSITION IS UP ALSO WE NEED AN ACTIVITY DIRECTOR TARYN: SURVEY MONKYE ASK FOR IDEAS FOR ACTIVITIES MARK: JOTA NEXT MONTH (OCT 15-17) NEED SOME HELP NATE HELP WITH FOXHUNT AL SETTING UP ANTENNAS TRYING TO DO MORE "PATROL LEVEL" ACTIVITIES ASSEMBLE ANTENNA, USE, TAKEDOWN MAYBE SET UOP FOUR STATIONS TO EXCHANGE MESSAGES CURT WILL BE THER SATURDAY HAROLD PROBABLY A FEW OTHERS ARE MAYBE GREG SHAW N0GES WILL BE THERE WENDEL USUALLY ATTENDS MARK WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS PLANNING WITH ANYONE INTERESTED IN HELPING KB0VGG: BOARD MEETING? 30 MINUTES BEFORE NEXT MONTH'S MEETING AE0TB: TALKED WITH THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, JUST LETTING HIM KNOW ABOUT OUR UPCOMING MEETING DATES THIS AIRPORT HAS THREE ROOMS FOR MEETING, WE'RE USING THE LARGE ONE WE COULD HAVE A SPLIT PRESENTATION OR A NEW HAMS / EXPERIENCED HAMS PRESENTATION, WE CAN DO IT TOM: VE SESSIONS SCHEDULED? NOTHIHNG RIGHT NOW - WILL NEED TO KNOW IN ADVANCE IF WE NEED A ROOM AT THE AIRPORT CURT: SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT TRAINING CLASS KB0VGG: DO WE JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE TESTING ON MORNING OF OCT 9, BEFORE THE CLUB MEETING? TOM: PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR MOST OTHER PLACES, IF WE DO THAT THEN WE CAN JUST NOT DO IT IF NO ONE PRE-REGISTERS. THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR FRN AND PAY IN CASH. ($15) THE FCC FEE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR TOM: ARRL, NEW < 18 YRS OLD, FREE FIRST TEST Motion to adjourn at 7:52 PM (NK0T/0TKC) Tonight's presentation was on RF Exposure by Al Jones (KB0VGG) 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) - Iowa 75 Meter Evening Net runs Mon-Sat at 6pm on 3.970 MHz / LSB - Iowa 160 Meter Net runs Sunday night at 9:30 pm on 1.9745 MHz / LSB - DMR checkin 7:30 pm Sunday night on talk group 3119 - 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 ----------------- 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 ------------------------------ W0MG Winter Hamfest (TBD) 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: N0ZYC Nathan Fisher NK0T Curt Wilson K0CQH Dave Knittel N8TWO Mark Colby KB0VGG Al Jones N4HRL Harold Lucas W0DT Don Talaska AE0TB Tom Bicket W0VJB Vicki Bicket N0TKC Taryn Colby W0ALO Chuck Angel K0DV Doug Vernier WB0MAR John Humpal KD0DK David Kelly KE0IWQ James Fitkin KE0IWP Janice Fitkin KF0EGO Don Utley Guests: (none) 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