Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, October 2021 The October gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:59 PM, October 9, 2021 by Curtl Wilson (NK0T). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: none Report accepted with 0 adjustments (kb0vgg/jan) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1791.86 in checking and 1090.18 in savings/repeater fund (no in and out) Report accepted (WB0MAR/N0ZYC) 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 WORKING FINE 94 IS GOOD 82 WORKING WELL FOR AL'S NET 444.975 (440) COVERAGE IS POOR, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE IT IN THE SHORT TERM CURT: IN DESIGN STAGE FOR ANTENNAS ON THE MEDICAL ARTS BLDG DISCUSSED TOWER FAILURE MODES CHUCK'S DMR IS UP BUT NOT HIS 440 AL'S STILL DEALNG WITH PINE TREES COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): DISCUSSED AT BOARD MEETING Field Day 2022 Committee (Harold/N4HRL): WINTER FIELD DAY WILL BE DISCUSSED AS JAN PRESENTATION, WILL BE ON JAN 29-30 OLD BUSINESS ------------ HAROLD IS WORKING ON FIELD DAY 2022 MACFARLANE PARK OR HICKORY HILLS TOOK LOW POWER HF OUT TO HICKORY HILLS, THE SHELTERS WORK WELL KITCHENETTE, INTERNAL BATHROOMS, ELECTRICAL, ANTENNA SPACE $100/DAY (ARCHERY SHELTER) 8AM - 10:30 PM RIGHT NOW THE BOOKING FOR IT IS CLEAR THEY MAY WAVE FEE FOR 2ND DAY, ALSO SEE IF WE CAN BE THERE OVERNIGHT 20 MIN DRIVE SOUTH OF WATERLOO, IS IN TAMA COUNTY HAD A FEW INTERESTED SHOW UP AND ASK ABOUT RADIO WHEN CHECKING IT OUT SO THERE'S GOOD TRAFFIC AND INTEREST MOTION TO GREEN LIGHT HICKORY HILLS (KB0VGG/N0ZYC) CURT: MINI HAMFEST & TESTING SESSION DID HAVE SELLERS BUT NOT MANY BUYERS (NEEDED BETTER ADVERTISING) TESTING SESSION WAS GREAT SUCCESS AVOID WEEK AFTER CR HAMFEST BOY SCOUT CAMP AS A REPEATER SITE MARK/AL STILL GOING TO CHECK IT OUT NOT GETTING STRAIGHT ANSWERS WOULD BE NICE TO GET 440 WORKING WITH RANGE AL: XMAS PARTY PAPERS HAVE BEEN SIGNED THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR REQUIREMENTS, NOW COLLECTING MONEY AT THE EVENT INSTEAD OF IN ADVANCE WE HAVE THE ROOM RESERVED, THEY HAVE THEIR $50 ROOM RENT AL HAS SAMPLED MCUH OF THE FOOD, IT'S ALL GOOD AL IS THE ARRL TECHNICAL ADVISOR/SPECIALIST FOR THIS AREA CURT AND AL HAVE WORKED ON MULTIPLE ANTENNAS IN THE AREA MARK: JOTA PLANNING MEETING DONE 22 SCOUTS/LEADERS SIGNED UP NEED TO FINALIZE WHO'S BRINGING WHAT NATE: FOXHUNT MARK, 7300 AND VERTICAL, AND A 2M RADIO AL: LONGWIRE AND A DIGITAL STATION, ANOTRHER VERTICAL, 6M?, 2M STATION, AND 2M RADIO GREG BRINGING 2M BEAM, POINT TO NORTH? NEW BUSINESS ------------ ELECTION NOMINATIONS PRES AND VP SWAPPING STAN IS UP NATHAN NOMINATES TARYN SINCE SHE'S NOT HERE TO DEFEND HERSELF Motion to adjourn at 7:53 PM (W0SJ/KB0VGG) NO PRESENTATION FOR OCTOBER UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- (TBD) NEED TO FILL THIS IN SINCE WE NOW HAVE A LIST 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 ----------------- 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: 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