Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, November 2021 The November gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:37 PM, Friday November 12, 2021 at the Elk's Club by Curt (NK0T). There were 24 members (14 ARRL) and 6 guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: corrected board minutes "physical year" to "fiscal year" Report accepted with 1 adjustments (KB0VGG/NK0T) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have $1,090.18 in savings/repeater fund and $1,791.86 in checking. (no change) Need to pay $104 for shelter rental at Hickory Hills in 2022 (KB0VGG/N0TKC) Report accepted (NK0T/KB0VGG) 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 https://www.w0mg.net/ Formal officer nominations: Al (KB0VGG) for president (?/N0TKC) Curt (NK0T) for VP (KB0VGG/N0TKC) Nathan (N0ZZYC) for secretary (KB0VGG/N0TKC) Dave (KD0DK) for treasurer (KB0VGG/KE0IWP) Taryn (N0TKC) for director (N0ZYC/KB0VGG) all positions approved by unanimously voice REPEATERS --------- (no report) COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): (no report) Field Day 2022 Committee (Harold/N4HRL): (no report) OLD BUSINESS ------------ (none discussed) NEW BUSINESS ------------ (none discussed) Motion to adjourn at 6:48 PM (N4HRL/N0TKC) There was no presentation this month in leu of the Christmas Party / elections UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- December: purpose and execution of grounding January: discuss upcoming Winter Field Day February: Curt (NK0T) on Nano VNA April: possible Rocket Club presentation - John (WB0MAR will look into it) June: discuss upcoming Field Day presentation ideas: electronics history, radio bug-out bag, fox-hunting, alternate power, solar power, spotting electronics scams, mag-loop antennas, broadband blocking filters 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 ----------------- (let us know) OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ W0MG Winter Field Day (January 29-30) W0MG/NIRAA LINKS ---------------- - Club Website: https://www.w0mg.net/ - Membership form: https://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: N8TWO Mark Colby N0TKC Taryn Colby NK0T Curt Wilson KD0DM David Morrow WB0MAR John Humpal AE0TB Tom Bicket W0VJB Vicki Bicket W0HHF Dick Nelson N0HHF Judi Nelson KE0IDF Brenda Kremer N0XUT Dwayne Collingwood N4HRL Harold Lucas K0CQH Dave Knittel N0ZYC Nathan Fisher KD0DK David Kelly KE0IWP Janice Fitkin KE0IWQ James Fitkin W0SJ Stan Johnson KA0DBC Lois Johnson KB0VGG Al Jones Susan Knittel Linda Wilson Rita Humpal Darla Kelly Guests: KD0GBH KE0SCI W0UNI Bob Decker KA0WJZ Rob Spangler KF0CBJ Peter Schuster KF0CBI Janet Schuster 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: Al Jones (KB0VGG) - pres(a)w0mg.net Vice President: Curt Wilson (NK0T) - vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary: Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) - sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer: Dave Kelly (KD0DK) - treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2020: Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) - dir3(a)w0mg.net Director 2021: John Humpal (WB0MAR) - dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2022: Taryn Colby (N0TKC) - dir2(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