Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, November 2021 The December gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:03 PM, Saturday December 11, 2021 the Waterloo Airport by Curt (NK0T). There were XXXXX members (14 ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: UPDATES FOR JOHN ON ATTENDANCE LAST MONTH K0CQH 75M NET EVENING IS MOVE D TO 5:30 12:30 PM DAILY EXCELT SUN ON75M EVENING NET CHANGED DUE TO DST MARK THINKS IT MAY MOVE AGAIL Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (K0CQH/N0ZYC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 XXXXX in savings/repeater fund and 1791.86 -> +40 dues - 104 harold for shelter rentTAL END 1727.86 in checking. XXXXX 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 https://www.w0mg.net/ TARYN LISTED NEW OFFICERS FOR 2022 REPEATERS --------- CURT: 220 IS ALIVE AND WELL CLUB REMOTE STATION IS PRETTY ACTIVE (MOSTLY MARK AND CURT) CHANGES MADE, ADDED LOW PASS FILTER, BOTH PREAMPS WORK FINE EVEN ON 160 82 CHECK IN STILL RECEIVING NBETTER THAN 94 IT WASNT THOROUGHLY TESTED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE INSTALL, MIGHT HAVE ISSUES CONSIDERING A SPRING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE MARKL: WE ARE GO TO PUT IN A REPEATER AT INGAWANIS 444.975 M NEED TO DISCUSS TIME SCHEDULE SCOUT OFFICE COORDINATE WITH FOR INSTALL NEED TO COORDINATE IT COORDINATION IS YEARLY $5 FEE TOBE ABLE TO VLOET (WE USUALLY DO) THO ITS EXPERIMENTAL SO NO NEED MARK WILL ALSO MAKE SURE IT HAS INTERNET TOM: IN COMMUNICATION WTIH AIRPORT DIRECTOR WANTS A WEEK'S NOTICE NOW SINCE THIS ROOM IS MORE IN USE WE NOW HAVE SATURDAY OPEN FOR US ANYTIME SINCE WE'VE BEEN TAKING GOOD CARE OF THE ROOM THEY MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THE TIMES IF THEIR FLIGHT SCHEDULES CHANGE, SO WE MAY NEED TO ADJUST OUR MEETIMG TIME IF THE TERMINAL CLOSES TOO SOON COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Field Day 2022 Committee (Harold/N4HRL): JAN WE WILL START NARROWING THINGS DOWN, NEED HELP OLD BUSINESS ------------ MARK: EVERYIONE EJJOPY XMAS PARTY? YES! NEDT YEAR? YES! NEW BUSINESS ------------ KD0DK LAMONI AMATERUR GROUP EXPERIMENT 8AM SATURDAY DONE BHY 8:30 ? 12/18/2021 SIMPLEX TRELAY P2P FROM LAMONI TO WATERLOO ANYONE ALONG THE PATH PLEASE RELAY 146.550 SEND OUT AN EMAIL BLAST? AL: ACTIVITY COMMITTEE: CLUB DO SOMETHING EXTEA ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH - ANYTHIHNG REPEATER COMMITTEE, TRAIN HOW TO MAINTAIN THE REPEATERS AUDIT: JAN AND LOIS WILL COORDINATE ON THAT SHORT ON VES UNDER 50 MAYBE AL CAN DO A VE TRAINING SESSION, IT'S SUPER EASY AND FAST IS ANYONE ASKSING FOR TRAINING? MARK: SOMONE LOOKING FOR GENERAL ASKED ON FACEBOOK ELMER POOL, NEED TO FIND ELMERS JOHN: OVER 200 HAMS IN WLOO/CF, 300+ IN THE AREA TOTAL TARYN: WE HAVE 150+ EMAILS WE CAN SEND OUT A FLYER ADVERTISING ROCKET PRESENTATION AL: SENDING OUT 500 POSTCARDS COST $200 TARYN: WE CAN USEFACEBOOK FOR ADVERTISING THE CLUB NEW HAMS 1 FREE YEAR TILL END OF YEAR: (AL/NATHAN) AL ON EMERGENCY PREP: GO BOX OR OTHER PRESENTATION? WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A SURVEY ON WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO WITH 30 MINUTES OF WARNING HAROLD NEEDS HELP WITH THE FIELD DAY COMMITTEE AL: NEXT MONTH IS WINTER FIELD DAY WE HAVE CABIN, TURKEY CABIBN SLEEPS 12 BUT SOME AREAS WILL BE OCCUPIED QIUTE WARM AND COZY, BRING AN AIRMATTRESS OR SOMETHJING SOFT MARTSHA DOING PRESENTATOIPON ON MARK NEEDS HELP WALK A MILE THRU THE WODS TO HELP WITH SCOUTS SPRING CAMPOREE NATE COULD USE SOME HELP NATE DO PRESENTATION IN MARCH DO TEST FOXHOT APR 30 - MAY 2 CAMPOREE AL NEEDS $50 FOR XMAS RENTAL, USE 20 FOR HIS DUES, 20 FOR HER DUES, 10 INTO CLUB GENERAL (MARK/NATE) Motion to adjourn at 7:43 PM (NATE/AL) Tonight's presentation was by AL on GROUNDING UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- January: discuss upcoming Winter Field Day February: Curt (NK0T) on Nano VNA March: NATHAN FOXHUNT INTRO April: possible Rocket Club presentation - John (WB0MAR will look into it) May: discuss upcoming Field Day June: 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: 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: 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