MARCH MEETING: Join us in person at the Waterloo Airport, or via Zoom: - WWW URL: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/j/99863201285?pwd%3DcWUyQWxrRk81OEcwN1Q0dzF1UTBLUT09 - Zoom computer or mobile app: meeting ID 998 632 01285, passcode 955710 - Phone: (312) 626-6799 (Chicago number) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, Febuary 2022 The Febuary gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM, Saturday Febuary 12, 2022 by Curt (NK0T). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: XXXXX Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (XXXXX/XXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in savings/repeater fund and 1927.86 in checking. +40 DUES 108.99 SPENT 100 SAL ARMY 8.99 LOGGING SW XXXXX END 1878.87 Report accepted (XXXXX/XXXXX) 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/ REPEATERS --------- al: mine still up and going mark: 444.975 is now online at ingawanis 60w to antenna al: range is good, hit mobile from waverly, reinbeck mkght be able to hit charles city 94 and 82 are up curt's 220 is up harold: how does uhf compare to vhf vhf should do better due to being vhf following terrain plus higher vhf has water tower shade to north though so uhf should cover north 94 drops out at Nashua mark: fusion is running but it's not on internet nathan: pl on rx to not listen to digital? al: yes mark: will get nathan the details to get it coordinated mark, al, curtis, nate will be allowed access at ingawanis scout offider needs 24 hrs notice need 2 people, at a time one of them youth proteection trained COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Field Day 2022 Committee (Harold/N4HRL): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ al: winter field day win/lose? cabin was a bit small (nathan: didn't use space efficiently) WOSJ: HAVE 2 12V POWER SUPPLIES LAMBDA FREE FOR THE TAKING 2 AMPS OR SO HAROLOD: CONSDIERING SUMMER FIELD DAY - NEED COMMITTMENTS EQUIPMENT SETUP TAKEDOWN FOOD OPERATORS HEALTH AND SAVETY PUB AFFAIRS GREETERS VOICE/CODE/DIGITAL HICKORY HILLS SHELTER IS RESERVED ALREADY 7AL-10PM NOT SCHEDULED FOR OVERNIGHT NATE WILL RESEND THAT COMMITTMENT REQUEST FORM WHEN HIS EMAIL IS BACK UP NEW BUSINESS ------------ al asking about getting a credit card for use with testing date: I can make that work w0sj: instead of a debit card, just use a visa credit card thru the union al and dave will coordinate jan: set a spending limit $500 limit would do (taryn/mark) mark: apr 9 next ve test AE0TB INVOICES 2 YRS FOR HOSTING HE IS NOW RETIRING 1 YRS NOTICE NOW NEED TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO HOST IT DEADLINE JULY 1 2023 BOARD APPROVED CHECK ~$40 FOR DOMAIN RENEWAL, WAS PAID IN FEB NATE: NEED TO DETERMIE HOW IT IS CURRENTLY BEING HOSTED - HIS HOUSE ETC OR HOSTING PR=OVIDER WE CAN TAKE OVER FOR AL: ABOUT TO START TEACHING AMATEUR RADIO TO MIDDLE CHOOLERS AT A CO-OP HOME SCHOOL GROUP NO DETAILS ON STUDENT COUNT ETC YET CURTIS IS HAVING AN ASTHMA ISSUE SO HE'S NOT HERE SO NO PRESENTATION Motion to adjourn at 7:44 PM (AL/TARYN) Tonight's presentation is by Curt (NK0T) on nano-VNA UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- March: Nathan (N0ZYC) intro to Fox-hunting April: possible Rocket Club presentation - John (WB0MAR) will look into it May: 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 5:30 pm on 3.970 MHz / LSB Also meets at 12:30 pm on same. - 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 ------------------------------ Scouts Winter Camporee (April 30 - May 2) Summer Field Day (June 25-26) 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