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, March 2022 The February gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:04 PM, Saturday March 12, 2022 by Al (KB0VGG). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: $1,8798.87 -> $1,879.87 NEXT MONTH CF ROCKET WILL ATTEND Report accepted with 2 adjustments (KB0VGG/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we SAVINGS 1090.18 in SHARE 1878.87 in checking. +$20 DUES -$40.34 TOM FOR DOMAIN -35 MARK FOR CABIN 1823.53 Report accepted (N8TWO/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/ REPEATERS --------- AL: STILL WORKIG BUT TREES ARE SHADING IT INGAWANIS: DUPLEXERS APPEAR TO BE OUT OF TUNE CHUCK: UP AND RUNING AL STUDIED 94, PRODUCES A HOT PL TONE WILL NEED TO COORDINATE WITH CFU TO GET IN THERE AND WORK ON IT ALSO IT'S HEAVY COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Field Day 2022 Committee (Harold/N4HRL): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ MARK HOLD ING ON SPRING CAMPOREE MIGHT HAVE OUR FOXHUNT BE A SEPARATE COURSE NO SIGN-UPS CURRENTLY THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR UP TO 30 ADULTS TO HIKE AROUND CAMP WITH THE SCOUTS AL'S CLASS: HOPEFULLY 10+ NEW TECHS VEFRY INVOLVED NEW BUSINESS ------------ LAMONI WANTS TO BE ACTIVE KD0DK 2 WEEKS FROM TODAY 8AM MARCH 26 PASS TRAFFIC SIMPLEX USING EMERGENCY POWER ORIGINATES IN DES MOINES, AS FAR AS IT CAN GO SHANNONDOA CRESTON PRINCETON MISSIOURI INDIANOLA ETC 2M 146.550 SIMPLEX VOICE 80M CW ALSO 3.512 HAROLD FIELD DAY FOUR RESPONSES BACK FROM EMAIL BLASTS NEED HELP IN EVERY AREA GOING TO PASS A LIST AROUND TONIGHT TO GET NAMES AND AREAS OF ASSISTANCE AL: HOW DO WE WANT TO DEAL WITH THE FOOD PASS HAT OR SET BUDGET? SET BUDGET (AL AND TARYN TO BUY AND MAKE) BUDGET (KB0VGG/N8TWO) UNANYMOUS NEXT MONTH WILL SET THE BUDGET CONTACT AL IF YOU HAVE ANY DIETARY LIMITATIONS AL : CKUB ACTIVITIES? THINGS FOR FUN? PARKS ON THE AIR? ACTIVATE A PARK? KD0DK :IOWA QSO PARTY IN THE FALL? MARK: SPOTTER TRAINING THIS YTEAR IS VIRTUAL CHECK ONLINE FOR DATES AND TIMES (SEVERA DAYS, DIFFERENT TIMES) CHUCK: KANAGEMENT HAS CHANGED, THEY'RE NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN ACTIVATING US DISCUSSED WEATHERSPOTTIG AND ACTIVATION DES MOINES HAMFEST COMING UP (DIDNT HAPPEN LAST YEAR) HLOPEFULLY THIS YEAR AL: CURT IS HOME, ON OXYGEN, MANY DR APPOINTMENTS SET UP Motion to adjourn at XXXXX PM (N8TWO/KB0VGG) No presentation this evening. UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- March: Nathan (N0ZYC) intro to Fox-hunting (or Curt's Nano-VNA?) 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 Spring 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