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, June 2022 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 7:01 PM, Saturday June 11, 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: N8TWO: AE0QI is a new member that was listed last minutes as a guest Report accepted with 4 adjustments (N0ZYC/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and 1913.53 -> 1703.53 in checking. 235 OFOR CLUB INS 15 TO ARRL 40 TWO NEW MEMBERS DEPOSITED 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/ REPEATERS --------- AL'S STILL DEAF BUT WORKING 94 IS WORKING, 82 IS UP AND GOING W0MG UHF: MARK WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO AND DID SOME TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND BAD HARDLINE GOING TO ANTENNA MARK DONATED SECTION WAS SWAPPED ANTENNA FROM SCHOITZ BUILDING NOW UP AT FULL POWER STAN SUGGESTS USING A VACUUM PUMP TO GET THE WATER OUT AND GIVE IT TO MARK TOM DONATED THE POLYPHASER NATHAN DID ALL THE TOWER CLIMBING COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): (no report) Field Day 2022 Committee (Harold/N4HRL): (no report) OLD BUSINESS ------------ DISCUSSED NONPROFFIT FOLLOWUP NEW BUSINESS ------------ KD0DK: LAMONI GROUP GOING TO TRY TO DO ANOTHER 2M RELAY ON FIELD DAY MORNING 146.52 DES MOINES WEST TOWARD SHENANDOA SOUTH TO PRINCETON MI NORTH TO WLOO SEE HOW FAR THEY CAN PASS THE MESSAGE START AT 8AM ECHOLINK DEBRIEF AT 8:30 Motion to adjourn at 7:17 PM (KB0VGG/N0TKC) There was no presentation this month in leu of Summer Field Day planning. AL WILL DO BBQ CHICKEN FOR LUNCH 4 STYLES OF POTATO CHIPS STILL PONDERING SOME OF THE SUPPER DETAILS DINNER:PORK SIRLOIN SANDWIHES TARYN'S CHEESY POTATO DISH BOTTLED WATER HAMBURGERS IN RESERVE OTHERS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL WATER WE NEED A HEAD COUNT PARK CLOES AT 10:30PM START SETUP AT 10AM START TAKEDOWN AT DUSK SUNSET AT 8:45 HAROLD: HOLD AND COLD RUNNING WATER, FLUSH TOILETS WE CAN BE THERE FROM 7AM-10PM NO BREAKFAST IS BEING SERVED LOTS OF KIDS ACTIVITIES ARCHER SHELTER DISCUSSION OF SHELTER FEATURES NO PROGBLEM FITTING FOUR STATIONS INTO THAT SHELTER CAN DO 6,10,15,20,40,80,160 NO 60, 30, 17, 12 WILL PROBABLY RUN ONE VOICE, ONE CW, AND ONE DIGITAL STATION NATHAN WILL BRING SOLAR POWER AND RUN THE GRID - ANYONE IS WELCOME TO BRING BIG BATTERIES TO PLUG INTO THE GRID AND INCREASE CAPACITY AL BRINGING MANY FILTERS WE STILL DON'T HAVE ANYONE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY SEVERAL HERE HAVE CPR TRAINING BUT EVERYONE IS EXPIRED AL WILL DRAFT AN OPERATOR / FOOD SURVEY AND FORWARD TO NATHAN TO SEND OUT MARK WILL HELP HAROLD WITH THE PRESS RELEASE NO RED CROSS INVOLVEMENT THIS YEAR MARK BRINGING CLUB LAPTOPS AND 7300 AND TUNER AND TWO BATTERIES AND W0SJ'S VERTICAL ANTENNA AND WENDEL'S HEADPHONES BOXES KD0DK BRINGING CLUB RADIO EVERYONE BRIND THEIR HEADPHONES GET SOME LAMINATED BANDPLAN SHEETS TO PUT BY EACH RADIO UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- presentation ideas: electronics history, radio bug-out bag, alternate power, solar power, spotting electronics scams, mag-loop antennas, broadband blocking filters Contact Al (KB0VGG) if you'd be interested in giving a presentation. REGULAR EVENTS -------------- - ARES net check-in is at 9pm every Sunday night, on 146.94/34 - Iowa Digital Net runs every Tuesday night at 7pm, 3.5885 MHz USB / 1500 Hz WF (Olivia 8-500) - Iowa 75 Meter Evening Net runs Mon-Sat at 6:00 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 me know) OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ Summer Field Day (June 25-26) Hickory Hills Park (Archer shelter) 3338 Hickory Hills Road, La Porte City, IA, 50651 https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Black-Hawk/Park/Hickory-Hills-Park/Facility/Archers-Shelter.aspx 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