Join us (next meeting is Saturday December 10 at 6pm) 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, Novermber 2022 The Novermber gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 5:32 PM, Friday Novermber 18, 2022 by AL (KB0VGG) at the Elk's Club. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: KD0DK: Bell ringing date should be Saturday December 3rd. Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (XXXXX/XXXXX) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and 1738.53 -> 2286.53 in checking. DINER MONEYS $820 870 OUT (ROOM RELTAL OF 50) DAVE WILL BE IN FLORIDA NEXT MONTJ, WILL GIVE BALANCES TO AL 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 --------- XXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ oficers KB0VGG PRESIDENT DAVE MORROW AS VP DKD0DK TREAS N0ZYC SECRETARY JAN TRUSTEE NATHAN/MARK CLOSE NOM UNANYMOUS ELECTION VOICE AL: REMINDER MEETING CHANGED TO 6PM MARK: BELL RINGING SAT DEC 3 EST SIDE ENTRANCE 10-2 TWO 2-HR SHIFTS AL: WE NEED TO LOCATE ASSETS NATHAN HAS A PARTIAL LIST TOM: BEAM ROTOOR 2 SECTIONS AT RED CROSS AL: TRYING TO SET UP EC MINDY BENSEN MEETING, TALK WITH AL IF YOU WOULD LIEK TO GET YOUR CARD MARK: JOTA WAS A SUCCESS AL/MARK OTHER EVENTS WINTER FIELD DAY LET MARK KNOW ABOUT ANY YOUTH GROUPS INTERESTED IN HAM RADIO NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL DO WE WANT TO DO ELKS AGAIN NEXT YEAR? UNANYMOUS YES Motion to adjourn at 5:55 PM (N0TKC/N0HHF) There was no presentation this month in leu of elections and Christmas dinner UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS ---------------------- presentation ideas: electronics history, radio bug-out bag, alternate power, solar power, spotting electronics scams, mag-loop antennas, broadband blocking filters, Denver/cf robotics club, new director at FEMA, EOC? Contact Al (KB0VGG) if you'd be interested in giving a presentation. Tentative presentation schedule: Dec 10 radio programming (bring your radio, programming cable, manual, laptop/software) Jan 14 NK0T on Nano VNA (bring your Nano) Feb 11 Tom Reese (CFU Field Engineer) from Sumner Mar 11 WB0MAR inviting robotics club? May 13 Field Day planning Apr 8 KB0VGG on ham shack safety 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 ----------------- Winterfest 2023 OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ Saturday December 3: Salvation Army bell ringing Dave (K0CQH) is selling his Icom 746 Pro, $600 firm 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/ - additional club media: https://vftp.net/N0ZYC/W0MG/index.html 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 Members of the board 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 6:00 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