REMINDER: DECEMBER MEETING IS AT 6 PM 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, November 2022 The November gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 5:32 PM, Friday November 18, 2022 by AL (KB0VGG) at the Elk's Club. There were 15 members (12 ARRL) and 1 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 1 adjustment TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have $1,090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and $1,738.53 -> $2,286.53 in checking. Dinner money has been collected ($820) along with $50 room rental. Dave will be in Florida next month, and will forward the treasurer's report to Al before the Dec. meeting. Report accepted 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 --------- (no report) COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): (no report) OLD BUSINESS ------------ Current nominations for officers: President: Al (KB0VGG) (incumbent) Vice-President: Dave (KD0DM) (taking over for Curt) Treasurer: Dave (KD0DK) (incumbent) Secretary: Nathan (N0ZYC) (incumbent) Director 2023: Jan (KE0IWP) (incumbent) Motion to close nominations (N0ZYC/N8TWO) With all roles nominated and without competition, verbal vote was called and was unanimous. Al (KB0VGG): reminder, the time of the meeting has been changed to 6pm starting next moth. Al (KB0VGG): we're ringing bells for the Salvation Army again this year, we're scheduled for Saturday December 3 at the East side entrance of the Waterloo Wal-Mart. We'll be running two shifts, from 10-12 and 12-2. We're looking for two people per shift. Please contact Harold if you are able to help out. Al (KB0VGG): the club needs to document the location of club assets. Nathan (N0ZYC) has a partial list. Tom (AE0TB): don't forget we still have a beam, rotor, and tow tower sections over at the Red Cross. Al (KB0VGG): I'm trying to set up a meeting with Mindy Bensen (EC), talk with me if you would like to get your cart updated. Mark (N8TWO): JOTA was a success, will have more details later. Winter Field Day is approaching. We need to start planning for it. Let Mark know if you are aware of any youth groups interested in learning more about ham radio. NEW BUSINESS ------------ Al (KB0VGG): do we want to continue with Elk's Club for next year's dinner? (unanimous 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: N0ZYC Nathan Fisher KE0IWP Janice Fitkin KE0IWQ James Fitkin KD0DK David Kelly K0CQH Dave Knittel NK0T Curt Wilson W0VJB Vicki Bicket AE0TB Tom Bicket N0TKC Taryn Colby N8TWO Mark Colby KE0JJE Richard Morgan KB0VGG Al Jones KE0IDF Brenda Kremer KF0ITW Ronald Roberts KD0DM David Morrow Guests: Darla Kelly W0HHF Dick Nelson N0HHF Judi Nelson N0XUT Dwayne Collingwood KA0WJZ Robert Spangler Linda Wilson KB0VGH Dave Mundhenke Mrs Roberts Mark Melissa Mrs Morrow 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 Dave Morrow (KD0DM) 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