Join us (next meeting is Saturday January 14 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, December 2022 The December gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 5:59 PM, Saturday December 10, 2022 by AL (KB0VGG) at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: DAVE (KD0DK): The guest Darla is Darla Kelly, not Knittle Tom (AE0TB): Dave Morrow and his wife are not listed as attendees BELL RINGING WAS BROUGHT UP BY AL NOT MARK Report accepted with 3 adjustments (N0ZYC/KB0VGG) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ NATHAN GAVE TREASURRS N0ZYC/N0ZYC/W0ALO Dave (KD0DK) reports we have XXXXX in the savings/repeater fund and XXXXX -> XXXXX in checking. XXXXX 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 --------- ALS STIL DEAF DUE TO TREES BENTON COUNTY REPEATER WAS BEING DESENSED DUE TO NEARBY BUSINESS BAND RADIOS ROUNDING WAS POOR CHUCK'S ARE UP, DIGITSL AND ANALOG 94 IS GOING 444.975 CLOCK IS OFF AN HOUR COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): WB0MAR TOM IS GOING TO PRESENT IN FB. TOM IS ALSO WILLING TO DO A TOUR MAYBE HOLD A MEETING THERE AL: CURT'S JAN PRESENTATION IS GOING OT BE ON NANO VNA, GOIG TO ADDRESS THE MULTI FUNCTIONS BEYOND THE CORE USE OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: WE WERE GOING TO HELP PROGRAM ANY RADIOS BROUGHT BUT NOBODY HAS ANY THAT NEED PROGRAMMING SUGGEST PEOPLE CONTACTING US ARE ASKED TO COME TO MEETING FOR PROGRAMING RATHER THAN HOUSECALLS MAYBE PROGRAM AT TEST SESSIONS DMR INTEREST IS DECLINING CHUCK'S DMR IS THE ONLY ONE STILL UP IN TOWN EVERYONE IS JUST USIG THER HOTSPOTS GOOOD TURNOUT FOR CHRISTMAS PARTY JUST 1 NO SHOW SERVING STAFF FEEDBACK: CAN YOU LIMIT OUR SELECTIONS? NO, MOST THINGS ARE ALREADY JUST 1 OF 2 HAROLD UPDATE OHN SA KETTLES 159.25 HAROLD SUGGESTS RIVERVIEW SHELKTER FOR FIELD DAY AL DOESN'T LIKE LOOKOUT PARK DUE TO NO ELECTRICITY FOR CROCK POTS MARK: ANTIQUE ACRES? NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: WINTER FIELD DAY INTEREST JAN 28-29 INGAWANIS A LITTLE TRECHEROUS TO GET TO BUT PROPOGATION IS GREAT NO THERMOSTAT ON THE STOVE RENTAL IS $35? MARK: RULE CHANGES THIS YEAR ALL STATIONS LIMITED TO 100W ADDED A CATEGORY FOR HF MOBILE MOTION TO SPEND $35 FOR WINTER FIELD DAT (AL/MARK) AL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET MORE ACTIVE REGULAR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS, JOTA, FIELD DAY MAYBE A FOXHUNT? SA=CALED DOWN LIKE JOTA OR A CITY WIDE? OR BOTH? PARKS AND RAILROADS ON THE AIR HAVE BEEN WORKING WELL CQH: MAYBE A HAMFEST? OR JUNK IN THE TRUNK AL: WE NEED TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON A REOCCURRING HAMFEST / JUNK IN THE TRUNK / END OF TEST SESSION ET WE NEED MONTHS OF NOTICE FOR QST ET, NEED TO ADVERTISE WELL CROSSROADS WOULD BE A GREAT LOCATION DAVE RAILROADED INTO BEING THE JUNK IN THE TRUNK COMMITTEE TRY TO SCHEDULE A WEEKEN NOT COMPETING WITH OTHER NEARBY HAMGESTS PLAN TO RUN 10AM-12PM DAVE WILL CHECK WITH CROSSROADS FOR PERMISSION PICNIC DO WE WANT TO DO A TEST SESSION (AUGUST MEETING) PICK A SHELTER ISLAND PARK IS EASY TO GET TO AL WILL COORDINATE THAT WITH MARK FOR TESTING CLUB REPEATER CLOCK IS AN HOUR OFF. ALSO, CAN WE GET CLUB MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS BACK ON IT? XXXXX Motion to adjourn at 7;02 PM (N0ZYC/WB0MAR) Tonight's presentation was on XXXXX by XXXXX. 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: Jan 14 NK0T on Nano VNA (bring your Nano) Feb 11 Tom Reese (CFU Field Engineer) from Sumner Mar 11 WB0MAR inviting robotics club? Apr 8 KB0VGG on ham shack safety May 13 Field Day planning 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 ------------------------------ 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 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