Join us (next meeting is Saturday February 11 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, January 2022 The January gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM, Saturday January 12, 2022 by XXXXX 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: NONE Report accepted with 0 adjustments (N0ZYC/WB0MAR) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have $1,090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and 2066.53 -> 1948.53 in checking. +20 AL CACHED CHECK 138 Report accepted (N0ZYC/WB0MAR) 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: W0MG IS ONLINE 94 DOING FINE BUT MINE IS FIGHTING PINE TREES W0ALO: 900 IS UP AND RUNNINGM 82 IS UP AND RUNNING, DMR IS UP AND RUNNING, 440 AT THE HOUSE IS UP, P25 AND OR ANALOG QUANTAR 80W AL CHECKING REPEATER STATUS, MANY ARE GONE ACKLEY IS DEAF PARKERSBURG IS A BIT DEAF FINDING REPEATERS THAT CLAIM TO EXIST BUT CAN'T BRING UP REQUEST MEMBERS CHECK TO SEE WHAT REPEATERS THEY CAN HIT AND GET BACK TO AL WITH A REPORT THERE'S ANOTHER REPEATER UP AT 200FT ON VHF (CALL/FRQ?) THAT ARE DOING WELL COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): NO PROGRESS YET OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: WINTER FIELD DAY COMING UP QUICK MARK HAS A CABIN BOOKED, NOT THE SAME ONE THIS IS A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD BUT SAME SIZE ETC ROBIN HOOD CABIN ITS A BIT DOWNHILL MARK WILL SEE IF WE CAN SWAP WITH THE CEDAR VIEW CABIN BUT NOT LIKELY TO GET THAT MIGHT HVAE SOME SNOW 2482 GRAND AVE WAVERLY IA 50677 AL WILL PROVIDE SUPPER NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE APPEAR TO BE INTERESTED IN GOING 48 CENTS A POUND CHICKEN AT FAREWAY BBQ SLOW COOKED CHICKEN AND CHEESY POTATO N0AJS IS BUILDING A VHF FOX h DIGITAL WE ARE NOT ALLOWED FT8 AND FT4, ANYTHING ELSE GOES LETS PUT CODE ON 20 AND VOICE ON 10,15,40 20M VERTICAL 15 VERTICAL AND ENDFED LONGWIRES DIPOLE FOR 75 NO GOTA FOR WFD MARK PAID FOR INGAWANIS $36.05 MOVE TO PAY (KD0DK/KB0VGG) NEED A SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEARDOWN CREW MAYBE START FRIDAY EVENING WIL TRY TO GET AN ORANGE SLED TO MOVE GEAR DRESS WARM, DON'T WEAR SNEAKERS MARK SPRING CAMPOREE MAY 6 8AM ANTIQUE ACRES TO WLOO AIRPORT (AVIATION AIR BADGE WORKING WITH YOUNGE EAGLES) SET UP TWO STATTIOS FOR CHECK OUT AND IN AL WILL TAKE THE AIRPORT SIDE MARK WOULD LIKE AT LEAST 6 PEOPLE AL: ANY HF STATIONS? MARK :MAYBE SET UP A HF DEMO AT AA WE HAVE UNTIL APRIL TO SET DECISIIONS WB0MAR: NEXT MONTH TOM REESE FROM CFU IS THE SPEAKER HIS PRESENTATION WILL BE AT THE START OF THE MEETING AT 6:00 PORESENTATION IS ON "CFU UTILITIES" (A BIT GENERAL) NEW BUSINESS ------------ THE NEW REPEATER IS N0TCA 146.715- T114.8 JUST NORTH OF TOLEDO, JUST OFF HWY 63 SOLICITING FOR NEW IDEAS MARK WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A COUPLE FOXHUNTS AS EARLY AS APRIL AND JUNE ANOTHER IN AUGUST INVITE SCOUTS AL AND CQH DISCUSS SUMMER FIEKLD DAY ANTIQUE ACRES WOULD BE A NICE SPOT FOR FIELD DAY NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT LOCATION AL WILL CHECK OUT CROSSROADS ALSO Motion to adjourn at 6:38 PM (N0ZYC/K0CQH) Tonight's presentation was by CURT on NANO VNA. 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: Feb 11 Tom Reese (CFU Field Engineer) from Sumner Mar 11 WB0MAR inviting robotics club? Apr 8 KB0VGG on ham shack safety May 13 Summer Field Day planning June 10 July 8 Aug 12 (picnic) Sept 9 Oct 14 Nov 11 (election/dinner) Dec 9 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 David Morrow (KD0DM) vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer Dave Kelly (KD0DK) treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2021 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2022 Taryn Colby (N0TKC) dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2023 Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) dir3(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