Join us (next meeting is Saturday April 8 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, March 2022 The March gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:00 PM, Saturday March 11, 2022 by KB0VGG at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance locally and remotely this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: ===== Dave (KD0DK) reports we have $1,948.53 + $280 - $22 = $2,206.53 in the savings/repeater fund and $1,090.18 (no change) in checking. ***This is the entry (above) from your meeting minutes. Savings should be $1,090.18 (no change in balance) and the share draft account balance should be $2,228.53. There was no subtraction of $22.00 from either account.*** There is also one place in the notes that has my call sign DK0DK. ===== Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (N0ZYC/KB0VGG) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have SAME 1090.18 in the savings/repeater fund and +100 DEPOSITS - 36 FOR MARK CABIN -> 2292.48 in checking. XXXXX Report accepted (KB0VGG/N0ZYC) 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 --------- KB0VGG: MINE'S STILL DEAEF DUE TO TREES BUT LESS FOLIAGE 82 ALSO WORKING WELL 44975 ALSO WORKING WELL TO FILL IN A HOLE CURT: 220 IS WORKING,M UPIDATED COORDINATION WB0MAR: DO WE NEED A COMMITTEE OR CREW TO COORDINATE THE 94 SHIUFFLE? AL: YOU CAN DO IT, COOORDINATE WITH REESE AL: TOMORROW GOING TO ANTIQUE ACRES FOR THEIR BIANIAL MEETING TALKING ABOUT OPTIOBNS FOR FIELD DAY PROBABLY JUST NEED A BASIC OVERHEAD SHELTER THEY WON'T BOOT ANYONE OUT AT SUNSET, WE CAN RUN 24/7 THERE MOVE FOR $150 PREAPPROVED (CURT/N0RXB) NATHAN LRF QUIETNETSS AND SETUP ANTENNA SPACE? AL: SHGOULD BE FAIRLY QUIET, GOOD FOR ANTENNA SETUP THIS IS THE SAME WEEKEND AS STURGIS FALLS KD0DM: CAN WE USE THIS LOCATION TO DO OTHER EVENTS OUT THERE TO DRAW IN PUBLIC INTEREST? DISCUSSION OF SIGNS COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ NATHAN (N0ZYC): PAUL SIPES (JB0JIT) EMAIL IS BOUNCING WE NEED TO GET OFF THE WATER TOWER ASAP DUE TO PAINTAING WEATHERSPOTTER TRAINING ON APRIL 5 KB0VGG: CF GOING TO PAINT WATER TOWER, 94 GOING TO HAVE TO GO OFF THE AIR FOR AWHILE MIGHT BE ABVLE TO GET THE PEOPLE TAKING DOWN THE CELL TOWER STUFF TO TAKE OURS DOWN N0ZYC: WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THE 94 I NTHE MEAN WHILE WB0MAR: TOM REESE DID OFFER US A SPOT AT CFU ON A STACK AL: JUNK IN THE TRUNK PROBLEMS CROSSROADS ISN'T BEHING COOPERATIVE AND WANT LOTS OF MONEY CLUB PROPERTY TRACKING AL HAS SOME CLUB PROPERTY YOWER SECTIONS THAT ARE IN BAD CONDITION WILL INSPECT AND SEE WHAT IS SALVAGEABLE AND FOR WHAT AMOUNT OF DUTY ALSO HAS OUR SPARE 2M (?) DECIBELLE ANTENNA (ITS NEW IN BOX) BILL HAS A 440 DECIBELLE W0ALO: MAYBE USE THE NEW ONE WHEN WE PUT 94 BACK UP HARDLINE SHOULD BE GOOD STILL, IT'S FAIRLY NEW ONLY 4 BAYS BUT THT'S WHAT WE HAVE NOW? NATE: MAKE SURE WE MARK THE NEW ANTENNA WELL, USE THE OLD AMMO CAN DAVE KD0DK: WILL GET BILL FOR CLUB INSURANCE THIS APRIL EXPECT RATES TO GO UP NATE MOVE TO APPROVE UP TO $300 (NATE/AL) ANY TESTIG SESSIONS COMING UP WLOO AIRPORT BEFORE THE NEXT CLUB MEETING 2ND SAT GET HERE AT 930 START TESTING AT 10 CONTACT MARK ANY TEST YOU NEED NATHAN: REMINDER, - WeatherSpotter training 5pm on WED April 5, at the CF Public Safety Office (main st and greenhill rd) 5 TO 6:30 PM DISCUSSION OF CHANGING MEETING TIME BACK TO 7 OE MAYBE EARLIER LIKE 4:30? NOT A LOT OF POELPE HERE WILL TABLE IT WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THE ROOM IS AVAILABLE FOR EARLIER WILL ASK rsw $200 pledge for signage ANY GENERAL CLASSES COMING UP? ASK AL HTTP AA9.PW TO STUDY Motion to adjourn at 6:42 PM (N0ZYC/KB0VGG) Tonight's presentation was by Al (KB0VGG) on ham shack safety 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: Apr 8 Summer Field Day planning May 13 WB0MAR inviting robotics club? June 10 July 8 Aug 12 August 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 ----------------- (let me know) OTHER EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------ - Dave (K0CQH) is selling his Icom 746 Pro, $600 firm - WeatherSpotter training 5pm on April 5, at the CF Public Safety Office (main st and greenhill rd) - hamfest 4/22 Des Moines fairgrounds 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 KB0VGG Al Jones N4HRL Harold Lucas WB0MAR John Humpal AE0QI William Wright N8TWO Mark Colby K0CQH Dave Knittel KB0RSW Randy McClain KF0JPR Randy Albright KF0JPS Terry Stweart KD0DK David Kelly KD0DM David Morrow W0HHF Dick Nelson KE0JJE Richard Morgan W0SJ Stan Johnson KE0IWP Janice Fitkin KE0IWQ James Fitkin N0RXB Wendell Wagner N0TKC Taryn Colby NC0N Cory Hill NK0T Curt Wilson KF0EGO Don Utley Guests: KE0KXL Tom Risse KF0JBW Garrett Sager 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