Join us (next meeting is Saturday July 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) Tonight's presentation was final Field Day planning Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, June 2023 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:31 PM, Saturday June 10, 2023 by Al Jones (KB0VGG) at the Waterloo Airport. There were 23 members (17 ARRL) and 1 guest in attendance locally and remotely this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: N0TKC: C0CQH -> K0CQH DAVE HAS SOLD HIS RADIO REPLVE LISTING Report accepted with 2 adjustments (KB0VGG/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1,90.18 (UNCHANGED) in the savings/repeater fund and XXXXX in checking. START 2097.48 -200 REPEATER EMOVEAL CIMB -239 CLUB LIABILITY -25 AL SHELTER RENTAL +40 DUES END 1673.48 -567.26 JAN AND OIS AUDITED THE BOOKS, NO PROBLEMS FOUND Report accepted (N0ZYC/KB0VGG) 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: WE HAVE ALL THE HARDWARE WE NEED TO PUT THE 94 BACK UP CFU IS WORKING HARD TO HELP US BUT THEY WON'T ALLOW ANY NIRAA ON THEIR ROOF THEY'RE ASSEMBLING EVERYTHING INCLUDING TERMINATING COAX WE EVEN GET TO USE THEIR UPS WE BOUGHT NEW COAX GOING TO USE NEW ANT KB0VGH BUILT CUSTOM BRACKET FOR ANTENNA INSTALLATION TO THEIR RAILING SHOULD HAVE BETTER COVERAGE DUE TO LACK OF SHADING 82 IS WORKING WELL AND WE'RE USING IT HEAVILY CURT: MY 220 IS RUNNING CLUB REMOTE HAS BEEN WORKING WELL TOO CUT IS ALSO DONATING $100 TO THE CLUB REPEATER FUND AS HE SELECTED SOME HIGH GRADE COAX CHUCK: 444.925 IS ON MY 900 IS UP (NATHAN COULDN'T BRING IT UP) COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ BILL'S DMR REPEATER MOOROLA XPR 8300 INCLUDES SOME NICE SINCLARE DUPLEXERS WILL RUN ANALOG OR DIGITAL (NOT AT THE SAME TIME) CURT AND AL ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH IT (IT HASN'T BEEN PURCHASED YET) PROBABLY GOING TO KEEP IT ON THE SAME FREQUENCY BILL WANTS $1200 INCLUDING DUPLEXERS MARK: DISCORD PRESENTATION WE'VE SET UP A DISCORD SERVER THAT CAN HOST CHAT AND NEWS, WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CHANNELS WITH VARIOUS TOPICS LIKE FIELD DAY. IT ALSO CAN BE USED TO VIDEO CHAT AND JOIN MEETINGS REMOTELY SINCE WE'RE LOSING ZOOM. CAN ALSO RECORD MEETINGS. IT'S FREE, UP TO 25 VIDEO CHAT USERS, UNLIMITED CHAT WILL TRY TO GET IT GOING OFR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING MEETING TIME CHANGE CONTINUING TO MEET AT 6 BUT WILL BE DOING PRESENTATIONS FIRST WILL NOT CHANGE FOR SEASONS AL: CFU TOUR TOM PROCUCTION MANAGER WANTS TO GIVE A WALKTHROUGH TOUR STILL NEED TO DISCUSS WHEN A GOOD DAY AND TIME IS TO DO THE TOUR AL GOING TO REACH OUT TO PUBLIC FIGURES TO SEE WHO WANTS TO ATTEND OUR FIELD DAY NEW BUSINESS ------------ STAN W0SJ AT THE BIN STORE FOUND A BOX OF 16 HANDHELD MICS FOR CHEAP SEE STAN IF YOU WANT ONE FOR 50 CENTS ALSO HA A BIG FRAMED YAESU WORLD MAP FOR FREE TO A GOOD HOME - CLAIMED BOARD WIL BE MEETING REGULARLY EVERY 3 MONTHS JUST BEFORE THE CLUB MEETING Motion to adjourn at 7:18 PM (KB0VGG/N0TKC) 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: July 8 mark/curt demo club remote 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) 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 - Amateur Radio Practice Site (tests and code): https://www.aa9pw.com/ ATTENDANCE ---------- Members: N0ZYC Nathan Fisher KB0VGG Al Jones N4HRL Harold Lucas W0VJB Vicki Bicket N0TKC Taryn Colby AE0TB Tom Bicket WB0MAR John Humpal N8TWO Mark Colby KF0JPR Randy Albright KF0GMA Ken Taylor KF0HRF Richard Marsh K0DV Doug Vernier K0CQH David Knittel KD0DK David Kelly W0ALO Chuck Angel KE0IWP Janice Fitkin NK0T Curtis Wilson W0SJ Stan Johnson KA0DBC Lois Johnson KE0IWQ Jim Fitkin KF0EGO Donald Utley KF0KDE Danael Zilk Miguel Chaveze Guests: W3STS Scott West 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 ABOUT ----- 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