Join us Saturday August 12 XXXXX fixme TIME AND LOC XXXXX (we normally meet at the Waterloo Airport, or via Discord video chat) Click this invitation link to add our server to your Discord app: https://discord.gg/XAwh5MqC Tonight's presentation (before the regular meeting) was by Curt (NK0T) on the club's remote radio. Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, July 2023 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM, Saturday July 8, 2023 by Al Jones (KB0VGG) at 6:30. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guest in attendance locally and remotely this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: XXXXX Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (N0ZYC/KB0VGG) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1090.18 (XXXXX) in the savings/repeater fund and 1673.48 in checking. curt +100 =1190.18 XXXXX 60 in and out for testing fees 567 check to al not included will transfer that from savings (repeataer fund) to checking Report accepted (VERBA0) 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 --------- XXXXX COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: CFU TOUR: WILL GET A SCHEDULE IDEA FROM TOM FOR NEXT MEET ALSO AL WILL HELP TOM SET UP HIS OWN PERSONAL BASE ANTENNA FIELD DAY DISCUSSION: LOCATION WAS GREAT, WEATHER WAS TERRIVBLE CQH: 20M COUD HEAR LOTS BUT NOT CONTACT ANYONE TOM CONTRIBUTED MORE POINTS THAN THE REST OF US COMBINED JAN: SUGGEST WE DO AA NEXT YEAR N0ZYC: AA FOR WINTER FIELD DAY? DISCUSSION OF 1 DAY VS 2 DAY FIELD DAY AL: WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SIGNAGE WIND WAS TERRIBLE TARYN WILL BE TRYING TO CLEAN AND REPAIR THE ONE SIGN WE BROUIGHT AL: WILL RE-VISIT THESE ISSUES LATER NEW BUSINESS ------------ Nathan (N0ZYC): KD0WGB (don) has a dual band vertical and a alpha delta dx-dd 80/40m trapped dipole. The dipole is center fed with just an SO239, you will need a tuner. Total length is 82ft. Both are free to a good home. (they're spares he's not using) AE0TB: REPEATER FUND FOR MEMBERS OF THE CLUB THAT WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE REPEATER FUND BEFORE 1 SEP TOM WILL MATCH 1:1 UP TO 1000 AL: MIGHT WANT TO REPLACE THE 1/2" HARDLINE JUMPERS WITH SUPOERFLEX IF WE CNA GET THE DMR FROM BILL TO DO ANALOG AND DIGIAL CFU WILL ALSO PUT THAT UP THAT WILL COME WITH HARDLINE AND CONNECTOR COST CURT: AL HAS A PREAMP HE'D LIKE TO PUT ON THERE CFU HAS US DOUBLE BATTERY BACKED UP WITH A GENERATOR BEHIND IT TARYN: AUGUST PICNIC. ITS UP ON FACEBOOK AND WAS EMAILED GOING TO TRY TO SEND TO OTHER SOURCES LIKE CVARC AL: SCHEDULE FOR THE EVENT: VE TESTING AT 10AM JUNK IN THE TRUNK STARTING AT NOON PFEIFFER SPRINGS PARK NOTIFY AL IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SELLING QIUCK MEETING AT 4PM PICKINC START AROUND 5 AL WILL HAVE GRILL, NO FOOD, BRING YOUR OWN FOOD TO GRILL BRING A DISH TO PASS HAS FLUSH TOILETS AND A MODEST PARKING LOT DON;T PARK AROUND THE PERIMITER AND DONT DRIVE ON THE GRASS CURT: WE HAVE CLUB THINGS AT W0GEN'S AND HE'S GOING TO BE OUT IN 3 YEARS WE WILL NEED TO RELOCATE THE CLOB REMOTE RADIO AL: WE HAVE A BUILDING AVAILABLE TO US SOUNDS LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM HOSTING IT TOO JAN: FRESH PICKED SWEET CORN $10/DOZ RIDGEWAY AND ANSSBOROUGH Motion to adjourn at 7:07 PM (JAN/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: 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 ------------- (let me know) 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/ - Discord server (see above for link to join) 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