Join us (next meeting is Saturday September 12 at 6pm) in person at the Waterloo Airport, or via Discord. Click this invitation link to add our server to your Discord app: https://discord.gg/ZZ96cdNQ There was no presntation this evening in leu of the club picnic. Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, August 2023 The August gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 3:56 pm Saturday August 12, 2023 by Al Jones (KB0VGG). There were XXXXX members ( ARRL) and XXXXX guest in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: Just a couple corrections that I saw. Al did the presentation on the club’s remote radio & not Curtis. $500 matcged DOLLAR PER DOLLAR BY SEPT 1 IF WE GET ANOTHER $500 BY END OF DEC TOM WILL MATCH THAT $500 ALSO Report accepted with 2 adjustments (KB0VGG/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ Dave (KD0DK) reports we have 1190.18 -> - 672.92 in the savings/repeater fund and 1673.48 -> 1673.48 in checking. $50 DEPOSITED TO GEN FROM MEMBER DONATION Savings (repeater fund) beginning balance 7/1/23 $1,190.18 Deposit $50.00 ( repeater donation) Transfer $567.26 from repeater fund to W0MG checking account Ending balance savings/repeater fund 7/31/23 $672.92 Checking account beggining balance 7/1/23 $1,673.48 Check to Al for reimbursent for 146. 940 repeater $567.26 Transfer same amount ($567.26) from repeater fund to checking account Ending balance checking account 7/31/23 $1,673.48 XXXXX Report accepted (VERBAL) 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: RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO REPLACE OUR WEBMASTER MARK: WASN'T CORY TAKING OVER? AL: NO CORY IS WORKING 80+ HRS A WEEK, HE HAS NO TIME TARYN: DO WE WANT TO HIRE IT NATHAN: EXPECT A BIG SETUP CHARGE AND THEN A MONTHKY MAINTENANCE DISCUSSIOB OF HOSTING AL WILL LOOK INTO IT N8TWO: JOTA THIS YEAR IS UNKNOWN SCOUTS COUNCIL ISN'T ORGANIZED FOR IT THIS YEAR SEVERAL OTHER EVENTS ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR THE DAY PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA TO BE COMPETING WITH OTHER EVENTS MARK WILL DISCUSS WITH THEM MARK IWLL LET LAURA KNOW WE'LL DECLINE SO THEY HAVE MORE SCOUTS FOR THE OTHER EVENTS KARENS PRINT RITE SIGNS BY DESIGN IMAAGEWPOINT SIGNAGE $400 BUDGET (KF0KDE/TARYN WILL INCLUDE LINK TO FLAG PRINT IN MINUTES https://vftp.net/N0ZYC/W0MG/Club%20Signage/index.html AL HAS THE 7600 CAROLS OLD RADIO NEW BUSINESS ------------ MARK WANTS TO DISCUSS WINTER FIELD DAY TABLED TOM: DMR REPEATER ONLY WATERLOO ONE HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 3 WEEKS MAY NOT COME BACK UP BEING TAKEN TO MARAVIA AL: IF WE CAN GET IT TO DO BOTH ANALOG AND DMR +$500 FOR HARDLINE, CONNECTORS BRACKETS ETC +~150 CFU CAN GIVE US A FIXED IP WILL HAVE THE BUDGET FOR IT (N0ZYC/JAN) BOARD MEETING AT 5PM BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER REGULAR MEETING Motion to adjourn at 4:23 PM PM (N0ZYC/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: 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 ----------------- The 3900 Club is having HAMBOREE 2023 on Saturday, October 7th at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Boone, IA. Details will be added to the 3900 Club website at http://www.3900club.com/HF2023.pdf The event includes VE testing, food vendors, and handicapped-accessible parking. Admittance is $7 (14 or younger get in free), includes 1 raffle ticket Tables $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Tailgate space is $5 contact by email: HAMBOREE@3900CLUB.COM or phone: 515-838-2285 Talk-in on 146.85, negative offset (no PL tone) ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- Don (KD0WGB) has a dual band vertical and a alpha delta dx-dd 80/40m trapped dipole. The dipole is center fed with just an SO-239, you will need a tuner. Total length is 82ft. Both are free to a good home. (they're spares he's not using) 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: 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 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