Join us (next meeting is Saturday October 14 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/P7TS4DQ2 Tonight's presentation was by Jan (KEi0IWP) on kit folders for new hams IF YOU ARE A QRZ MEMBER (HAVE AN ACCOUNT) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF GETTING YOUR LICENSE YOU CAN GET A LITTLE UHF/VHF HT (TYT) https://www.qrz.com/jumpstart/account-required LIST OF POTENTIAL ELMER SPECIALTIES THE CONGRATS SHEET MIGHT WANT TO MAKE IT FLYER FOR LONG ISLAND CW CLUB W1AW DOES CW EVERY NIGHT FOR PRACTICING YOUR COPY PAGE OF URL LINKS AA9PW.COM QRZ.COM ARRL.ORG YOUTUBE CHANNELS HAMSTUDY.ORG DOUG K0DV SUGGESTS A MEETING EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR NEW HAMS ALSO MAYBE GIVE THE PACKET AS THEY ARE HANDING IN THEIR TEST SO THEY HAVE IT WHETHER PASS OR FAIL MARK N8TWO SUGGESTS WORKING WITH NEW HAMS TO HELP THEM GET ON THE REPEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME AT A CHECK-IN ETC Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, September 2023 The September gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX pm Saturday September 9, 2023 by Al Jones (KB0VGG). 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: Harold (N4HRL): wife's name is Rebby in the attendance XXXXX Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments (KB0VGG/N0TKC) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ SHARE NO CHANGE 1673.48 REPEATER FUND / SAVINGS START 672.92 DEPOSITS OF DONATIONS 1145 END 1817.92 savings (repeater fund) account: $1,190.18 beginning balance 7/1/23 $ 50.00 deposit (member repeater donation) -$ 567.26 transfer to checking ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $ 672.92 ending balance 7/31/23 $50 in member donations will be deposited on next month's balance. checking account: $1,673.48 beginning balance 7/1/23 $ 567.26 transfer from savings -$ 567.26 cut check to Al (KB0VGG) for reimbursement for 146.940 repeater installation hardware (hardline etc) ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $1,673.48 ending balance 7/31/23 (let me know what you think of the new treasurer's report format) Report accepted (XXXXX/XXXXX) 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 --------- TON AE0TB CHUCK'S DMR REPEATER IS INTERMITTENT DUE TO HOTSPOT BATTERY PROBLEMS CHUCK - DMR IS BACK COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ TOM AE0TB CHALLENGED US AND WE MET AND SURPASSED THE CHALLENGE LATEST RECEIPT +$1145 PLUS TOM'S $1000 AL WILL MATCH ANOTHER $500 UP TO CHRISTMAS PARTY THESE ARE BOTH REPEATER FUND CURT: BILL W0GEN WILL DONATE $200 TOWARD $1200 REPEATER SO IT COSTS THE CLUB $1000 INCLUDES DUPLEXERS AL: WEB PAGE: BILL IS WILLING TO TAKE OVER WHAT TOM HAS BEEN DOING TOM WILL ASSIST WITH DOMAIN NAME, DNS TRANSFER, AND MIGRATION OF FILES WILL BE CONVERTED TO WORDPRESS NEED TO DESIGNATE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE USERS FOR WEB PAGE UPKEEP TOM: WE CAN JUST PLGU IN GOOGLE CALENAR SO IT SHOWS UP ON THE WEB PAGE AUTOMATICALLY NEW BUSINESS ------------ CURT: 1/2" HARDLINE OFF THE WATER TOWER STORING IT, IT LOOKS A BIT WORN SOMEONE NEEDS IT FOR THEIR 900MHZ TOWER GOT A REQUEST FOR THE USED HARDLINE DONATE IT TO HIM (N0ZYC/KE0IWQ) AL: ELKS CLUB OK FOR THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS PARTY? (NO OBJECTIONS) DESERT SELECTION? DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SOUNDS GOOD AL: OUR TREASURER IS GOING TO BE SNOWBIRDING SO WE NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE LOCAL THINGS AT ALL TOM: WHO ELSE IS ON THE ACCOUNT AL: NO ONE YET (ACTUALY JAN MIGHT BE BUT SHE SNOWBIRDS ALSO) TARYN WOULD BE WILLINFG TO COVER FOR DAVE IN THE SPRING AL: WE HAVE A LOT OF TASKS ON A FEW SHOULDERS, PEOPLE ARE "OVERBOOKED", WE NEED TO LOWER THE LOAD DEPTH AND SPREAD OUT RESPONSIBILITIES AL/MARK: DO A FOXHUNT WITH PARK ACTIVATION IN PLACE OF JOTA IF WE DO IT ON THE JOTA DAY THEY WON'T SHOW UP UNTIL LATE IF WE DO IT ANOTHER DAY THEY WILL SHOW UP RANDOMLY EITHER WAY THE FOXHUNT IS PROBLEMATIC TARYN: MAYBE HAVE THEM RSVP WITH MARK AND BE ASSIGNED A TIME NATHAN: SINCE THEY'RE NOT 45 MINNUTE ROTATIONS WE CAN DO ONE GIANT SINGLE HUNT OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL HOURS I CAN GET MORE DEVIOUS WITH HIDING THE FOXES WE COULD ALSO USE A STATIOBN TO CONTACT AL HAS SOME OFFSET ATTENUATOR KITS 6 OF 10 ARE SPOKEN FOR, 4 LEFT MARK WANTS TO START PLANNING ANOTHER FOXHUNT MID MAY 2024 AL: WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER MOVING THE CLUB REMOTE STATIOBN SINCE BILL WILL BE MOVING EVENTUALLY MOVE IT TO CFU OR POSSIBLY TO THE CFU MANAGER'S ACREAGE CURT IS CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE LEVELS AL: THE CLUB COULD BENEFIT FROM AN OCCASIONAL "HANDS-ON" WORKSHOP TYPE EVENT KD0DK: NEXT SAT IS IOWA QSO PARTY 9AM-9PM AL: IT SOMETIMES FALLS ON JOTA IOWA QSO PARTY PUT A BIG BONUS ON JOTA CONTACTS SO IOWA STATE TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT JAN ASKING FOR ELMER VOLUNTEERS K0CQH - ANTENNAS AND TECHNICAL K0DV - VERSATILE KB0VGG - ANTENNAS N0ZYC - SOLAR AND FOXHUNT N8TWO - GET ON THE AIR NK0T - TECHNICAL, ANTRENNAS, RADIO CHECK Motion to adjourn at XXXXX PM (KB0VGG/N0TKC) IDEA: SOFTWARE WITH GRAPHICAL DISPLAY LIKE CW WATERFALL THAT SCROLLS THE CW TONE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ABILIT TO PAUSE IT, SEE THE TONE STARTING AND STOPPING, IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERS 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: 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 resources: https://vftp.net/N0ZYC/W0MG/index.html - Amateur Radio Practice Site (tests and code): https://www.aa9pw.com/ - Discord server (current invitation link at top of minutes) 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