Join us (next meeting is Friday November 10 at 4pm) in person at the Elk's Club. Tonight's presentation was by Tom (AE0TB) on the new web site BILL (W0GEN) HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO TAKE OVER WEB PAGE MAINTENANCE TOM HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE 2010 THE NEW WEB SITE IS USING WORDPRESS INSTEAD OF MANUALLY CODING HTML CALENDAR IS NOW A GOOGLE CALENDAR PLUG-IN GALLERY IS NOW UPDATED THOUGH THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY MEDIA ADDED RECENTLY EMAIL FORWARDING HAS BEEN IMPORTED MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION HAS BEEN ADDED WITH A FILLABLE FORM CAN TAKE PAYMENT FOR DUES WITH ONE UPDATE IT WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE MOST CREDIT CARDS AND PAYPAL "WPFORMS" HAS OTHER FEATURES LIKE SURVEYS "CONTACT US" LINK - ADD A DISCORD LINK - ADD YEARS FOR DIRECTORS - ADD INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISCORD - PRESENTATIONS CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE - ADD (PAID) WPFORMS PLUGIN AL: WE WILL CHARGE $21 FOR ONLINE PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE TO PAY THE PROCESSORS - WPFORMS NON-FREE FOR FEATURES AND PAYMENTS IS NORMALLY $200/YR. WE ARE CURRENTLY NON-PROFIT FOR IRS (NOT STATE) SO IT COSTS $100/YR - BILL WILL FOOT $50 SO THE CLUB PAYS $50/YR MOTION TO PAY $50/YR FOR WPFORMS (AE0TB/N8TWO) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, October 2023 The October gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:28 pm Saturday October 14, 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: Jan (KE0IWP): board minutes, correct meeting location was at the Fitkins, not Colby's. TOM: THAT IS AL MAKING THE $500 DONATION Report accepted with 2 adjustments (TREAS/KD0DM) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ balances for period: 9/1/2023 - 9/30/2023: checking (share-draft) account: $1,673.48 beginning balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- -CHECK TO NATHAN 435.90 FOR FLAGS -CHCEK 138.36 TO BILL FOR DOMAIN REG $1099.22 ending balance savings (repeater fund) account: $1,817.92 beginning balance +1225 in donations +1000 tom donations ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $3,042.92 ending balance $35 REFUND FOR INSURANCE WIL BE ON NEXT MONTH AL IS STILL MATCHING UP TO $500 (HASN'T SEEN ANY) Report accepted 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: HIS IS UP INGAWANIS 444.975 IS UP CONSIDERING ADDDING AN RX PRE-AMP AL HAS A PRE-AMP BUILT JUST NEED TO TRY IT 82 IS GOING STRONG TRYING TO GET ANOTHER REPEATER UP (THE DMR) CFU IS WILLING TO PUT UP A 440 BUT IT MUST BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE TOM: DUAL MODE ENTITLEMENT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TOM: CHUCK'S DMR HAS BEEN DOWN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AL: FUSION IS BETTER BUT REQURIES YAESU COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX Hamfest Committee: (Dave/K0CQH): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL REVIEWED THE ELKS CLUB MENU OPTIONS (WE'LL HAVE THAT UP ON THE NEW WEB SITE) AL/MARK: FOXHUNT NEXT MONTH YESTERDAY MARK AND NATHAN CHECKED OUT - DEERWOOD - EXCHANGE - BIGWOODS LAKE - BLACK HAWK - GEORGE WYTH DO WE WANT A WALK OR A DRIVE WILL ADVERTISE ON FACEBOOK, DISCORD, WORD OF MOUTH, 73 CLUB, NETS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE INTERESTED WANT TO DO A VE TEST SESSION AT THE START MOST HUNTERS WILL PROBABLY BE IN GROUPS OF 2 WILL WE REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION PROBABLY NOT HUNT WILL PROBABLY BE SQUENTIAL WEATHER (COLD) MAY BE MORE BENEFITIAL TO HAVE A VEHICLE TO WARM UP IN MAYBE START TESTING AT 9 TO GIVE FOXHUNT MORE TIME VE TESTER SHOULD STILL BE RENEWED DUE TO EXTENDED TIME DUE TO COVID AL: ANTIQUE ACRES HASN'T RETURNED OUR DEPOSIT, WE NEED TO GET BACK WITH THEM BYLAWS: IN PROGRESS MOVE CLUB REMOTE STATOIN: WE HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT TREASURER DUTIES WHILE DAVE IS IN FLORIDA NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN WRITE CHECKS, THO HE CAN DO THAT FROM FLORIDA RECEIVING DUES CHECKS IS THE BIGGER PROBLEM ONLINE DUES WILL FIX THAT NEW BUSINESS ------------ MARK: WE'VE HAD AUDIO ISSUES WITH DISCORD IT'S OLLD. 4GIG RAM, MAX IS 8 NATE: WE SHOULD TRY TO REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING NEWER EVERYONE LOOK AROUND NOMINATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR DAVE WILL RERUN NATHAN WILL RERUN BOARD WAS OK TO REUN AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING NOV 3 DEADLINE TO GET MEAL CHOICE BACK AL WIL SEND TO NATHAN NATAN WILL EMAIL Motion to adjourn at 7:13 PM (N0ZYC/W0VJB) 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: Nov 11 Election/dinner Dec 9 Jan 13 Feb 10 Mar 9 Apr 13 May 11 Jun 8 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 ------------- 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