Join us (next meeting is Saturday December 9 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/hSPGhWxtZE There was no presentation this evening in leu of the Christmas Dinner and club officer elections for 2024. NIRAA 2024 officer election results: 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 ( UPDATE LIST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MINUTES ) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, November 2023 The November gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 5:06 pm November October 14, 2023 at the Waterloo Elk's Club by Al Jones (KB0VGG). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: (NONE) Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( N0ZYC / N4HRL ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ balances for period: 10/1/2023 - 10/31/2023: checking (share-draft) account: $1,099.22 beginning balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +MEAL DEPOSITS ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 2162.23 ending balance savings (repeater fund) account: $3,042.92 beginning balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- -1000 BILL'S DMR -482.66 HARDLINE FROM CHRIS +70 DONATION TO AL'S MATCHING FUND +300 DONATION TO AL'S MATCHING ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1630.26 DAVE SUGGESTS CLUB COVER THE PROCESSING FEES FOR DINENR PAYMNTS ONLINE N0ZYC N0TKC Report accepted ( KB0VGG / N0TKC ) 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 OLD BUSINESS ------------ NATHAN: BOARD MEETING? WILL HAVE TO DISCORD DUE TO A FEW BOARD MEMBERS BEING OUT FOR WINTER AL: WHO CAN WRITE CHECKS FOR DAVE LET WB0MAR BE 2ND ON ACCOUNT ( BRENDA / TARYN) NEW BUSINESS ------------ 94 "FAILED" DUE TO A BAD CONNECTOR, FIXED NATHAN/CURT WILL FIX, NATHAN HAS SOME SUPERFLEX CURT: WE NEED TO LOOK AT ASSMEBLING A HOT SPARE REPEATER THE PREVIOUS DIED AND WAS UNREPAIRABLE THE SPARE WE PUT IN IS WORKING BUT NOT MAINTAINABLE TOM: RASPBERRY PI WORKS WELL AS A CONTROLLER, IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE AND CAN HAVE LOTS OF FEATURES LIKE ECHOLINK TOM ESTIMATES A WHOLE NEW BUILT UP REPEATER $500-600 CURT ALSO UGPRADED CLUB STATION WITH LDD ANTENNA TUNER IT'S AL'S LDG WE NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH A CLUB BOUGHT CURT WILL DONATE $100 TOWARD THAT AL CLARIFIES CLUB'S "REPEATER FUND" - ALL REPEATERS - CLUB REMOTE AL: YESTERDAY WE GOT INTERNET HOOKED TO OUR DMR SO THE CLUB'S DMR IS FULLY UP THE CLUB WEBSITE HAS PICTURES UP THIS MORNING CURT: CFU PROVIDES INTERNET FREE OF CHARGE SAVES US $57/MO MARK FOXHUNT TOMORROW 9AM-11 TEST SESSION AT AIRPORT 12PM FOX HUNT AT GEORGE WYTH WILL TRY OUT THE SIGNAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME CURT: APRS: WE LOST OUR NEWELL SITE LOOKING FOR AN APRS HOST IN WATERLOO (REQUIRES INTERNET) MARK MIGHT BE ABLE TO HOST HE HAS A RADIO NATHAN HAS A PC MARK: NATHAN GOT THE CLUB A NEW COMPUTER FOR DISCORD BRENDA: ANY NEW NOMINATIONS REELCT BOARD: MARK/NATHAN Motion to adjourn at 5:31 PM ( N0TKC / N8TWO ) 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: Dec 9 Jan 13 Feb 10 Mar 9 Apr 13 May 11 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