Join us (next meeting is Saturday January 13 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 (no pesentation for December) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, December 2023 The December gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:01 pm December 9, 2023 at the Waterloo Airport 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 / KD0DM ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ balances for period: 11/1/2023 - 11/30/2023: checking (share-draft) account: $2,162.23 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- TOOK IN A BUNCH OF ONEY AND PAID FOR CHRISMTAS DINNER ELKS CLUB -01000 (INCLUDES 50 ROOM RENTAL 937.47 COLLECTED FOR MEALS -12.53 STRIPE CHARGE 1161.78 ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance XXXXX savings (repeater fund) account: $1,630.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +975 TOWARD REPEATER FUND END 2605.26 ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance PLEASE RENEW ONLINE IF POSSIBLE, EASIER FOR DAVE SAVES A BUCK IN STRIPE BUT COSTS A STAMP JOHN NEEDS TO GO TO VERIDIAN AND SIGN AND FORM AND HE'LL BE ALL SET UP DAVE WILL HANDLE MOST OF THE WORK Report accepted ( N0ZYC / KD0DM ) 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: MINE IS STILL THERE, BETTER RECEIVE NOW THAT LEAVES ARE DOWN TOM: DMR WAS UP BEFORE CHRISTAS =PARTY HASNT DONE RANGE TEST BUT APPEARS TO BE DOIG WELL AGREEEMENT WITH CFU IS FINALIZED AND SIGNED INCLUDES FREE INTERNET NORMALLY NOT FOR PROFI T IS $57/MO BUT CFU IS GIFTING US THAT TOM REESE HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL NEW PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY CFU ANTENNA WAS SET UP AND WELDED TO BE LEVEL AND GALVANIZED AL: 94 IS STILL GOING STRONG CURTIS AND AL ARE LOOKING AT PREPARING A BACKUP WORKING SOLID AFTER REPLACING A BAD COAX CHUCK: DISABLED AND TOOK DOWN HIS DMR, MAY RETUNE IT AND PUT IT UP AT THE FARM 82 IS UP OUR DMR SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL IN DOWNTOWN WATERLOO TOM IS ALSO GETTING IN WELL IN REINBECK JAN: WORKS WELL IN CF AL UHF AT INGAWANIS IS ALSO DOING WELL DAVE K: LOWELL IN NASHUA IS CHECKING IN ON THE 94 TOM ON APRS: PETE LEIJA HAS DECIDED TO PUT HIS DIGIPETER BACK UP MARK: HAS A RADIO, CURTIS GETTING HIM AN ANTENNA NEED A MIC CONNECTOR NATHAN WILL PROBABLY BE THE ONE PUTING UP THE ANTENNA NEEDS COAX MOTION TO GIVE CLUB COAX TO MARK (NATE / DAVE K) AL: RECENT FOXHUNT AT GEORGE WYTH KE4DEE (RADIO ENGINEER?) DISCUSSED SOMEONE GETTING INTERFERENCE WOULD LIEK TO BE ABLE TO FOXHUNT INTERFERENCE THAT THE FCC REPORTED TO HIM NATE: MAYBE QUARTERLY ON REGULAR DATES HAROLD SUGGESTS MULTIPLE EVENTS LIKE FIELD DAY AND PARK ACTIVATION TYPE OF THING DISCUSSION OF SCHEDULING EVENTS AL AND DAVE M WILL BE LOOKING AT SCHEDULING NATHAN SUGGESTS CHECKIG WITH OTHER GROUPS AND AVOIDING SAME DATES AL: WINTER FIELD DAY: CAMP- INGAWANIS ISN'T GOOD UNLESS THE WEATHER IS GREAT, WHICH YOU CAN'T COUNT ON MARK: MAYBE BIG WOODS LAKE? AL SAYS THEY ARE VERY STRICT ON THEIR TIMING OF IN AND OUT NATE: HOW ABOUT ANTIQUE ACRES? NORMALLY $350/DAY WE GOT IT FOR A LOT CHEAPER AND ONLY 1 DAY HELPED DUE TO IT BEING STURGIS FALLS CQH: CONTACTED BATTLESHIP IOWA CALL NEPM 14.375 TX 14.265 RX SPLIT FREQ THEY ARE ON MIL WE ARE ON AMATEUR HE MIGHT BE OPERATING TOMORROWAN ALSO DEC 28 (IOWA STATEHOOD DATE) There will be special crossband activations of NEPM, Battleship Iowa’s original call sign, on December 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2023. http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-advocacy-win-fcc-approves-request-for-pearl-harbor-day-crossband-operations AL: THE REASON HAMS HAVE 60M IS BECAUSE EVERY MILITARY VEHICLE CAN DO 60M DAVE BANDON PASSED AWAY AFTER A BAD FALL CHUCK HAS INFO ON SERVICES COMING UP SOON WILL SEND THAT TO NATHAN TO FORWARD TO THE CLUB DESIGNATED CHIEF OPERATOR JOB OPENING FORWARD TO NATHAN BYRON JOHNSON KE4DDE (JUNIOR) BEROADCAST ENGINEER POSITION OPEN KWWL WATERLOO STUDIO IN TOWN AND TOWER IN RALLEIGH (NOT MANNED) KWWL CAREERS WEB SITE BJOHNSON@KWWL.COM (CE CHIEF ENGINEER) COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX Motion to adjourn at 6:58 PM ( N0ZYC / AE0TB ) 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: Jan 13 Feb 10 Mar 9 Apr 13 May 11 June 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 2022 Taryn Colby (N0TKC) dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2023 Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) dir3(a)w0mg.net Director 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir1(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