Join us (next meeting is Saturday May 11 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 Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, April 2024 The April gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:01 pm April 13, 2024 at the Waterloo Airport by XXXXX (XXXXX). 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 NO adjustments ( K0CQH / N0RXB ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ balances for period: 4/1/2024 - 4/30/2024: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGE checking (share-draft) account: $1,610.10 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $ 20.09 deposit (stripe) $ 20.00 deposit (dues) ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $1,640.19 ending balance 250 FOR INSURANCE MAY MOTION TO PAY (CURT/HUMPALL) Report accepted ( N9ZYC / JAN ) 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: STILL DEAF BUT CAN STILL HIT IT WITH AN HT AT INGAWANIS CHUCK: 82 UP AND RUNNING, 900 RUNNING, 440 IS RUNNING WITH P25 AND ANALOG AL: CLUB'S 94 IS DOING VERY WELL, DMR IS DOING WELL, 444.975 DOING GOOD CURT: 224.9 DOING WELL COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): (no report) OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL FOXHUNT NEXT WEEK STARTING AT 10AM GEORGE WYTH TAKE THE FIRST RIGHT GET THERE EARLY AL DISCUSSED PRE-TEST STUDY SESSION TODAY BEFORE THE TEST SESSION ONLY TWO SHOWED EARLY BUT BOTH WANTED TO BE LEFT ALONE SO LETS JUST NOT DO THAT UNLESS SOMEONE ASKS FOR IT DAVE M: PUT AN OPTION OUT ONLINE IF YOU WANT HELP BEFORE THE TEST LET US KNOW AL: ACTIVITIES WE'RE THINKING ABOUT FOXHUHT, HAMFEST IN DM, THEN CAMPOREEE, THEN JUNK IN THE TRUNK IN CR VICKI: PAUL'S POTTIES FOR FIELD DAY AT DICK NELSON'S DEIV FRI PICK UP ON MONDAY PAULS PORTA POTIES $95 (NATHAN/MARK) AL WOULD LIKE TO DO A PARKS ON THE AIR SOME NICE MAY AFTERNOON GEORGE WYTH? WOSJ: OTHER OPTIONS? IT HAS TO BE A STATE PARK TO COUNT FOR PARKS ON THE AIR SAT MAY 18 KEEPS AWAY FROM ALL THE MAJOR EVENTS NATE WONDERS WHICH SHELTER AL WANTS ONE CLOSE TO THE BATHROOMS SO LOCATION TBD AL IS WILLING TO PAY THE 25 FOR THE SHELTER RENTAL AL: WE COULD START DOING SOME CLASSES AGAIN OR ELMER SESSIONS RWY: WHAT SORT OF ADVERTISING DO WE WANT TO DO? AL HAS GOOD LUCK ADVERTISING TO PREPPERS AT CHURCH CURT: WHAT RESPONSE DO WE GET OFF FACEBOOK? AL: ALMOST ZERO SCOUT TROOPS? RANDY: UNVERSITIES LIKE UNI? AL TAUGHT THERE, THEY DON'T LIKE FLYERS AND ADS. BUT HE'S AT HAWKEYE NOW WHICH IS MORE ACCEPTING DAVE M: WHAT GROUPS ARE YOU LOOOKING FOR? AL: ELECTRONICS AND TECH STUDENTS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MARK: GETTING A HAM RADIO CLUB AT A GRADE/HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE GREAT CHUCK: MAYBE ROCKET CLUB? WE DONATED TO THEM AL: BILL AND NATHAN DO A DEMO ON SOLAR BILL DOES THE HOME SOLAR, NATHAN DOES THE EMERGENCY POWER MIGHT NEED MORE SPACE THOUGH HAROLD: COMBINE THAT WITH PARKS ON THE AIR? NATHAN WILL HAVE SOLAR OUT THEN ANYWAY SO OKAY AL: WE NEED ELMERS. ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE NEW HAMS. SOME MAY NOT HAVE A SUPPORT PERSON AND COULD USE AN ELMER AL: WHO;S INTERESTED IN DIGITAL? (LOTS OF HANDS) SHOULD I DO A PRESENTATION ON DIGITAL? SURE CURT: K0INR WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH THE MORSE CODE AT CAMPOREE WE CAN DO TWO STATIONS EASILY, NEAR OR FAR DAVE K: DO WE HAVE A KIDS EST>? MARK: AROUND 100? NO FOXHUNT, JUST CODE AL: MARK'S CHURCH HAS ALLOWED HIM TO BORROW A MOTORHOME FOR FIELD DAY NATHAN: DO WE HAVE A SUMMER FIELD DAY COORDINATOR VOLUNTEER? NO TAKERS YET W0SJ: BIN STORE SHOPPING: HT BATTERIES 2N ROW OF BINS FROM THE NORTH SIDE KDODK: TIME FOR AN AUDIT OF THE BOOKS AL: CAN LOIS AND JAN DO IT AGAIN? SURE CHUCK: BAOFENG PRORGRMAMING: CHRP CAN PROGRAM ABOUT ANY BAOFENG BUT THEY CAN'T PROGRAM ALL OF THEIR OWN RADIOS YOU MAY FIND THE PROGRAMMING CABLE THEY SHIP WITH DOESN'T WORK AND YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR OWN CABLE OFF EBAY NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX Motion to adjourn at XXXXX ( KD0DM / JAN ) 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: May 11 : June 8 : FIELD DAY PREP July 13 : AL'S PRESENTATION ON DIGITAL AUG SEPT OCT NOV ELECTION DINNER DEC 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 ----------------------- June 22: testing at Field Day Sept 14: testing at the Waterloo airport contact Mark (N8TWO) for current information at classes@w0mg.net UPCOMING HAMFESTS AND EVENTS ---------------------------- May 4 - Sring Camporee at Ingawanis May 11 - Junk in the Trunk at Cedar Rapids (DAY OF MEETING) MAY 18 - PARKS ON THE AIR AT GEORGE WYTH 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