Join us (next meeting is Saturday June 8 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 This evening's presentation was on Digital Radio by Al (KB0VGG) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, May 2024 The May gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:54 pm pm May 11, 2024 at the Waterloo Airport by Al (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: FIXED DATE RANGE FOR TREASURER'S REPORT JAN (KE0IWP): ONE "FOX-HUNT" WAS "FOX-HINT" Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( K0DV / JIM F ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ balances for period: 4/1/2024 - 4/30/2024: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGES XXXXX ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,640.19 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +80.48 dues 105+- to arrl for testing fees -check to 250 grinnele mutual on next month ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1720.67 ending balance updated arrl club info Report accepted ( nate / 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 94 WORKING WELL DMR WORKING WELL 444.975 INGAWANIS WORKING WELL AL'S REPEATER WAS WORKING WELL DESPITE THE TREES CHUCK'S 82 IS RUNNING WELL ALSO CURT: 224.9 IS UP CHUCK'S DMR HAS BEEN MOVED SOUTH COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ VICKI HAS WRITTEN CHECK TO PAUS POTTIES NEEDS REIMBURSE MARK SPRING CAMPOREE LAST WEEKEND SCOUNTS ENJOYED MORSE CODE AND ESPECIALLY WORKING WITH THE KEY AL: THE KIDS LOVED WORKING WITH DAVE KNIT AND DAVE KEL AL: NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WILL BE ON FIELD DAY NELSONS ARE HOSTING WE STILL HAVE NO ONE COORDINGATING THE FIELD DAY (NO VOLUNTEERS TONIGHT) AL WILL BE GRILLING SATURDAY LUNCH IS WHATEVER IS BROUGHT BUT HOW ABOUT WE PLAN THE DINNER 8OZ STEKA BACON WRAPPED POTATO SALAD BAKED BEANS NEED A HEAD COUNT AND PAY COUNT, MAYBE $12 PER HEAD OR BACON WRAPPED PORK MEDALLION OR A CHICKEN BREAST STAN AND AL TALKING PIZZA RANCH TOM: LICENSE TESTING SESSION AT 2PM? AL: WILL ALLOW US TO ANNOUNCE OUR TEST/FIELD DAY ON THE NET NELSONS FIELD DAY IS AT 6908 WAGNER ROAD IN CEDAR FALLS MARK: NEED TO TALK WITH DICK TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE SETTING UP ANTENNAS AND OPERATING AL: NEED A SIGN UP SHEET FOR TIMES, BANDS, AND MODES, IN ADVANCE OF FIELD DAY NEW BUSINESS ------------ NONE Motion to adjourn at 7:21 PM ( CURT / STAN ) 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: June 8 : FIELD DAY PREP July 13 : AL (KB0BGG) PRESENTS ON DIGITAL AUG 10: SEPT 14: OCT 12: NOV 9: ELECTION DINNER DEC 14: 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 or Al (KB0VGG) on class/test day at 319-243-8819 UPCOMING HAMFESTS AND EVENTS ---------------------------- MAY 18 - Parks on the Air at George Wyth ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- (let me know if you have an announcement to make) 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