Join us (next meeting is Saturday July 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 Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, June 2024 The June gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM June 8, 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: ALS CALSSIGN TOM: FEMA AND EOC EMA EMERGENCTY MANAGEMENT AGENCY NOT FEMA FROM TOM XXXXX Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( NATHAN / TARYN ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ balances for period: 5/1/2024 - 5/30/2024: DAVE SICK TODAY WA0MAR SAYS NEED MOTION TO REBMBURSE AL FOR POTA SHELTER RENTAL WILL SEND VICKI A CHECK FOR PAULS POTTIES FOR FIELD DAY $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGE ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,720.67 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- -250 CHECK TO GRINNEL MUTUAL FOR INSURANCE +22 DUES +-15 ARRL TESTING FEES ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1490.67 ending balance XXXXX Report accepted ( N0ZYC / TARYN ) Please contact our treasurer Dave (KD0DK) 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 --------- CURT 220 IS ALIVE AND WELL BUT NO PL TONE JUST NEEDS WIRED UP W0ALO: 82 STILL GOING BUT INTERFERENCE MAYBE ANOTYHER DIGITAL REPEATER DMR TEMP RPOGRAMMED AND AT THE FARM NEEDS THE INTERNET PART REPRGRAMMED COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): NO REPORT OLD BUSINESS ------------ MARK ON FUELD DAY: AT DICK AND JUDY'S ON WAGNER ROAD COVERED LOCATION OF ANTENNAS NEED CODE AND DIGITAL, VOICE MAY BE POOR WITH THE SUNSPOTS ENDFED LONGWIRE, A MULTIVBAND VERTICAL PROBABLY ON 40 NEED CANOPIES, ALL THE BUILDINGS ARE FULL NEED TABLES NATHAN AND MARK HAVE CANOPIES, MARK HAS CHAIRS RANDY AND TOM HAVE CANOPIES NATHAN HAS SOLAR AND SOME BATTERIES, OTHERS BRING YOURS IF YOU CAN, LITHIUM IS PREFERRED WE NEED TO GET THE ANTENNA AND ROTOR FROM RED CROSS CONTROL BOX SHOULD ALREADY BE REMOVED SETUP: DOUG RANDY PAUL NATHAN AL DISCUSSION OF BUG CONTROL TARYN CAN BRING TEEKEE TORCHES CITRANELLA CANDLES BUG TRAPS FAN STAN: CLUB OWNS A SCREENED IN SHELTER WHERE IS IT? MAYNE MICHALE CHAPMAN CURT WILL CHECK ON THAT NATHAN PASSED AROUND AN OPERATORS SIGN UP SHEET MARK: MIGHT HAVE AN RV AVAILABLE DISCUSSION OF FOOD: BYOF OTHERS MAY BRING WATER, WE'RE CLOSE TO CASEY'S VICKI DO WE HAVE HANDOUTS? MARK YES WE HAVE SOME OLD ONES FROM ARRL CLUB ADVERTISEMENT MARK HAS A PDF THAT BILL UPDATED HOW MANY STATIONS? 3? SHOULD ASK DICK IF WE CAN USE HIS WIFI STAN THINKS WE SHOULD HAVE GOOD 5G THERE MARK HJAS HEADPHOINE SPLITTERS PACKED STAN: FIELD DAY FILT4ERS: FILTRTES SHOULD WORK WITH IMPEDENCES OTHER THAN 50 OHM MARK WILL TRY TO DO A TEST SESSION IN THE MORNING WILL NEED VE'S, START AT 9 SO THEY CAN HELP WITH SETUP TESTING WILL BE OUT AT NELSONS MARK: WILL HAVE A GOTA STATION, SPECIFICALLY FOR GUESTS TOM: TYOU HAVE TO USE A SEPARTE CALL SIGN FOR GOTA GOTA IS 5 PTS (INSTEAD OF 1) THIS YEAR, NO MINIUMUMS OR MAXIMUMNS UNLICENSED OR UP TO 1 YR (SINCE LAST YEAR'S FIELD DAY) WILL HAVE AN INTERESTED FAMILY THERE ARRIVING LATE AFTERNOON / EARLY EVENING DICK OFFERED A GENERATOR FOR POWER JIT HAS AN INVERTER/GENERATOR NATHAN: WHAT'S THE LIGHTING LIKE? BRING 12V LIGHTING NATHAN GOIUNG USB A TO C EMAIL OUT OPERATOR LIST TEAR DOWN NATHAN PAUL JOHN NOT MARK TALK IN ON 94 CAUTION TAPE ETC TO COVER POWER CORDS AND COAX CURT CAN BRING YELLOW COAX NATHAN: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO MARK CABLES? NATHAN WILL BRING PLANT FLAGS CEDAR WAPSI AND AIRLINE HGIHWAY PLUS DICK'S DRIVE TARYN CAN PICK THEM UP HAROLD: ANY CONSTRUCTION? SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH BROADWAY HAS A CLOSURE NEW BUSINESS ------------ (NONE) Motion to adjourn at 6:56 PM ( WBOMAR / N0TKC ) Tonight's presentation was by MARK (N8TWO) on LOGGING LAPTOPS 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: 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 ----------------------- 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 ---------------------------- June 22: Field Day at Nelsons (6908 Wagner Road, North of Cedar Falls) 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