ATTENTION! If you normally take 218 North to the airport, you will need to exit onto Broadway and go East, then turn left on Wagner Road and left again on Airline Highway to read the airport. Join us (next meeting is Saturday August 10 at 6pm) at Pfeiffer Springs Park (shelter 1), or via Discord. Click this invitation link to add our server to your Discord app: https://discord.gg/hSPGhWxtZE Address is 910 Grand Blvd, Cedar Falls IA Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, July 2024 The July gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM July 13, 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: Forgot the "L" on harold's call "N4HRL" in the construction warning XXXXX Report accepted with 1 adjustment ( K0CQH / KF0KDE ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ balances for period: 6/1/2024 - 6/30/2024: GIVEN BY NATHAN Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,490.67 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance Report accepted ( K0DV / KF0KDE ) 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 --------- AL: MINE'S STILL WORKING, HITS CHARLES CITY ALL THREE W0MG REPEATERS WORKING GREAT 444.975 REALY GETS OUT WELL CHUCK'S REPEATER WORKING GREAT 220 IS WORKING WELL, GET ON IT COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: NEXT MONTH'S MEETING PFIFER SPRINGS PARK FOR 10 HOURS IS $70 NOW ($35 PER 5 HOUR BLOCKS) SO WE'LL JUST DO NOON TO FIVE AND JUNK IN THE TRUNK AND FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR NEXT YEAR AL WILL GRIL ANYTHING YOU BRING NO TESTING BOARD MEETING TEST SESSION FEEDBACK: NEED TO BE QUIET GRILL UP AT NOON DONE BY 1:30 PARKING LOT IS SMALL, KEEP OFF THE GRASS EAT THEN QUICK MEETING THEN BOARD MEETING AROUN 3 AL: FIELD DAY ANALYSIS DIDN'T GET A HUGE WIND STORM WE STILL HAVE A DEPOSIT AT ANTIQUE ACRES MARK: WE DIDN'T REALLY START PLANNING EARLY ENOUGH ANTENNAS WERE A BIT CLOSE ONLY GOT ONE FEATHER FLAG UP K0DV: SURPRISE ELECTRIC FENCE BUT GOT THAT OFF FOR HF TO WORK BUG SPRAY AND FLY SWATTER WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE NATE: MARK'S TENT WAS NICE TO KEEP BUG SAFE LATE AND OVERNIGHT NATE: WHERE'S STAN'S NETTED ENCLOSURE? CURT SAID MIKE CHAPMAN HAD IT STORED BEFORE HE MOVED MARK: A PART MAY BE BROKEN AL: NEED TO FIND THE CLUB'S YELLOW COAX, IT WAS USED LAST YEAR, MAYBE WENDEL HAS IT AL: NEED TO INVENTORY THE CLUB'S PROPERTY AL HAS THE SPARE DECIBEL ANTENNA ALSO HAS ROHN TOWER THAT NEEDS RECYCLED CURT MOTION: GRANT AL TO DISPOSE OF TOWER (CURT/NATHAN) MARK: ONLY NATHAN WAS OUT OVERNIGHT, SHOULD HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE MORE OPERATOR NATHAN: WE DIDN'T HAVE A FIELD DAY COORDINATOR AL: DIGITAL COUNTED FOR AS MANY POINTS AS CW WHICH SEEMS UNFAIR AL: NEXT YEAR PROBABLY ANTIQUE ACRES LETS START PLANNING NEXT YEAR AROUND MARCH NATHAN: WANT TO DISCUSS WINTER FIELD DAY? AL: WE HAD GOOD ANTENNAS THE LAST TWO YEARS AT SCOUT CAMP PROBLEM IS IT CAN SNOW A LOT MARK: VERY RF QUIET SOLAR WE FOUND OUT THAT BOTH CONTROLLERS HAVE TO BE ON SEPARATE PANEL STRINGS ALSO KEEP BATTERY BY THE RADIO AND RUN THE CHARGE LINE FRO THE CONTROLLER NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: PRESENTATION IDEAS? KQCQH: DO ANY OF THE NEW CLUB MEMBERS HAVE AN INTERST IN CW? THEY DON'T HAVE A CW RADIO , MOST HAAVE A UHF/VHF HT COULD DO A NET ON THE 444 REPEATER? MARK/K0DV: OR IN PERSON DAVE KD0DM: IN-PERSON SMALL GROUP WORK WILL GO BETTER DISCUSSION OF CW AND GETTING USERS INTERESTED MARK: SUGGEST KNITTLE, DOUG, DAVE GET TOGETHER AND SEE IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH A CW GROUP ANOTHER FOXHUNT WOULD BE NICE JOTA COMING UP IN OCTOBER SCOUTS HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED AT RYDELL PINEWOOD DERBY MAYBE SET UP ANTENNAS THEN ONLY 4 HR EVENT DO A SHORT JOTA? DISCUSSION OF WINTER FIELD DAY AND POSSIBLE LOCATIONS DISCUSSION OF MEETING LOCATIONS FOR CW AND HAM CLASSES AL: IF YOU NEED A BOOK FOR STUDYING, CONTACT AL OR MARK (DISCOUNT AND FREE SHIPPING) NATHAN: WHAT DO WE HAVE IN THE WAY OF HAND-OUTS? MAKR/AL HAVE SOME OLDER ONES, MOST OF THEIR MATERIALS ARE DOWNLOAD AND PRINT MARK: PRESENTATION FOR SEPTEMBER NKOT: MAYBE SOLDERING DISCIUSSION OF SOLDERING AUG 3 8AM CVARC HAMFESST LYNN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN CENTRAL CITY Motion to adjourn at 7:12 PM ( N4HRL / KF0KDE ) There was no presentation this evening in leu of the club picnic 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 : (club junk-in-the-trunk and picnic at Pfeiffer Springs Park) 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