Join us (next meeting is Saturday December 13 at 6pm) 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, November 2024 The November gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 5:09 PM November 9, 2024 at the CF Family Table by Al (KB0VGG). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guest in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. MEETING BEFORE ELECTIONS/DINNER MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: jans als ae0tb arrl insurance is 2mil per year 1 mil per incident Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( WB0MAR / NRHRL ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 10/1/2024 - 10/31/2024: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.25 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGE ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $27 ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,250.37 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +233.06 2YR MEMBER AND 60 DONATION 53 DONATED LAST MEETING +80.66 STRIPE DEPOSITS ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1484.03 XXXXX ending balance upcoming changes: -36.05 CABIN RENTAL CHECK Report accepted ( K0CQH / N0ZYC ) Please contact our treasurer Dave (KD0DK) if you would like to get your dues paid for the year. Club dues can be paid in person or online on our club website at https://www.w0mg.net/ REPEATERS --------- NO REPORT COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ DAVE K REVIEWING RULES FOR NOMINATIONS PRES AL JONES WILL RUN NO OTHER NOMS VP DAVE MORROW OUT DAVE K NOMINATES DAVE ROBERTS SEC NATE WILL RUN AGAIN NO OTHERS TREAS DAVE K WILL RUN AGAIN NO OTHERS DIRECTOR TARYN WILL RUN AGAIN DIPS OUT CURTIS ALSO RUNNING DIPS OUT RANDY NEW BUSINESS ------------ XXXXX Motion to adjourn at 5:31 PM ( XXXXX / XXXXX ) 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, sodering, new director at FEMA, EOC? Contact Al (KB0VGG) if you'd be interested in giving a presentation. Tentative presentation schedule: DEC 14 : JAN 11 : FEB 8 : MAR 8 : APR 12 : MAY 10 : 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 or Al (KB0VGG) on class/test day at 319-243-8819 UPCOMING HAMFESTS AND EVENTS ---------------------------- (let me know) ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- Randy (KF0JPR) has a pair of HyGain yagi new in box for sale, asking $100 ea Doug (K0DV) has a 6m beam new in box also that's looking for a new home 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) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir3(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