Join us (next meeting is Saturday January 11 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 15 members (14 ARRL) and 7 guest in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: our yearly insurance coverage is $2mil per year, $1mil per incident. Report accepted with 1 adjustment ( 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 changes) ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $2,705.25 ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,250.37 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +$ 40.00 2yr dues renewal in person +$ 60.00 prior donation +$ 53.00 donations received during meeting +$ 80.66 stripe deposits ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $1,484.03 ending balance upcoming changes: $36.05 for Winter Field Day cabin rental at Ingawanis this January 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): (no report) OLD BUSINESS ------------ Dave (K0CQH) conducted a quick review of the rules regarding election nominations Nominations for President: Al Jones (KB0VGG) will run for re-election Nominations for Vice President: David Morrow (KD0DM) has withdrawn, Dave (KD0DK) nominates Dave (K9DCR) Nominations for Secretary: Nathan (N0ZYC) will run for re-election Nominations for Treasurer: Dave (KD0DK) will run for re-election Nominations for Director (2025): Taryn (N0TKC) has withdrawn as has Curt (NK0T), nominated Randy (KF0JPR) NEW BUSINESS ------------ (none) Motion to adjourn at 5:31 PM There was no presentation this month in leu of the election and dinner 2025 Officers Election: All positions ran unopposed, verbal confirmation was unanimous 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: N0ZYC Nathan Fisher KB0VGG Al Jones K9DCR David Roberts NK0T Curtis Wilson KF0CBJ Peter Schuster KF0CBI Janet Schuster K0CQH David Knittel N0TKC Taryn Colby AE0TB Tom Bicket N8TWO Mark Colby W0VJB Vicki Bicket N4HRL Harold Lucas WB0MAR John Humpal KD0DK David Kelly KF0JPR Randy Albright KF0EGO Donals Utley Guests: Chris Roberts Rebby Lucas KF0PCR Daniel Fosselman Reta Humpal Darla Kelly Laurie Albright Roger Osgood 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 Roberts (K9DCR) vp(a)w0mg.net Secretary Nathan Fisher (N0ZYC) sec(a)w0mg.net Treasurer Dave Kelly (KD0DK) treas(a)w0mg.net Director 2023 Jan Fitkin (KE0IWP) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir3(a)w0mg.net Director 2025 Randy Albright (JF0JPR) 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