Join us (next meeting is Saturday February 15 at 6pm) at the Waterloo Airport, or via Discord. Click this invitation link to add our server to your Discord app: https://discord.gg/Uyz4jeQKhW (2025) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (NIRAA/W0MG) Meeting Minutes, January 2025 The January gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at XXXXX PM January 11, 2025 at the Waterloo Airport by Al (KB0VGG). There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guest in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: JAN (KE0IWP) FOUND A SPELLING MISTAKE AND MISSPELLED CALLSIGN Report accepted with 2 adjustments ( KF0KDE / AE0TB ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 11/1/2024 - 12/31/2024: (two months) Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.5 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGE ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $2,705.26 ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,484.03 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- -CHECK MARK WFD 36.05 -20.09 MEMBERSHIP VIA STRIPE +CHECK TOM MARYLIN TAYLOR +$60 2026 MEMBERSHIP + $40 DONATION 1528.07 $2,705.5 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGE ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $2,705.26 ending balance START 1528.07 +80.36 CLUB MEMBERSHIPS OFF STRIPE 1608.43 END upcoming changes: UPCOMING MEMBERSHIP DUES ON STRIPE Report accepted ( N0ZYC / KF0JPR ) 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 --------- AL: REPEATER WORKS BUT STILL DEAF (TO THE SOUTH?) W0MG DMR DOING GREAT W0MG 94 UP AND GOING NK0T 220 DOING WELL IN CF CHUCK 82 HANGING IN THERE, CLUB REMOTE WORKING FINE, STATING ONLINE 444.925/P25 RUNNING AT THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: NEXT MONTH ANTIQUE ACRES MANGEMENT MEETING, REMIND THEM THEY HVAE OUR DEPOSIT STILL, GET RESERVED FOR THIS YEAR SUMMER FIELD DAY W0IY SHORT PRESENTATION OF HIS RUNNING FOR SECTION MANAGER ARRL NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: ASKED HAWKEYE IF THEY WOULD LET US USE A CLASSROOM TO T3EACH AMATEUR RADIO SRDJAN GOLUB? DOWNTOWN TECHWORKS 2ND FLOOR BUILDING GETS LOCKED FORCING OUT AT 6PM SO WOULD HAVE TO START CLASS A 5:30 OR HAVE A DOORMAN AL MAY BE ABLE TO GET HIS CARD TO OPEN THE OUTER DOORS Motion to adjourn at 6:31 pm (NK0T / KF0KDE) Tonight's presentation was by MARK (N8TWO) WINTER FIELD DAY XXXXX start 1600utc sat 10am cenntral 2159 utc sun 3:59pm central need people to help with early set-up also would like a headcout for food and a bring list upper cabin mark will try to be there for early setup friday night al to grill no gota mults - away from home - multi antenna - wfd bulletin rx - multimode - alternative power allowed digital modes: pk rtty olivia packet js8call NO ft4/ft8 bands: 160 80 40 20 15 10 6 2 440 need window seal 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: FEB 8 : MAR 8 : APR 12 : MAY 10 : JUNE 13 : JULY 11 : 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 ---------------------------- Hiawatha Amateur Radio Club's Winter RF Fest in Perry IA February 22nd, 8am - noon, flyer: https://harciowa.org/winter-rf-fest 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 W0DT has a number of radios for sale 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 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