Join us (next meeting is Saturday April 12 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, March 2025 The March gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:00 PM March 8, 2025 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: Dave (KD0DK): the new Portland member is from Maine (ME) not Minnesota (MN) Dave (K9DCR): the repeaters link at the bottom is broken, provided new link AL: AL: 444.55 NOT .5 DANAEL KF0KDE Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( KF0KDE / N0TKC ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 2/1/2025 - 2/28/2025: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- (NO CHNAGE) ---------- -------------------------------------------------- $2,705.26 ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,870.71 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +120.84 DUES STRIPE NO EXPENSES THIS MONTH ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1,991.55 ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: INSURANCE POLICY DUE IN MAY GRINEL MUTUAL SHOUD BE QUAOTING US, WILL COMPARE WITH ARRL'S OFFERINGS Report accepted ( N0ZYC / N0TKC ) 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 at the meeting or online on our club website at https://www.w0mg.net/ REPEATERS --------- AL: 444975 INGAWANIS DOING GREAT MINE'S STILL DEALING WITH TRES FUSION NEEDS USERS 94 REPEATER: AMP IS BUILT BUT NEEDS A HEAT SPREADER CHUCK: 82 RX ON IA STATE PATROL TOWER OUT BY CASINO TX ON COVENANT TOM: ECHOLINK WORKING ON GRUNDY VHF, MAYBE WE CAN ADD ECHOLINK TO 94? COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): (no report) OLD BUSINESS ------------ RANDY: THERE'S A KIDS DAY A WEEK BEFORE FIELD DAY DISCUSSION OF FIELD DAY WARM-UP EVENT LOCATION W0VJB: ROCKET CLUB GROUP MAYBE INTERESTED? COMBINE KIDS DAY WITH SHAKEDOWN BERNIE LAST YEAR FELL DOWN STAIRS AND CRACKED SPINE IN MULTIPLE PLACES ONLY ALLOWED ONE TRIP DOWNSTAIRS TO HIS HAM STATION SO HE;S QUITE GRATEFUL FOR REMOTE STATION ACCESS NATE: HOW IS MARK'S APRS STATION GOING? COLBY METRONOET IS GOING IN, APRS WILL BE GOING IN SOON NEW BUSINESS ------------ K0CQH: NEW ARRL IOWA REP ELECTED (THE GUY THAT WAD RECENTLY HERE) NEW ECS IN OTHER COUNTIES ALSO AL/MARK: TECH CLASS AT MARK'S CHURCH 7PM 3467 LAFAYETTE RD EVEASDALE COUNTRYSIDE VINYARD CHURCH EVERY THURSDAY FOR NEXT 5 WEEKS (IT'S A 5 WEEK EVENT) WE'VE GOT 2-3 RESPONDERS SO FAR DO WE WANT TO KICK OFF A GENERAL CLASS? AL: THERE IS A SIMPLEX 2M FM FREQ FOR EMERGENCIES BLACK HAWK COUNTY IS 147.450 THERE'S ONE FOR EACH COUNTY ALSO A FREQUENCY FOR EACH ARES AREA PUT IT UP ON THE WEB SITE MARKL ANY INTEREST IN A 2M SSB NET? AL IS LOOKING INTO IT, ALSO 2M FM, 6M SSB Motion to adjourn at 6:35 pm ( N0TKC / KF0KDE ) This evening's presentation was by Al (KB0VGG) on ARES simplex freqs 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: APR 12 : MAY 10 : JUNE 13 : JULY 11 : Aug 9 : Sept 13 : 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 ---------------------------- Des Moines Hamfest 04/26/2025 https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/des-moines-radio-amateurs-association-hamfest-3 Iowa State Fairgrounds Elwell Family Food Center 3000 E. Grand Des Moines, IA 50301 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://w0mg.net/?page_id=1736 - additional club media and 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