Join us (next meeting is Saturday June 14 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, May 2025 The May gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 6:6 PM May 10, 2025 at the Waterloo Airport by XXXXX. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. This evening's presentation was by barry buelow on XXXXX NEW ARRL IA SECTION MANAGER HERE TO THANK US FOR BEING AN ARRL MEMBER FOR 75 YEARS PRESENTING A PLANQUE JAN GOT PICTURES MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: KF0JPR CALLSIGN MISSPELLED Report accepted with 1 adjustments ( N0ZYC / STS ) TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 4/1/2025 - 4/30/2025: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,705.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGE ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $2,051.73 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +101.05 STRIPE +30 TESTING FEES -30 TESTING FEES ARRL -ARRL LIABILITY RISK STRATEGIES -200 ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1,952.78 ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: UPDATED ARRL CLUB INFO Report accepted (WB0MAR / JAN ) 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: SPRING TREES IN BLOOM AND BECMOING A LITTLE DEAFER NORTH IS GOOD SOUTH IS POOR 94 NEW PA IS BEING ASSEMBLED (CURRENTLY AT 30W) KB0VGH NK0T AND KB0VGG WORKING ON IT PS IS READY, BUILT VERY RELIABLY, ONLY THING THAT CAN TAKE IT OUT IS LIGHTNING 300W BRICK LIGHTNING PROTECTION IS ALREADY IN PLACE AT CFU DMR REPEATER, NEED MORE PEOPLE ON IT INGAWANIS 444.975 WORKING ON AN UPDATE TO GET IT ON THE INTERNET CHUCK: 82 STILL BANGING AWAY, THOUGH SOMEONE IS SENDING DIGITAL DATA INTO IT DIGITAL IS INTERFERING WITH THE DECODER UHF REPEATE 444.925 IS RUNNING, IT'LL DO ANALOG OR P.25 (AT THE HOUSE, 35W) BEEN UP FOR OVER A YEAR, WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IT BACK OUT TO COVENANT WOULD LIKE TO TIE SOME OF THE OTHER NEARBY P.25 TOGETHER AL: RECENT VE TEST NEW MEMBER, HIGHEST POINT IN THE AREA MIGHT BE A GOOD SPOT FOR A REPEATER LITTLE SOUTH AND WEST OF DIKE CURT'S REPEATER WAS OFFLINE FOR AWHILE RACCOON GOT INTO THE SHACK AND DAMAGED STUFF IN THE SHACK (BUT NOT THE REPEATER) 220 (224.9 FM) COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ AL: CONTACTED ANTIQUE ACRES, TRYING TO GIVE THEM A CHECK BUT THEY'RE NOT IN A HURRY TO GET IT THEY TRUST US I GUESS ANTIQUE ACRES IS A GOOD LOCATION (ACCESS, LOT SIZE ETC) STURGIS FALLS GOING ON SAME WEEK DAVE READY TO CUT A CHECK BUT WE NEED AN AMOUNT STARTING AN ARES REGISTRATION WEBSITE FOR MEMBERS GETTING TOGETHER A TABLE FOR USERS TO MARK WHAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE IN AN EMERGENCY, A HT IS PROBABLY YOUR MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF GEAR PASSING AROUND SIGN UP SHEET FOR FIELD DAY MARK LOVES HIS SMOKER, MAYBE CLUB PROVIDE HIM WITH A BRISCUT TRYING TO GET A FRIEND EMT / TRAINING PARAMETIC TO HELP COVER MEDICAL WITH JAN RANDY: TRAIL LIFE GROUP MAY BE ATTENDING, COULD USE SOME INFO AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEM AL: WILL DISCUSS MORE WITH FIELD DAY NEXT MEETING SCOUT EVENT RECENTLY, MARK NOT HERE TO GIVE REPORT SCOUTS SPRING CAMPOREE SCOUTS EXCHANGING CODE RECENT TEST SESSION ON 19TH ONE CANDDATE PASSED, THE GUY WITH HIGH GROUND W3STS PASSED HIS EXTRA NEW BUSINESS ------------ AL: TOM IN THE HOSPITAL WITH VERY LOW WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT DOWN IN GRUNDY HOSPITAL K9DCR WILL STEP IN FOR NOW TO COVER TOM'S DUTIES RAGBRAI WILL BE PASSING THROUGH SOON THERE'S A GUY TRYING TO SELL THEM RADIO SUPPORT SO THEY MAY BE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERS JULY 24 PASSES THROUGH CF GROUP PRESENT HAS LOW INTEREST OUR REMOTE STATION IS BRINGING IN A LOT OF NEW CLUB MEMBERS RADIO HAS BEEN PRETTY RELIABLE BUT HAS NEEDED A FEW REBOOTS LOCATED AT W0GEN'S TIME FOR A FINANCIAL AUDIT, KD0DK WILL WORK WITH JAN TO TAKE CARE OF THAT WE CAN PASS THE HAT OR SOMETHING TO GET MARK THE BRISCUT NATHAN: MAYBE JUST WAIT FOR MARK TO GET BACK IN TOWN TO SEE IF WE WANT TO DO ANYTHING FOR ARRL KIDS DAY THE WEEK BEFORE FIELD DAY (WAS GOING TO BE OUR SHAKEDOWN FOR THE FIELD DAY RADIOS) Motion to adjourn at 6;59 PM 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: JUNE 14 : JULY 12 : AUG 9 : SEPT 13 : OCT 11 : NOV 8 : (elections/dinner) DEC 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 ---------------------------- (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 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) dir3(a)w0mg.net Director 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2025 Randy Albright (JF0JPR) dir2(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