Join us (next meeting is Saturday February 14 at 2pm) 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, December 2025 The January gathering of the Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur's Association (NIRAA) was called to order at 1:59 PM PM January 10, 2026 at the Waterloo Airport. There were XXXXX members (XXXXX ARRL) and XXXXX guests in attendance (locally and remotely) this evening, listed below. TREASURER'S REPORT ------------------ activity and balances for period: 12/1/2025 - 12/31/2025: Savings (repeater fund) account: $2,809.26 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- NO CHANGES ---------- -------------------------------------------------- XXXXX ending balance checking (share-draft) account: $1,797.79 starting balance ---------- -------------------------------------------------- +100.66 DUES CHECK TO K9DCR 198.52 WOMG REPEAGTERRPAIR 45.. TETING FES IN AND OUT ---------- -------------------------------------------------- 1699.93 ending balance upcoming deposits and expenses: XXXXX 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/ MINUTES ------- Adjustments to last month's minutes: Nathan (N0ZYC): added Discord link back onto the top of the minutes MARK: WEAVER KF0VVJ NOT JACOBB JACOB Report accepted with XXXXX adjustments ( STS / AL ) REPEATERS --------- AL: 94 82 DMR GOING WELL 444975 IS BACK IN AL'S CAR JUST NEED TO SWAP IT, 15 MINUTE PROCESS COMMITTEES ---------- Presentation Committee (Curt/NK0T, John/WB0MAR): XXXXX OLD BUSINESS ------------ NATHAN: CHAT ABOUT TOUR EXCITING ELEVATOR TRIP NEW BUSINESS ------------ >>> updated userlist? <<< AL: MAKE SURE TO JOTIFY NATHAN IF YOUR EMAIL CHANGED MARK WINTER FIELD DAY SEVERAL ARE INT4RESTED JAN 24-25 (KAST WHIOLE WEEKEND) INGAWANIS? WAS $25 PROBABLY WENT UP CEDAR VIEW UPPER OR ROBIN HOOD DOWN BELOW PREFER UPPER CABIN $45 MARK WILL RESERVE (W0MAR/N0ZYC) MARK MADE THE RESERVATION DURTING THE MEETING AL: CURTIS WANTS TO UNLOAD HIS REPEATER ALL HE HAS OUT AT THE FARM IS THE 220 REPEATER NATHANL LETS JUST SEE WHAT THE COST IS WILL CONTACT CURT AND SEE WHAT IT WOUD COIST, HE'S JUST TRYING TO REDUCE HIS EXPENSES W0SJ: DAVE BRANDON HAD SOME 220 RADIOS (THRE FOR FREE) MARK: TRY TO BE MORE ACTIVE ON THE 94 94 REPEATER MAST BENT BUT IT WAS THIN WALL ALUMINUM WILL GET IT REPLACED WITH STEEL W0SJ DAVE BRANDON ESTAATE EVERYTHUING GOOD IN THE BASEMENT WENT TO JOE STAN WILL BE TGHERE ABOUT TOMORROW AT 2:00 301 SOUTH HACKETT BRING A FLASHLIGHT STEEL TOE SHOES HELMET CAN HAVE ELECTRONICS IN BASEMENT OR ONE BEDROOM Motion to adjourn at 2:36 PM ( N90ZYC / KD0WVN ) today's presentation was by John (WB0MAR) on "Ham Radio:: the most reliable long-distance communications" 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 14 : MAR 14 : APR 11 : MAY 9 : JUN 13 : JUL 11 : AUG 8 : SEP 12 : OCT 10 : NOV 14 : DEC 12 : 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 ---------------------------- Feb 28 - Perry RF Winterfest - 2.5 hr drive from Waterloo 8am-12pm at National Guard Armory, 2930 Willis Avenue Perry, IA 50220 $10 admission, $15 tables, test registration at 9am Talk-in Frequency 145.190 (-) 114.8 tone URL: https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/harc-winter-rf-fest-5 URL: https://harciowa.org/winter-rf-fest March 21 - Mahoska Hams Swapmeet - 2.0 hr drive from Waterloo 8am-11:30am at American Legion Hall - 302 High Ave East, Oskaloosa IA admission by donations, $5 tables talk-in 145.490 (-) 146.2 tone contact 1: N0SJF Vernon Sanley 641-622-2154 vstanley@iowatelecom.net contact 2: KC0RRM Donald Brian 641-660-0404 dbranbe@hotmail.com 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 Don (W0DT) has a number of radios for sale Don (KD0WGB) has a Zero Fire ground plane vertical (10-80m, 43ft) 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) 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 2024 John Humpal (WB0MAR) dir1(a)w0mg.net Director 2025 Randy Albright (KF0JPR) dir2(a)w0mg.net Director 2026 Scott West (W3STS) dir3(a)w0mg.net ABOUT ----- NIRAA meets most months on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 2:00 pm (winter meeting time) 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