EIDXA Meetings
EIDXA meets quarterly, in January, April, July and October. Normal meeting location is the Mercy Medical Center Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, located south of downtown Cedar Rapids at the intersection of 10th St SE, 8th Ave SE and Mount Vernon Rd SE (a visual aid to this site is provided below). Meetings are occasionally held at alternative sites, which will be clearly announced on this page. The doors open for eyeball QSOs at about 6:30 PM and the formal meeting starts at 7:30. We generally have a program of interest following the business meeting.
Following the meeting, we meet for pizza and refreshments at Godfather's Pizza at 3647 1st Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids (in the Town & Country Shopping Center). Getting to Godfather's Pizza is EASY! Click here for a map and directions.
For minutes of the most recent EIDXA meeting, scroll down the page or click here.
For minutes of previous meetings, see the EIDXA Minutes Archive.
Next EIDXA Meeting:
Date: A Friday evening in January, 2023.
Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM; Meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
Location: Hall Perrine Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center.
Program:
To be determined...
The
Mercy Medical Center complex is located south of downtown Cedar Rapids,
at the intersection of 10th St SE, 8th Ave SE and Mount Vernon Rd SE
(701 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403). Please see the aerial
photo map of the meeting location provided below. In addition, we have
an interactive Google map of the area.
There is free parking directly in front of the Hall-Perrine Cancer
Center.
Enter
Hall-Perrine Cancer Center through the northeast doors. The conference
rooms are adjacent to the entrance. There are no steps to get to the
conference rooms.
We hope to see all of our club members at the meeting. Please consider
bringing a non-member ham guest!
Following the meeting, we will meet for pizza and refreshments at Godfather's Pizza at 3647 1st Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids (in the Town & Country Shopping Center). Getting to Godfather's Pizza is EASY! Click here for a map and directions.
Meeting
Location: (You may click on the photo map
for a larger version.)
Parking is free in
the parking
lot in front of the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. Enter from 10th St SE
-- parking is to your right from the roundabout. Please enter
Hall-Perrine through the northeast entrance, as marked above. The
meeting room is adjacent to the entrance, and is stair-free. For a
customizable view of the area, check out this interactive Google Map.
EIDXA Meeting Minutes
Minutes of EIDXA Club Meeting, October 14, 2022
CALL TO ORDER AND GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by President Gayle, KØFLY
• Per the sign-in sheet, there were 19 members / guests present
• Gale Lawson, KØFLY
• George Cooley, NG7A
• David Christ, KØLUM
• Anders Steffensen, KDØWGD
• David Lucas, KØDPL
• Mike Nowack, NA9Q
• Rod Blocksome, KØDAS
• Gary Toomsen, KØGT
• Joe Hungate, K8OM
• Jerry Rappel, WWØE
• Val Lawson, WØEFW
• Tom Lindgren, WØWP
• Rich Haendel, W3ACO
• Jim Spencer, WØSR
• Steve Sawyers, NAØIA
• Jim Meade, NOØB
• Johnathan Alrichs, KDØVVH
• Bill Caldwell, NØLNO
• Elizabeth Caldwell, NØUTP
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
TREASURER’S REPORT:
• Mike, NA9Q handed out a spreadsheet of the club finances.
Rich, W3ACO moved to accept the report, Jim, WØSR seconded
the motion and it was accepted by a unanimous vote.
• Tom, WØWP thanked Craig, KØCF for all of his work on the website,
Bob, WØGXA for his work on the Newsletter and Terry, WØAWL for
all his work on Tom, WB8ZRL’s estate sale. He motioned to
give a $100 gift card to each, Jonathan, KDØVVH seconded the
motion and it carried by a unanimous vote.
• Contact Mike, NA9Q with any club treasury questions.
• We are financially solvent!
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
• Jim, WØSR reported no new applications
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE:
• Gayle, KØFLY reported the next EIDXA club program will be
Terry’s DVD on Scarborough Reef
CONTEST COMMITTEE:
• George, NG7A reminded everyone that CQWW SSB contest
is coming up.
• Rich, W3ACO shared that he plans to operate at PJ2T along
with his daughter Melissa, W7MAH. Melissa had just earned
her General ticket and has never before contested. This
will be her first trip to PJ2T.
• Gayle reminded George that the cub accepted the recommendation
to use a 175-mile radius from the center of Cedar Rapids as
the club coverage area.
WEB SITE REPORT:
• No updates
REPEATER COMMITTEE:
• No updates
OLD BUSINESS:
EIDXA CAP SALES:
• Sam, KØAFN (not present) appears to still be taking orders
for EIDXA| ball caps. If interested, please contact
Sam, KØAFN directly.
• A portion of the proceeds goes to the club general funds.
TOM WB8ZRL EQUIPMENT SALES (UPDATE):
• Proceeds to date are in the treasurer's report. All
proceeds from the sale of this equipment will be kept
in the general fund and not incorporated into the Tom
Hise Fund.
• Jim, WØSR took down the 8ØM and 4ØM 4-square antenna
systems. They are available for purchase by club members.
Please contact Jim, WØSR or Terry, WØAWL if interested.
• Jason, NRØX took down the 4ØM beam from the top of the
tower, it is available for sale.
• 100 feet of Rohn 25 tower along with the guy wires is
available for sale. It is in good shape with some
surface rust.
• A new AL-82 amplifier lists for $4,000 – the EIDXA is
selling Tom’s for much less, it is a good deal.
• The Ten-Tec Titan amplifier is also for sale.
• Two Ham-IV rotators are available, one tested and the
other just removed from the top of the 100-foot tower.
NEW BUSINESS:
ELECTIONS
• Candidates:
◦ Gale, KØFLY – President
◦ Joe, WØIW – Vice President
◦ George, NG7A – Secretary
◦ Mike, NA9Q – Treasurer
• David, KØLUM motioned to accept the candidates,
Jim, NOØB seconded the motion and the motion carried
by a unanimous vote.
5 MINUTE BREAK
PROGRAM:
• Gayle, KØFLY gave an excellent and informative program
on his 160 Meter vertical with raised radials. He shared
what the models predicted and how if compared to real
world operating.
• Thank you KØFLY for an excellent Program!
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm.