EIDXA Meetings
EIDXA meets quarterly, in January, April, July and October. The meeting location is the Plumb Heart Center at Mercy Medical 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 6:15 PM and the formal meeting starts at 7:00. 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: Friday, April 10, 2026.
Time: Doors open at 6:15 PM; Meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
Location:
Plumb Heart Center at Mercy
Medical Center.
Program: “The Search for Amelia Earhart,” by NYØV and KØDAS.
The
Plumb Heart
Center is a part of the Mercy Medical Center complex and is located south of downtown Cedar Rapids,
at the intersection of 8th St SE and 8th Ave SE (846 9th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403). Please see the aerial
graphic of the meeting location provided below.
There is free parking directly in front of the Plumb Heart
Center.
Enter Plumb Heart
Center through the main doors (beneath the yellow star on the graphic
below). Once inside, turn left and walk to the end of the corridor. The
conference
room is on your right. There are no steps
to get to the
conference room.
We hope to see all of our club members at the meeting. Please consider
bringing a non-member ham guest!
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.
Meeting
Location: (Click on this image
for a printable larger version.)
Parking is free in
the parking
lot in front of the Plumb Heart Center. Enter from 8th St SE. Here is a more detailed aerial view from Google Earth.
Future EIDXA Meeting Dates:
All dates are Friday evenings:
April 10, 2026.
July 10, 2026.
October 9, 2026.
All meetings, unless otherwise noted, are at the Plumb Heart Center at Mercy Medical
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 above).
January 9, 2026
Present: KKØDX, NØLNO, NØUTP, NOØB, WØAWL, NA9Q, NØQIJ, AAØCL, W3ACO, KØCF, KØLUM, NØSL, WØIY, WØHBK, KØJGH, N9CI, KØVM, KØDAS.
Online: WRØU, WØGJ, KBØXY, KC3MAC, KØKT.
Called to order at 7:00 PM by President KKØDX.
Program given by Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Information Manager.
Met in a new location to us, the Plumb Heart Center - across 8th Ave SE from Mercy Hospital. We worked out some kinks in the room and still have a few things to learn.
January 14, 2026, is the 50th anniversary of EIDXA affiliating with the ARRL.
Our next meeting is on April 10, 2026. Our program will be “The Search for Amelia Earhart,” by NYØV and KØDAS.
We need a Vice President. Please consider serving your club.
The minutes of the October 2024 meeting were approved as printed on the website. Moved by WØHBK, second by WØAWL. Passed unanimously.
The Treasurer’s Report was accepted. Moved by NOØB. Seconded by KØJGH. Passed unanimously.
Treasurer Mike, NA9Q, is authorized to destroy records while keeping at least seven years of records. Moved by W3ACO. Seconded by WØAWL. Passed with 1 opposed.
The possibility of getting into an interest-bearing account was discussed. The executive committee will discover the status of our club and determine the feasibility and consequences of making such a change.
Membership/Nomination Committee brought Stuart Banta, KC3MAL, of Urbandale as a membership candidate. Unanimously approved as a new member.
The Audit Committee will be NA9Q, NOØB, and W3ACO.
The CYØS Sable Island DXpedition (March 19-30, 2026) will receive $250 from each the General Budget and Tom Hise Fund. Moved by NOØB. Seconded by WØHBK. Passed unanimously.
Thanks to Bob Lee, WØGXA, for doing a wonderful newsletter for so many years. Since we do not have a new editor, please write a story about something cool and submit it to our google reflector so that we have something to read.
Thanks to Ron Meyer, NØSL, for becoming our repeater trustee.
The email reflector committee will be deleting people who have not paid their dues. Hurry and pay your dues if you have not done so! We have 83 folks on the reflector and only 65 + a few newly renewed members.
Thanks to Craig Fastenow, KØCF for his website and DX Bulletin efforts.
Thanks to AAØCL for his DXCC Standings efforts.
President Todd asked why we have a repeater and asked us all to reply with to him with our thoughts. Is the return that we receive greater than the expenses?
Todd gave a brief program on Ham Alert. If you missed the meeting, check out Ham Alert on the internet.
Adjourned at roughly 9:00 PM. Moved by KØVM. Seconded by NOØB.
For minutes of previous meetings, see the EIDXA Minutes Archive.