EIDXA Meetings
EIDXA meets quarterly, in January, April, July and October. Our new 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, January 9, 2026.
Time: Doors open at 6:15 PM; Meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
Location:
Plumb Heart 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
graphic 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 Plumb Heart
Center.
Enter Plumb Heart
Center through the main 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: (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. For a
customizable view of the area, check out this interactive Google Map.
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). In addition, we have
an interactive Google map of the area.
EIDXA Minutes
July 11, 2025
Meeting called to order at 7:46 after a station tour of K3LR via Zoom by Tim Duffy.
My
apologies to all for the difficulties we had with the Zoom meeting. We
met via Zoom to support Tim’s program. The in-person meeting was
cancelled due to the storms. Somebody needs to stop by Godfather’s to
ensure that we are on their calendar for the October meeting.
We
discussed Field Day operations in the area and the need to encourage
younger people to get involved in amateur radio and chasing DX.
Mike Nowack (NA9Q) could not join the Zoom. No Treasurer’s report was given.
We have no program lined up for the October meeting.
Glenn
Johnson (WØGJ) provided some inputs from the Northern California DX
Association working group meeting. There have been some unknown changes
to the regulations in the Southern Ocean area.
It was
moved by KØFLY, seconded by WØSR, and passed unanimously to support the
3C2MD operation with $200 split between the Hise fund and the treasury.
It
was moved by WØAWL, seconded by KØFLY, and passed unanimously to
support the PJ6 operation with $100 split between the Hise fund and the
treasury.
We need a trustee for our repeater. If interested, please contact any officer.
We need a nominating committee. At this time, we believe that we only need a VP.
The
minutes of the April meeting were read by KØFLY. It was moved by WØAWL
and seconded by NG7A and passed unanimously to approve the minutes as
read.
The next meeting is October 10, 2025.
It was moved to adjourn by NØLNO, seconded by WØAWL, and passed unanimously.
Submitted by NØLNO
For minutes of previous meetings, see the EIDXA Minutes Archive.