A note from James, WB0FFE for those that participated in the group buy of QMX transceivers:

Hello- Sending email as well as posting on the IRO-Discord. We Build Day #1 Scheduled for THIS Saturday January 3rd, 2026. Time:  9am – 5pm CT Location: Data Business Equipment (DBE) 10435 New York Ave, Urbandale IA 50322 WHAT TO BRING:     What you will need to assemble the kit. I plan to bring – Soldering station (Iron, holder, cleaner, tips, etc) Solder, Fresh clippers, power strip and drop cord, magnification light, Printed instructions / Tablet with saved pdf of instructions, Water for drinking, small speaker and headphones for music, snack to keep rolling. Anything else you can think of. It would be fun to bring a treat to share.  I’m not opposed to a tasty beverage to share((need to ok with host)). I expect this to be an “open house” style build, meaning if you plan to build – Come / If you plan to build an antenna or mic kits – Come! / If you want to see what’s happening – Come!!!… Location Logistics: Attached is a Map of the site for Parking and entrance. The only entrance that will be open on Saturday is the Employee Entrance accessed from our break room patio and designated with the green arrow. There is a sidewalk and a few stairs that will get folks from the parking lot up to the patio. I’ll initially prop the door open as our building requires badge access 24×7, and then we can just have folks prop the door if they need to leave for a break, etc. as long as someone’s still in the building. The best parking is probably in the blue boxes, but can also be in any of the marked ‘visitor’ spaces.  If you have any questions or need help day of Please feel free to call me at 563.650.4143 – Leave a message if I don’t answer and tell me who you are. Let me know if you have any questions & please let me know if you plan to come if you have not already. Looking forward to seeing you Saturday! Many Thanks James WB0FFE 563.650.4143