2014 DMRAA Hamfest coming soon!

    Mark your calendars for the upcoming 2014 edition of the DMRAA Hamfest.  April 19th beginning at 8:00am is the date and the Elwell Family Center is the location.  Click here the DMRAA Hamfest Flyer 2014.  Tell your friends and remember we offer ARRL testing.  See you there. Table reservations Tables are available at the DMRAA Hamfest […]

    Why not join us?

    The general meeting of the DMRAA is held the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Waveland Hall (2nd Floor) of the Plymouth Congregational Church on the corner of 42nd Street and Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. and last for approximately an hour. The meetings are free and you do not have to be a licensed ham to attend the meetings.

    Meetings of the board and officers are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Euclid Avenue Hy-Vee meeting room on the second floor, starting at 7 p.m.

    Use the contact page to contact the DMRAA for more information on the club's meetings and events.


DMRAA Meetings

featuredimage DMRAA Hosts 2014 Spotter Training

Ken Podrazik Meteorologist with National Weather Service Des Moines office presented the first spotter talk of 2014.  The presentation was ...

DMRAA Events

March Meeting to feature NBEMS Software

Clint Miller, KCØJUO will present the NBEMS software program.  Rather than just a demo, Clint has asked that any interested ...

VE Testing

Area Testing Sessions

Des Moines         1:00pm   March 16, 2014, May 18, 2014, July 20, 2014, September 21, 2014, November 16, 2014, Registration starts at 12:30 PM (no admittance after ...

Chatter

Des Moines-area hams featured in Des Moines Sunday Register

Last week’s storm spotter training session co-hosted by the DMRAA and the Mid-Iowa Skywarn Association was featured in today’s Des Moines Sunday Register. A focal point for much of the article is DMRAA’s own board member, Tom Reis NØVPR, who is also a net control operator for the amateur radio station at the National Weather […]

WØAK Repeater, upgrade complete

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association maintains an analog 2-meter repeater on 146.940 (negative shift) with a PL tone of 114.8. This repeater was provided in part from a grant from Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management. and is maintained by membership dues and donations.  It is identified by the callsign WØAK and is located […]

Polk County ARES Events

Fight for Air Climb – March 16, 2014

Area Events

Technician Class offered by the Waukee Community Education and DMRAA
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