W0AK Field Day nets over 1,000 contacts
The 2010 DMRAA/ARTS Field Day netted 1,036 contact this year, despite soaring temperatures and early-morning thunderstorms on Sunday. This surpassed last year’s number of 915 contacts. Click here to download the breakdown of QSO’s for this year’s Field Day effort.
PowerFilm Solar of Ames erected an impressive 1 kW military-grade Solar Shade for our use over [...]
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The general meeting of the DMRAA is held the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Waveland Room (2nd Floor) of the Plymouth Congregational Church on the corner of 42nd and Ingersoll Ave. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. and last for 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 Dahl´s on East 33rd Street, starting at 7 p.m.
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DMRAA Meetings
July 27: Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS)
A representative from the Navy/Marines MARS will give this month's presentation on the Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS). The presentation ...
DMRAA Events
VE Testing
Looking to upgrade? Here are the testing dates for the Des Moines area: January 17 March 21 ...
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Naval ship named after Iowa ham and radio pioneer to be christened tomorrowRadio Iowa reports:
A missile range instrumentation ship named after a western Iowa man, who’s considered to be the “Father of Electronic Warfare,” will be christened Saturday afternoon in Mississippi. Howard O. Lorenzen died February of 2000, in Washington State, at the age of 87. Lorenzen grew up and graduated from Atlantic before obtaining a Bachelor [...]
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed a proclamation declaring June 20-26 as “Amateur Radio Week” in celebration of the Field Day activities taking place on June 26 and 27 across the United States.
The Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association (DMRAA), Iowa’s largest and oldest amateur radio organization, will be joining the Des Moines Amateur Radio Technical [...]
