The Yavapai Amateur Radio Club (YARC) of Prescott, AZ will operate a special event station November 17, 2010, in celebration of NRA’s 139th birthday. The amateur radio station will operate from the Gunsite Academy’s 2,000-acre campus north of Prescott, AZ. The special event call sign will be K7NRA, an FCC-licensed amateur radio station. The operation [...]

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Members of Polk County Iowa ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. If you want to volunteer or need more information, Please contact Dan Miller at ac0of@arrl.net.

Many of you know that we lost a friend in Amateur Radio, Bill Stokes KCØGRT. Bill’s Service will be Monday October 5th at 10:30am at the Methodist Church 2747 East 28th & Madison. Bill’s wife Pat would like to have Amateur operators for pall bearers.

Polk County ARES can still use operators for its biggest event of the year, the Des Moines Marathon. Contact Iowa Section Emergency Coordinator Dan Miller AC0OF for more info: ac0of@arrl.net

Members of Polk County Iowa ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. If you want to volunteer or need more information, Please contact Craig Long at kc0ynn@gmail.com.

The Southeast Iowa Hamfest sponsored by the Muscatine ARC & Washington Area ARC West Liberty, IA will be held at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds. Click here for more info.
Talk-In: 146.31/91, 146.25/85 (PL 192.8)

Marvin “Ray” Funk (KCØNEY), 77, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. A burial will follow at the Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. A visitation with [...]

Members of Polk County Iowa ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. If you want to volunteer or need more information, Please contact Craig Long at kc0ynn@gmail.com.

Interested in becoming a new ham or upgrading your license? You can find all the 2010 testing dates for the Des Moines metro area here!