The DMRAA and ARTS clubs will be jointly conducting Field Day operations at the Jolly Boat shelter in Big Creek State Park, just west of Polk City.

Now that the dust has settled from the Hamfest, it’s time to get ready for FIELD DAY! Board member Dean Madsen (N0XR) will be getting us up speed on what we need to know to handle the logging for this year’s field day, as well as answer questions concerning the event itself.

KC4VG is back from the land of eternal sunshine, cool waves and pile ups. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes (or what too take) on a tropical island DX-pedition, here’s your chance. We’ll even put a fancy umbrella in your coffee if we can figure out where to get them…

If you stopped counting at OSCAR-23, then you’ll be surprised what’s happened in the world of Amateur Radio Satellites. Come join us as KoMDJ makes the trip from Cedar Rapids to bring us up to speed on the latest in extraterrestial communication.

Yes, it’s official: the Grand Prize at this year’s DMRAA Hamfest will bring you into the newest mode hitting the airwaves in the amateur radio community: D-Star. This year’s Grand Prize is an ICOM IC-91AD which features D-Star Digital Voice, dual-band capability (2m and 70cm) and over 1300 memory channels. It comes complete with the [...]

Can’t tell a wall cloud from a rain cloud? Don’t worry, the National Weather Service will be providing its annual Severe Weather Spotter training at the 2/24 meeting. The meeting is open to the general public (as always) and would be a great meeting for your friends and family members to attend. One note: the [...]

DMRAA member KC4VG is part of the “Buddies in the Caribbean” Dxpedition to FS/Saint Martin and PJ7/Sint Maarten Feb. 4-11, and should have just returned from a side trip to PJ6/Saba Island, which should be of interest to most IOTA chasers since it carries the designation IOTA NA145. If you’re wondering what it’s like to [...]

KC9NXM has forwarded us a response he received from Rep. Abdul-Samad’s office (he’s the sponsor of H.F. 9 and chair of the subcommittee overseeing the mobile communications bill). It appears that there has been a modification to the bill limiting it solely to cellular telephones: On behalf of Representative Abdul-Samad, thank you for voicing your [...]

So the bug has bit, eh? The digital bug. The D-Star bug. All you need now is a ID-800H and that only takes….money. But the Christmas credit card bills have arrived (did you really need that Snuggie?), the economy sucks and the taxman is on his way. Our advice is that you not ask the [...]

In an earlier post we told you about H.F. 9 which will make it a crime for ham radio operators to use their mobile rigs or handhelds while operating their car. H.F. 9 is not the only bill concerning the use of wireless devices while driving. H.F. 17, for instance, is limited to those under [...]