June 11th, 2022 is date for the Creston, IA Hamfest. See their flyer attached below!  

VE testing will be being performed in Marshalltown on May 7th, 2022, Check out this flyer for details! HAM Radio Testing May 7th -2022 Session

We are pleased to announce the return of the DMRAA Hamfest at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The 2022 DMRAA Hamfest will be returning to the Elwell Family Food Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on April 23rd, 2022. For details please see our flyer or check out http://dmraa.com/hamfest We hope to see you all there! […]

Please join us for the 2021 DMRAA Christmas Party and get together. The event will be held at Bianchi’s Hilltop Restaurant on the East Side of Des Moines on Tuesday, December 14th. Doors open at 7pm, and you can find us in the Party Room. You can find their menu here. Each person is responsible […]

Rich, WA0JFS and Allen, W0KWM, are again jointly sponsoring the Cabin Fever Reliever swap meet in January. The event will be held on January 22nd 2022 at the Saylorville Events Center at 2081 NW Prairie Ln. Doors open at 7am and everything wraps up at 10:00. There will be a door prize, a Yaesu FT-5DR […]

Des Moines Area 2022 Dates January 16th 2022 March 20th, 2022 May 15th, 2022 July 17th, 2022 September 18th, 2022 November 20th, 2022 Sponsored by the Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association Contact: Rick Allen NØCFL (515) 795-2162 n0cfl@arrl.net

Date December 4 th 2021 Check In 9:30 AM Exam Starts 10:00AM Location Marshall County Emergency Management 3rd Floor Emergency Operations Center 2369 Jessup Ave Marshalltown, IA Contact Brian Krumm N0MXK n0mxk@arrl.net 641-751 2492 Note: Social Security Numbers are NO LONGER usable for VE Testing. You must have a FRN before sitting for your exam. […]

Due to the ongoing COVID situation we will not be having our usual chili feed and auction in November. Stay tuned to this area for information on our December get together.

The DMRAA is operating a Special Event station at the Museum on November 6th, 2021. Amateur Operators are encouraged to visit the Fort between 9am and 4pm to operating in this event. This is a great opportunity to experience HF operation first hand! Questions please contact Dennis, KA0DOS.

September’s meeting will be a hybrid meeting via Zoom and in person. For those attending in person please join us at the Fort Des Moines Museum located at 75 East Army Post Road. For those wishing to attend via Zoom, here is the  ZOOM LINK September’s meeting is at 7pm on September 28th. The meeting […]