Start Date: 08/01/2010
End Date: 08/01/2010
Location: Teamsters Hall
5000 J Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Website: http://CVARC.rf.org
Sponsor: Cedar Valley ARC
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.745 or 146.52 Simplex
Public Contact: Rick Olney , N0XZL
1574 West Mt. Vernon Road Mt. Vernon, IA 52314
Phone: 319-396-8979
Email: rolney@qwest.net

Start Date: 07/23/2010
End Date: 07/25/2010
Location: DoubleTree Hotel St. Louis at Westport
1973 Craigshire Road
St. Louis, MO
Website: http://www.csvhfs.org
Sponsor: Central States VHF Society
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 144.200
Public Contact: Ron Ochu, KO0Z
5 Cricklewood Lane St. Peters, MO 63376-1531
Phone: 636-397-2510
Email: ko0z@arrl.net

A representative from the Navy/Marines MARS will give this month’s presentation on the Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS). The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church (map) in the Waveland Room.

Start Date: 07/17/2010
End Date: 07/17/2010
Location: Johnson County Fairgrounds
East State Hwy 50
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Website: http://WAARCI.ORG
Sponsor: Warrensburg Area Amateur Radio Club
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Talk-In: 146.880 (Pl 107.2)
Public Contact: Keith Raihala , N0VJ
457 NW 501st Road Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660-864-1911
Email: n0vj@arrl.net

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 [...]

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, visit the Polk County ARES website at PolkCountyARES.com.

Radio 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 [...]

Dean Madsen, N0XR, will again give a presentation about Field Day at this month’s meeting. Field Day is June 26-27 (Click here for details). The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Waveland Room of the Plymouth Congregational Church (42nd and Ingersoll) in Des Moines. All are welcome — experienced hams, new hams, and the [...]

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, visit the Polk County ARES website at PolkCountyARES.com.