The following is the ballot for the 2012-2013 selection of DMRAA Officers and Board. The election will be held at the May general meeting on May 22. You must be a DMRAA member in good standing to be able to vote. Nominations can also be taken from the floor at the meeting. President (1 year [...]

Here are the winners of the prizes given out at the 2012 DMRAA Hamfest this weekend: MFJ 269B antenna analyzer and antenna adapter kit Steven Arey KD0ORB, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wouxun KG-UVD1P dual-band handheld radio, dual-band gain antenna, Cason multi-functional clock Len Quelland KD0USA, Ankeny, Iowa $50 ARRL gift certificate, 3-watt LED headlamp, two tickets [...]

Check this out! W0AK is featured in the 2012 ARRL Handbook for their Field Day section. The photo by Kevin Sanders K0KDS includes, from left, Dave Johnson N0LVA, Dean Madsen N0XR, George Noble KK7FM, and a visitor from our 2010 Field Day at Big Creek State Park. (via Mike Waldron AE0MW)

After years of operating from the old Nursing School building at Lutheran Hospital the equipment had to be removed. Last fall Lutheran Hospital made the decision to tear down the old building. Other than being used for storage, the DMRAA Packet station was about the only thing operational in the building. While we were displaced [...]

Memorial services for Charles Adams Corcoran of rural Dallas County, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 720 Orchard Hills Drive, in Norwalk, Iowa. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the church. Known as Charlie to his family, Corky [...]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association is pleased to continue our partnership with the Waukee Community School District’s Community Education program, offering a Technician licensing class beginning on February 2. Classes will be held each Thursday beginning at 7 p.m., and ending on April 12 when testing will be held. You do not need to [...]

Bruce Brumm KC0ZMT, of Des Moines, was selected as the 2011 recipient of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association’s Winthrop Mager Award. He was selected by the nomination committee for his activity in Polk County ARES, his role as a board member of the DMRAA, contributed hours for VE testing, and other activities. Most recently, [...]

The 13th Annual Skywarn Recognition Day (SRD) will be held at National Weather Service offices around the nation to celebrate the contributions amateur radio operators make during severe weather. The Des Moines National Weather Service (NWS) office, located at 9607 NW Beaver Drive in Johnston, will be open on Friday, December 2nd from 6 p.m. [...]

Listen for the first discussion of the Extra Class test material on 146.940/340 Sunday, September 18, at 4:00 PM. Someone will open the discussion and act as the discussion leader (undecided just who this will be at this time). This first session will be a trial run to see if this method of study will [...]

Cedar Rapids D-STAR Repeaters online! The Collins Amateur Radio Club now has D-STAR repeaters operating in the Cedar Rapids area: “N0CXX C” on 147.405 MHz with -990 kHz offset; and “N0CXX B” on 442.050 MHx with +5.0 MHz offset. Note the odd split, and two spaces between “N0CXX and C”. These may be linked through [...]