Come to the 14th Annual Winter RF Fest in Perry, IA (An ARRL Sanctioned Hamfest) It’s a swap meet and a chance to meet up with your old ham buddies or make new ones. Bring your new or used equipment, your goodies, or anything that you want to sell or trade on February 25, 2023 […]

The annual Cabin Fever Reliever flea market and social will be held Saturday January 28, 2022 7:00am to 10am at the St Paul Presbyterian Church 6426 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131. There is no admission charge, but donations will be accepted.  

The Technician License Class will be February 18, 2023 at the Fort Des Moines Museum (75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA) assembly room. Starting at 8:00 AM and ending around 7:30 to 8:00 PM depending on how long the testing takes. Everyone will be required to have their FRN number and a photo […]

The meeting of the board of the directors of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association originally scheduled for 12/06 has been cancelled.  The next board meeting will be 01/03/2023.   Future meetings: 12/27/22 No meeting 01/03/23 DMRAA Board Meeting @ Fort Des Moines Museum 7pm 01/21/23 Activation of the club station for the NAQP HF […]

Please find an abbreviated version of our recently conducted fall survey attached to this post. The board will be reviewing these items during upcoming meetings and making changes as necessary. The first change will be an increase in email notifications of meetings and events. A notification will be sent several days in advance of a […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association sponsors classes geared towards earning the entry level amateur radio technician license and classes for upgrading from technician level to the general license level.  The instructors are members of the DMRAA that have volunteered their time. Amateur Radio General License Classes What: Amateur Radio General License Classes When: Wednesday […]

The last scheduled ARES event for the year is approaching on Sunday October 16th, 2022 with the IMT Des Moines Marathon. If you are interested in helping with this event, please sign up below. Sign-up for ARES Events

The first ARES events of 2022 are almost  here.  The American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb is May 7th at Principal Park.  The following weekend on May 14th is the Market to Market Relay If you are interested in helping with either event, please sign up below. Sign-up for ARES Events

The DMRAA board elections will be held at the May membership meeting.  If any licensed amateur in good standing with the club that has been a member for at least a year is interested in serving in any capacity on the board, that person should reach out to Ray, W0RAY, by email (w0ray@outlook.com).  This is […]

The next scheduled meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be on the regular 4th Tuesday of the month, February 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM.  The program will be constructing a HotSpot for DMR, DStarr, Fusion and other modes using a Raspberry Pi and a MMDVM daughter board.  Please join us and see […]