Congratulations to the 1 – Day Technician Class and to their teachers.  Please be listening for these new hams testing their new Baofeng HTs.  Rumor has it that there will be another class in January.    

The 2015 Iowa State Fair is coming up soon.  It all starts with the State Fair Parade the 12th of August.  Amateur Radio has supported the parade for many years.  20 operators will be needed from about 5:30pm till about 8:30pm.  If you can help contact Don Price, KCØMTF at (515) 306-6352.  or by email […]

Field Day is just around the corner.  The board of the DMRAA is busy making plans for another great event.  Field Day will again be held at Fort Des Moines County Park.  The 4-Alpha station will offer all interested hams operating time.  Stay tuned for more information.  

  Jack KØJQA demonstrates proper soldering techniques for coax connectors at the March DMRAA meeting.  Jack also explained the differences between many of the popular connectors used by hams.

Commander Brandon Butters of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 33, Flotilla 4 gave a great presentation of the mission and activities of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in Iowa.  He described their mission in Iowa and along side the US Coast Guard.  They serve in various emergency situations, tactical support for water events and  aid in […]

New club T shirts will be delivered at the January 27th meeting.  Thanks to the members that paid their dues on time.  If you didn’t get your dues paid by 6th you will be able to purchase a shirt at the meeting.  You may also purchase additional shirts (subject to stock on hand).  Please make […]

Free T shirt if you pay your dues before the end of the year.  Mail your check for $20 and your shirt size to DMRAA P.O. Box 88 Des Moines, IA  50301 Must be received prior to January 4th 2015 This applies to new renewals. (If your 2015 dues are already paid, your payment will […]

The 2014 edition of the annual ChiliFeed / Auction was a ball.  The church hall was packed with sellers and buyers.  A very nice selection of used gear and a tasty selection chili highlighted the evening.   A large amount of chili (3 roasters) was devoured.  Thanks to Ron, KDØTTO, Scott, NØOOD, Mark, WØGZR and […]

With a crowd of close to 40 hams many of whom wielded soldering irons and built simple sound card interfaces and such.  Talk about fun.  Young and old participated.  We’ll bet this program shows up again!  

Featured speaker for the September meeting was Clint Miller, KCØJUO.  Clint has considerable experience with “Fox Hunting” in and around the Ames area.  He spoke about the history of the sport and showed us various antennas and foxes. The evening was interesting with several stories from both the presenter and the audience.  Our thanks to […]