Dean Madsen, N0XR, will be presenting a Field Day Primer in preparation for Field Day 2021 this coming weekend.  This meeting will be in person at Fort Des Moines located at 75 E Army Post Rd, in Des Moines.  Meeting will start at 7:00 PM.

Pat McIntyre, KD9BBA, will present on building an aviation ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast) receiver using a RaspBerry Pi, a Software Defined Receiver and a home built antenna.

Bob and Dennis will will provide an update on the status of the club station and future work needed at Ft Des Moines and what that means for DMRAA members and the amateur radio community.  There will be time for questions and answers. Note: New Zoom Link required. Prior links will not work.  Click this link […]

Our February virtual meeting will be held on February 23rd at 7PM. MECHDYNE Corporation, was founded in 1996 by three ISU grad students following studies at ISU’s Virtual Reality Applications Center. Following humble beginnings in Marshalltown, IA, Mechdyne has grown into a global leader in virtual reality and visualization technology. Still headquarted in Marshalltown, Mechdyne […]

Our January virtual meeting will be held on January 26th at 7PM. Fred, AB1OC, will be offering us a presentation on “Getting Started in EME (Moon Bounce)” communications. Fred is the president of the Nashua Area Radio Society, Dayton Hamvention’s 2019 Club of the Year. Note: New Zoom Link required. Prior links will not work. […]

There will be no Zoom virtual meeting in December. Everyone enjoy the holidays with your families and hopefully Santa brings you some fun new gear! See everyone (virtually) in January for our regularly scheduled club meeting. Details to follow!

Mike Waldron to present and discuss testing equipment in November 24th’s virtual meeting.  This talk could lead to some great stocking stuffer ideas! Please contact Tom Weaver, WØFN –> Tom.WØ[email protected] to get a Zoom Meeting Link/invite for our monthly meetings (4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM).  NOTE: The meeting link will remain the same as […]

John Forbes has agreed to present his solar energy project at the September meeting. John Forbes is a pharmacist who operates a Medicap Pharmacy in Urbandale. When he planned the new building he now occupies, he specifically planned to install rooftop solar panels to supply all of the electricity. He has kept daily records of […]

August 25th, 2020   Our August meeting, on the 25th, will feature an update on the progress on the station at Fort Des Moines along with ample time for questions and opinions. The program will be delivered by Dennis O’Brien, Tom Weaver, and Bob Johnson. Tom Weaver WØFN is inviting you to the DMRAA Monthly […]

  Our August meeting, on the 25th, will feature an update on the progress on the station at Fort Des Moines along with ample time for questions and opinions. The program will be delivered by Dennis O’Brien, Tom Weaver, and Bob Johnson. Zoom login details will be posted at DMRAA.com   7:00PM