We are pleased to announce the 2023 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Hamfest will be held in the Elwell Family Food Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023. For details or to reserve your table, please check out http://dmraa.com/hamfest We hope to see you all there!  

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.  

For full information on the event, please visit the 3900 Club Hamboree webpage. Location: Boone County Fair Grounds,Community Building, 1601 Industrial Park Road, Boone IA. When: Oct 14 & 15, 2022 Doors open to public @ 8 AM to 1 PM  

June 11th, 2022 is date for the Creston, IA Hamfest. See their flyer attached below!  

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

We have just received word that the Living History Farms Road O Cross Race has been cancelled due COVID-19 concerns.  This means that Polk County had not been able to assist in any public service events in 2020.  While disappointed we look forward to a more normal year in 2021.  Thanks to all of you […]

CANCELLED, Our next scheduled event will be the Iowa State Fair Parade August 12th, 2020.  Please sign-up at DMRAA.com/ARES

Polk County ARES will again provide communications support for the annual Fight for Air Climb March 29th, 2020. This event takes place at 4 tall buildings in downtown Des Moines.  Participants climb the stairs in all four buildings. It takes approximately 25 radio operators to adequately staff this event. To sign up, go to DMRAA.com/ARES

The 2019 edition of our annual ChiliFeed / Auction is a little more than a month away. November 26th, 2019 to be exact. Have you scoured the shack to find those great little treasures that are not being used like they once were? Have you put them in the box? Is the box full yet? […]

This event is Polk County ARES’ largest event of the year.  It requires approximately 40 operators.  If you would like to assist with radio operations, please go to http://dmraa.com/ares