Antenna Setup Sunday, June 22nd 2025 1:00pm
Jun 15th, 2025 | By Dean Madsen, N0XR | Category: ChatterTweet
On Sunday, June 22nd at 1:00 PM, we’ll begin setting up the tower trailer with a beam antenna on the south side of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center. We’ll also be running coaxial cable from the permanent tower and antennas into the large room on the museum’s first floor, and preparing a couple of radio stations.
These stations will be used during the inaugural youth radio camp the week leading up to Field Day, and then again during Field Day weekend as part of the club’s Five Echo effort (permanent stations operating on emergency power).
If you’d like to help out, please join us at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center on Sunday, June 22 at 1:00 PM. We’d love to have your support!.
Date/Time | Event | Location | Program/Information |
06/03/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
06/21/25 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome International Museums on the Air |
06/22/25 1:00PM | Antenna Setup | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Help Needed |
06/24/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Field Day Dean Madsen, N0XR |
06/27/25 1:00PM | Field Day – Setup Begins | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
06/28/25 8:00AM | Field Day – Setup Resumes | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
06/28/25 1:00PM | Field Day Operating Begins | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
06/29/25 1:00PM | Field Day Tear Down Begins | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
07/01/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
07/19/25 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
07/22/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | TBD |
08/05/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
08/26/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
09/02/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
09/20/25 10:00AM | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome Iowa QSO Party |
09/23/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
10/07/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
10/18/25 10:00AM | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
10/28/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | 10 Meters |
11/04/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
11/15/25 10:00AM | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
11/25/25 6:00PM | DMRAA Chili Feed & Auction | St Paul Presbyterian Church 6426 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131 | All are welcome $10 admission |
12/02/25 6:30PM | DMRAA Christmas Party | Chicago SpeakEasy | Everyone is responsible for their own meal and gratuity. |
12/20/25 10:00AM | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
12/23/25 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting |
01/17/26 8:00AM-11:00AM | Cabin Fever Reliever | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | More Details to come! |
04/25/26 8:00AM-12:00PM | What could this be? | Save the date. More details to come! | All are welcome $10 admission |