Field Day 2023 – 06/23/23 thru 06/25/23
Jun 5th, 2023 | By Dean Madsen, N0XR | Category: Alerts, DMRAA Events, DMRAA MeetingsTweet
The 2023 Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association WØAK Field Day will be held at THE FORT DES MOINES MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER, officially beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 24 and ending at 1 p.m. the next day, Sunday, June 25. WØAK will be operating as a 4E station — all stations will be running on emergency power, including three main HF stations, and one VHF station.
Visitors from the public are welcome to join us at anytime throughout the event, where they can learn about amateur radio through hands-on operating… you do not need a license or prior experience to participate!
Please visit the Field Day page for the full schedule and more information.
Field Day replaces the meeting that would normally be held Tuesday June 27th.
Date/Time | Event | Location | Program/Information |
04/02/24 7:00pm | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
04/20/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
04/23/24 | No Meeting | Replaced by Hamfest | |
04/27/24 8am-1pm | DMRAA Hamfest | Elwell Family Food Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds | |
05/07/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
05/18/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
05/28/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting & Elections | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center |
Field Day |
06/04/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
06/15/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome. International Museums on the air. |
06/21/24 thru 06/23/24 | Field Day | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
06/25/24 | No Meeting | Replaced by Field Day | |
07/02/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
07/20/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
07/20/24 10am | Tour of Iowa Public Television | 6450 Corporate Dr. Johnston, IA 50131 | Gather as a group at 10am and Jason, KE0IAV will lead a tour of the facilities |
07/23/24 7:00PM | No Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Replaced by the tour of IPTV on 7/20. |
08/06/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
08/17/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
08/27/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | The Joy of Homebrew Jack Coleman, K0JQA |
09/03/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
09/21/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
09/24/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Bring your “Go Pack” for show and tell. Will there be prizes? |
10/01/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
10/19/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
10/22/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | CW |
11/05/24 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
11/16/24 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
11/26/24 6:00PM | DMRAA Chili Feed and Auction | TBA | All are welcome. $10 admission, $1 buy backs, 10% auction commission |
12/03/24 6:00PM | DMRAA Christmas Party | Chicago Speakeasy | Everyone is responsible for their own meal/gratuity |
12/24/24 | No Meeting | Replaced by Christmas Party | |
01/07/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
01/18/25 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
01/28/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Meeting Topic TBD |
02/04/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Board Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Members are welcome |
02/15/25 10am-2pm | W0AK Club Station Open | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | All are welcome |
02/26/25 7:00PM | DMRAA Meeting | Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | Storm Spotter Training by National Weather Service Staff |