The race is the same the route is the same and it is time to put the Dam to Dam in your ARES event To Do calendar.  Many of you seasoned ARES operators already know how much fun it can be working this annual event.  If you’ve never had the pleasure, now is the time […]

Cerro Gordo County ARES is asking for some help with their upcoming Disaster Drill.  Please read the letter below and see if there is a way you can assist.   Hello. I am the new ARES EC for Cerro Gordo county.   On May 19th we will be having a FULL SCALE MULTI-COMMUNITY EMERGENCY EXERCISE.  this […]

Join us for the May 24th meeting and club elections.  This annual meeting is the time for the club’s membership to vote on the slate of officers and board members for the coming year.  The elections will be followed by an informal discussion about the latest and greatest from the Hamvention in Dayton. The Nomination […]

Polk County ARES will again provide the communication for the Market to Market Relay Race – May 7th, 2016 This event will require approximately 22 operators from 6:00am until 8:00pm, however most operators will work 4 – 5 hours shifts.  This is a great event to prepare our skills and equipment for emergency needs.  We are […]

We have received news that the KØGH 444.750+ tone 151.4 Coralville  repeater is now linked to the UHF system.  The link is made via the internet to Baxter KCØNFA 444.225+ tone 151.4.  The UHF system is a mostly RF linked system which has many repeaters.  This includes repeaters in Baxter, Grimes, Creston, Newton, Prescott, Menlo, […]

The DMRAA is busy making plans for the 2016 edition of the annual ARRL Field Day.  The location this year has been changed.  Due to construction of new shelters at Fort Des Moines County Park the Location has been changed to Yellow Bank County Park, shelter #1.  This beautiful Polk County Park just south of […]

The weather was great and the bargains were plentiful at the 2016 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association’s Hamfest.  Several new friends entered Amateur Radio after they passed their Technician’s exam.  Forums included the Iowa Repeater Council meeting and the ARRL Iowa Section forum.  We saw hams from four states as well as Iowa.  Door prizes […]

Story County Amateur Radio Emergency Service will host it’s 2nd 1-Day Technician Class May 14th in Ames. Study for and take the test same day! Our November class had over a 90% same-day pass rate!   Click here for Flyer → HamCram_flyer_May   Click her to register→ http://kb7vml.net/registration  

We would like to welcome the newest member to the Polk County Emergency Management Agency staff…Cameron Stufflebeam. Cameron joined the Polk County Emergency Management Agency March 21, 2016.  Cameron has an extensive background in emergency management, hazardous materials response, emergency medical services and emergency communications. As an Iowa Air National Guard member, he is part of […]

Adams County Illinois EMA is sponsoring the 2016 Tri-State Severe Weather and Preparedness Conference.  Please note several several regional and national speakers from FEMA and the National Weather Service will speak about severe weather and preparedness.  We look forward to seeing attendees from the Iowa Illinois and Missouri Tri-State region. This 1-Day conference is open to anyone with […]