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September 22: 2nd Annual HARC/DMRAA Picnic/Antenna Party

Jul 30th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Events

You are invited to attend the 2nd annual HARC/DMRAA Picnic/Antenna Party on September 22nd, 2012. Time: 1PM to 7PM Potluck: 5PM Location: 522 NW 6th St, Grimes, IA 50111, home of Bruce Schmiedlin, KC0TPV. This will be a great time to meet your fellow hams, try out some antenna projects you have been working on […]



August 5: Cedar Valley ARC Summerfest

Jul 27th, 2012 | By | Category: Area Events

Start Date: 08/05/2012 End Date: 08/05/2012 Location: Teamsters Hall 5000 J Street SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Website: http://cvarc.rf.org/Summerfest2012.pdf Sponsor: Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club Type: ARRL Hamfest Talk-In: 146.745 (no PL) Public Contact: Dave Wilson, KB0DW 3200 Silverthorne Road NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Phone: 319-393-3776 Email: [email protected]



August 4: Airport Drill

Jul 20th, 2012 | By | Category: Polk County ARES Events

Members of Polk County ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. The purpose of Polk County ARES is to provide emergency radio communications for Polk County and surrounding communities when officially activated via authorized agency. ARES members volunteer their time and expertise […]



July 26: Central States VHF Society Conference

Jul 15th, 2012 | By | Category: Area Events

Start Date: 07/26/2012 End Date: 07/28/2012 Location: Clarion Hotel and Convention Center 525 33rd Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Website: http://www.csvhfs.org/ Sponsor: Central States VHF Society Type: ARRL Convention Talk-In: 146.745/.145 Public Contact: Bill Caldwell , N0LNO 4505 Regal Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Phone: 319-378-8636



July 14: Pioneer ARC’s 15th Annual Flea Market

Jul 8th, 2012 | By | Category: Area Events

Start Date: 07/14/2012 End Date: 07/14/2012 Location: St. Charles Parish Center 8th & Locust Streets North Bend, NE 68649 Website: http://www.k0jfn.com Sponsor: Pioneer Amateur Radio Club Type: ARRL Hamfest Talk-In: 146.67/07 Public Contact: Rich Mehaffey , KB0ARZ 230 West 11th Street North Bend, NE 68649 Phone: 402-652-3410



July 24 – Remote operation

Jul 8th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

Clint Miller KC0JUO, the Story County ARES EC, will be giving the July presentation about his experience installing a Remote Rig system at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. If you live in a space that can’t accommodate antennas, this will be a presentation you won’t want to miss! Everybody is welcome. The presentation begins […]



July 19: Camp Sunnyside Regatta

Jun 24th, 2012 | By | Category: Polk County ARES Events

Members of Polk County ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. The purpose of Polk County ARES is to provide emergency radio communications for Polk County and surrounding communities when officially activated via authorized agency. ARES members volunteer their time and expertise […]



June 23: Camp Sunnyside Walk With Me

Jun 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: Polk County ARES Events

Members of Polk County ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. The purpose of Polk County ARES is to provide emergency radio communications for Polk County and surrounding communities when officially activated via authorized agency. ARES members volunteer their time and expertise […]



June 26: Buddies in the Caribbean — Grenada

May 27th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

The DMRAA’s own Mike Greenwood KC4VG will share some notes from the latest Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedition to Grenada from this past February. The Buddipole team, which specializes in 100 watts or less low power radios and the Buddipole portable antenna systems, had fixed operations from a cliff-top villa and portable operations from various […]



June 2: Dam to Dam

May 20th, 2012 | By | Category: Polk County ARES Events

Members of Polk County ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. The purpose of Polk County ARES is to provide emergency radio communications for Polk County and surrounding communities when officially activated via authorized agency. ARES members volunteer their time and expertise […]