Members of Polk County Iowa ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. If you want to volunteer or need more information, Please contact Dan Miller at [email protected].

The November general meeting is the DMRAA Chili Feed and Auction at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church at 6426 Merle Hay Road in Johnston. We start eating at 6:00pm and the auction begins at 7:00pm. The cost is $5.00 per person.

Jon Davis, KC0USS, training advisor for the Des Moines Police Department, will be teaching the IS-700 course to DMRAA members at this month’s meeting at no charge. For more information on the National Incident Management System, click here.

Many of you know that we lost a friend in Amateur Radio, Bill Stokes KCØGRT. Bill’s Service will be Monday October 5th at 10:30am at the Methodist Church 2747 East 28th & Madison. Bill’s wife Pat would like to have Amateur operators for pall bearers.

Polk County ARES can still use operators for its biggest event of the year, the Des Moines Marathon. Contact Iowa Section Emergency Coordinator Dan Miller AC0OF for more info: [email protected]

Sunday, October 4, 9:00 AM till noon
Nebraska Crossing Outlet Mall
Exit 432 on Interstate 80 @ Highway 31 or 14333 South Highway 31
Gretna, NE 68028

Members of Polk County Iowa ARES are encouraged to participate in these events as a way to train for and be prepared for emergency situations. If you want to volunteer or need more information, Please contact Craig Long at [email protected].

The Southeast Iowa Hamfest sponsored by the Muscatine ARC & Washington Area ARC West Liberty, IA will be held at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds. Click here for more info.
Talk-In: 146.31/91, 146.25/85 (PL 192.8)

Marvin “Ray” Funk (KCØNEY), 77, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. A burial will follow at the Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. A visitation with […]

ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, wrote a letter to National Safety Council (NSC) President Janet Froetscher in July expressing the ARRL’s concerns that Amateur Radio not become an unintended victim of the growing public debate over what to do about distracted drivers. Read more…