This event is Polk County ARES’ largest event of the year.  It requires approximately 40 operators.  If you would like to assist with radio operations, please go to https://dmraa.com/ares  

Please join us Tuesday October 22nd, 2019 for an interesting presentation and demonstration on 3-D printing.  This 3-D overview and demo is by Richard Wagner NØPBO a senior instructor of electronics at the Des Moines Area Community College. 7:00PM Waveland Room, 2nd floor Plymouth Congregational Church 42nd & Ingersoll  Des Moines, IA       […]

  The DMRAA will host this years JOTA event at the Fort Des Moines Museum, Army Post Road and Chaffee Road.  Saturday October 19th. The station will be active from 9Am to 2PM.  Please invite any Scouts that you know (Boy or Girl) to visit.  They will be talking to other Scouts many miles away.  […]

Since appointing a new repeater coordinator the Iowa Repeater Council has nearly cleared all of the pending applications.  Paul, WØYR is the new coordinator and has spent over 50 hours getting things in shape.  Under new leadership the council is setting a goal of 90 days for new applications to be ready for the applicant.  […]

Join us for a presentation and discussion about the fun you can have with CW.  Tom, NØTLW will share his new found love of sending and receiving code.  Tom has improved his CW speed considerably and will let us in on the secret to his success. September 24th, 2019  7:00 PM Plymouth Congregational Church 42nd […]

Make that a large Enthusiastic group enjoyed building a simple ground plane antenna.  The August meeting was a lot of fun and learning.  As members were completing their antennas, others were eager to test them.  No surprise, they worked great with low SWR.  The meeting was planed and presented by Rick, NØCFL and Bob, WØSMS.  […]

The Des Moines Amateur Radio Association is please to announce the upcoming 1-day Technician Class.  The class will be held at the Fort Des Moines Museum,  75 East Army Post Road,  Des Moines, IA   Details below. What:       Amateur Radio Technician Class When:    Saturday, October 12th, 2019  8:00 AM  to about 7:00 PM Where:  75 East […]

The Great Ames Adventure Race (GAAR) will be held Sunday, September 8, at Ada Hayden Heritage Park in Ames.  The race consists of three activities – canoeing in the lake, biking north of Ames, and running around the park.  See http://www.greatamesadventurerace.org/ for more information including course maps. We have once again been requested to provide […]

The Head of the Des Moines Rowing Regatta,  September 28th, 2019.  This event takes place on the Des Moines River.  Visiting college teams paddle upstream and race against the clock.  This event requires approximately 18 operators.  To sign up go to https://dmraa.com/ares

Please join us for our regular DMRAA monthly meeting August 27th.  Rick NØCFL and Bob, WØSMS will help us build our own Go-Box antenna. A fun activity, Rick and I will show all of us how to build an antenna that will work on both VHF and UHF that you can put in your GO […]