The Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association (DMRAA) will be offering a course this fall with the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education program. The class will teach the fundamentals of amateur radio and students will learn the requirements to gain the entry-level “technician” amateur radio license. Learn how you can use radio equipment for enjoyment, […]

Cass Nemmers, 46, passed away September 1, 2010 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Cass was born May 27, 1964 in Sioux City, IA to Sylvester and Jean (Cass) Nemmers. He was a deputy with Polk County. Most importantly, Cass was an amazing father and husband of 26 years. He loved to ride his two Harley […]

Polk County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) will participate in the Boy Scouts of America 100th Encampment at Water Works Park in Des Moines. On display at the amateur radio booth will be a Flex 5000 software-defined radio display, backpack HF station, HF station, D-STAR station, and a VHF/UHF station. The National Weather Service and […]

The Iowa Section Youth Award is intended to recognize a young ham, who has demonstrated his or her tremendous dedication to Amateur Radio through his or her activities. Requirements Nominees for the Iowa Section Youth Award must meet the following requirements to be considered for this award: A current Iowa resident A licensed Amateur Radio […]

The 2010 DMRAA/ARTS Field Day netted 1,036 contact this year, despite soaring temperatures and early-morning thunderstorms on Sunday. This surpassed last year’s number of 915 contacts. Click here to download the breakdown of QSO’s for this year’s Field Day effort. PowerFilm Solar of Ames erected an impressive 1 kW military-grade Solar Shade for our use […]

Radio Iowa reports: A missile range instrumentation ship named after a western Iowa man, who’s considered to be the “Father of Electronic Warfare,” will be christened Saturday afternoon in Mississippi. Howard O. Lorenzen died February of 2000, in Washington State, at the age of 87. Lorenzen grew up and graduated from Atlantic before obtaining a […]

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed a proclamation declaring June 20-26 as “Amateur Radio Week” in celebration of the Field Day activities taking place on June 26 and 27 across the United States. The Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association (DMRAA), Iowa’s largest and oldest amateur radio organization, will be joining the Des Moines Amateur Radio […]

Kevin Sanders, K0KDS, gave a presentation on social networking and online tools for amateur radio at the general DMRAA meeting on May 25. If you missed the presentation, you can download the presentation in the following formats: PPT PowerPoint format (10 megabytes, in a ZIP file) PDF Adobe Reader format (42 megabytes) The websites that […]

The annual ballot for the 2010 Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association has been set by the nomination committee, as per the DMRAA constitution. The election will be held at the May general meeting on May 25 in the Waveland Hall at Plymouth Congregational Church, 42nd and Ingersoll in Des Moines. The meeting begins at 7 […]

Over 350 people converged in Des Moines for the 2010 Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association Hamfest last week at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Several vendors and sellers were present to stock their tables with various wares, and several new hams were licensed and/or upgraded during testing. Forums were also held towards the end of the […]