The Cyclone Amateur Radio Club (W0ISU) will be holding a special event station this Saturday to celebrate VEISHEA 2010, under the callsign W0I. The club’s special event station will be part of the CARC display in VEISHEA Village on Central Campus from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the CARC W0I website […]

The Icom ID-880H, a dual-band D-STAR mobile transceiver has been announced as the prize for the DMRAA Hamfest raffle prize. The Hamfest will be held April 24, 2010 in the Walnut Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

A team of five representing the Des Moines Amateur Radio Association assisted with the 2010 Iowa Public Television Festival fundraiser, manning the phones to take pledges from donors across the midwest. The volunteers worked the final shift of the fundraiser on March 21, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Overall, the Festival raised approximately $1.5 […]

The annual Polk County Skywarn training presentation drew a large crowd of attendees, both amateur radio operators and the general public. The presentation featured several new diagrams, images, and videos. The March presentation will be from Bill Claypool NU0Q about DXing.

Click the headline for a recap of January’s meeting on software-defined radio with links to the websites referenced in the presentation and a preview of the February meeting.

Three Des Moines-area amateur radio operators were honored at this year’s DMRAA Christmas party. George Noble, KK7FM, was awarded the Winthrop Mager Award, while Russ (W0DAY) and Dale (N0INX) were also honored. All three hams have showed exceptional service to fellow hams and their communities.

The 2009 Chili Feed/Auction was a great success! Many radio operators and their family members joined us at the event, and many many pounds of chili were consumed and many many boatanchors were sold away, to the satisfaction of several XYL’s. Don’t forget about the Christmas party, held this Tuesday. Click here to see the details!

Nominations for the award are needed at the November meeting. Click the headline for more information.

The September general meeting was well-attended. Brenda McGraw (KD0EDJ), the emergency management coordinator for Mercy Hospital, and A.J. Mumm, Polk County emergency manager, addressed the H1N1 flu threat at the September general meeting. The presentation included an update, protection and preparedness tips as well as the mission of Polk County EMA and their role during a health emergency.

Not even slightly hindered by a few minutes of rain on Saturday, the clouds made way to blue skies for the 2009 ARTS/DMRAA Field Day at Big Creek State Park. A total of 915 contacts were made. Click here for more details, photos, and video.