It won’t be long until the Red Buckets are everywhere and the music is very seasonal.  That also means that it is time for the DMRAA’s annual Christmas Party.   This is the special meeting of the year where we present the club’s most prestigious honor, The Winthrop Mager award.  This award is presented annually […]

Twenty operators will be needed for the Living History Farms Cross Country Race.  This event too difficult to explain and too much fun to miss.  Sign up now to enjoy the fun. Contact Scott, NØOOD [email protected] 

Mark your calendar, for October 28th.  Come join the DMRAA for a fun night making a simple kit.  Many folks have ordered these simple kits and are looking forward to the smell of solder flux and satisfaction on building something.  Even if you didn’t order a kit you can watch others.  Also we will have […]

Join us for the quarterly Polk County ARES meeting October 13th 7:00 PM at the Polk County Emergency Operations Center, 1907 Carpenter.  Meeting will include discussion about the upcoming Des Moines Marathon.  Urbandale Fire Assistant Chief EMS Rob Light will discuss the procedures for the Living History Farms Cross Country Race. We will also have for […]

10/05/2014 Iowa Section Convention (Southeast Iowa Hamfest) Location: Muscatine County Fairgrounds, 101 North Clay Street, West Liberty, IA 52776 Website: http://www.kc0aqs.org/hamfest.html Sponsor: Muscatine & Washington Area Amateur Radio Clubs Type: ARRL Convention Talk-In: 146.760 – Public Contact: Tom Brehmer, NØLOH, 1114 East 10th Street Muscatine, IA 52761 Phone: 563-263-3097 – Email: [email protected] 10/11/2014 Iowa State […]

The next regular meeting of the DMRAA will allow members to so some simple soldering tasks.  You could make a Christmas Tree ornament or a sound card interface.  The kits were available for order at the last meeting.  Please contact Bruce Brumm, KCØZMT to place your order before October 1st.  First timers need not worry. […]

    You won’t need to look very far to find a host of fun and rewarding things to add to your list of to-do items after Labor Day.   September (September 27th) will be the annual Head of the Des Moines Rowing Regatta.  Contact Bruce, KCØZMT [email protected] to help. We understand that the Hiawatha Amateur […]

The 2014 IMT Des Moines Marathon onle needs two needs additional radio operators.  The race committee has decided to add additional water stops and SAG wagon for the race.  These additional resources will help provide a safer and enjoyable event.  It takes a lot of resources to accommodate over 10,000 runners.  Polk County ARES has provided a […]

Featured speaker for the September meeting was Clint Miller, KCØJUO.  Clint has considerable experience with “Fox Hunting” in and around the Ames area.  He spoke about the history of the sport and showed us various antennas and foxes. The evening was interesting with several stories from both the presenter and the audience.  Our thanks to […]

It is not too early to sign up for the 26.2 mile wonder.  Approximately 45 operators will be needed to provide safe and effective communications to the IMT Des Moines Marathon this year. Please contact Rick Allen, NØCFL or Bruce Brumm, KCØZMT