Come join the 2014 DMRAA Field Day activities. Field Day is part educational event, part operating event, part public relations event – and ALL about FUN! Set-up starts at 9:00 Am Saturday morning at Fort Des Moines County Park, 7200 SE 5th St, Des Moines, IA . Stations will begin operating at 1:00PM and will […]

Our next club activity will be the ARRL Field Day event This 24 hour event will start at 1:00 PM Saturday the 28th of June.  Set up will begin at 9:00 AM at Fort Des Moines County Park, 7200 SE 5th St, Des Moines. Of course there will be equipment for you to operate.  Of […]

Polk County ARES will participate in the annual Field Day activities.  Plans are for the Polk County ARES trailer to be stationed at the Field Day site for use as needed.  ARES will also provide two 3000KW Honda generators for use by the DMRAA.  We encourage all ARES members to stop by and participate in […]

Polk County ARES will again provide the communication for the Dam to Dam Half Marathon Race – May 31, 2014 This event will require approximately 30 operators from 6:45am until 11:30am.  This is a great event to prepare our skills and equipment for emergency needs. Contact Scott, NØOOD to sign up. Scott Kirstein NØOOD Polk […]

Tom Reis, NØVPR was presented with a special “Banana Mic” The origin of this mic is dubious, however the presenter Larry, KAØFTO assured the audience that it was the genuine article and with a little modification is ready to go. Editors note: Looks like “Monkey Business” to us!

Annual DMRAA elections were the main focus of business at the May meeting. After many years of service to the club and Amateur Radio, Dennis O’Brien, KAØDOS and Ron Hobbs, NØXWI have stepped down as board members. The club is indeed fortunate to have had these great guys in leadership positions. They both intend to […]

Field Day is only a few weeks away.  This annual event is always held the last full weekend in June.  The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will participate in Field Day activities.  We will again set up several stations at Fort Des Moines County Park, 7200 SE 5th St, Des Moines.  Set up begins in […]

By popular demand,  the Story County Amateur Radio Club is inviting all amateur radio operators to participate in another Fox Hunt, or hidden transmitter hunt, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 8th, in Ames, Iowa. We request all interested hunters assemble in the parking lot west of Ames City Hall (behind the Ames Veteran’s Memorial, Grand […]

Below is the ballot submitted by the nomination committee for the upcoming election of officers and board members.  The election will be held at the regular May meeting.Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association. Ballot 2014 – 2015   Officers   (1 year) President,                  Bruce Brumm, KCØZMT Vice President          Mark Campbell, WØGZR Treasurer                   Bill Claypool, NUØQ Secretary                   […]

The 2014 edition of the DMRAA Hamfest in now in the record books.  Both attendance and table rentals exceeded last year’s great numbers.  There was a great variety of used bargains for sale as well as new equipment.  We were able to stock our parts bins and find that new HT we’ve been looking at.  […]