The DMRAA board is excited to offer free admittance to the 2014 DMRAA Hamfest simply by paying your 2014 club dues on or before the January 28th Club meeting. The rationale behind the offer is two-fold.  First to give something back to the members of the DMRAA.  Secondly, to encourage our members to pay their […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateur Association will host it’s annual Christmas Party Tuesday December 3rd.  The party will begin at 6:00PM with a potluck style meal.  Following the meal we will entertained by the Plymouth Congregational Bell Choir.  The DMRAA will then present the Winthrop Mager award. All club members and guests are encouraged to […]

That’s right,  the DMRAA board is excited to offer free admittance to the 2014 DMRAA Hamfest simply by paying your 2014 club dues on or before the January 28th Club meeting. The rationale behind the offer is two-fold.  First to give something back to the members of the DMRAA.  Secondly, to encourage our members to […]

The Club repeater 146.940 has been repaired.  Electronic Engineering found a bad jumper line.  The repeater had been off the air for a day.  The ARES Thursday night net was moved to the 146.610 Grimes repeater.

The 2013 edition of the DMRAA ANNUAL CHILIFEED & AUCTION will be held November 26th, 2013 The annual Chili Feed & Auction is nearly here.  Come hungry as there will be plenty of chili. The Chili Feed & Auction is open to all. This is time for hams to bring their extra equipment to sell […]

Regulatory: FCC Readjusts Dates, Deadlines As Shutdown Ends The FCC has extended or adjusted filing dates and deadlines in the wake of the partial government shutdown, during which Commission systems went dark. For radio amateurs, the biggest impact is for those with vanity call sign applications in the hopper. The Commission said in a October […]

The 2013 Des Moines Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, October 20, 2012. This is the largest ARES event of the year.  There will be approximately 40 positions that need to be filled. Please contact Rick Allen, NØCFL if you’d like to assist. Rick Allen, [email protected] (515) 451-4148  

Join us for a presentation of IRLP.  Nick Critelli KØPCG will discuss the Internet Radio Linking Project and how easy it is for local hams to use. The IRLP uses Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) to connect your radio with repeaters and other hams all over the world without any special radio or license.  http://www.irlp.net/   7:00PM in […]

Although it is no longer a FCC requirement to state if you are operating “mobile” or “portable” when identifying, these terms are still often used. Frequently they are incorrectly used after a call sign. To help alleviate some of the confusion (and misuse) we offer this: The terms mobile and portable have nothing to do […]

Ankeny’s new Centennial High School is sporting a new amateur radio club.  According to Mike Miller ACØBD, the club is in the forming stage.  They have worked on a constitution and will be adding a station as soon as the roof antennas are installed.  The club’s call sign is ACØHS.  As soon as there is […]