ARES MEETING DATES 2016 Monday, April 11  7:00 pm Monday, July 18  7:00 pm Monday, October 10  7:00 pm   Polk County EOC at 1907 Carpenter Avenue Des Moines, IA

Sign of the times at the Iowa State Fairgrounds! Support the DMRAA and your Amateur Radio passion.  Attend the DMRAA Hamfest. The 2015 version of the DMRAA Hamfest will be held on Saturday, April 18th, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Elwell Family Center located on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. VE Testing will […]

WHO Radio 1040 AM will broadcast two separate Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that feature Amateur Radio. The 30 second messages recorded by Scott, NØOOD will feature a DMRAA promotion and a Polk County ARES promotion.  Both PSAs will direct those interested to our DMRAA webpage.  Special thanks to Van Harden of WHO Radio for facilitating […]

The DMRAA is pleased to announce that we will be offering a technician study class in Des Moines. The class will meet at Roosevelt High March 26, 2015 at 7:00 pm .  The class cost is $25, and students will also need to purchase a study guide from the ARRL.  Copies will be available at […]

Let’s learn how to properly solder coax connectors.   We’ve learned that not all Hams know how to properly install coax connectors.  It is not hard when you know how. BNC—PL-259, “N”   Come and see how.  The night will include teaching by demo and some hands on!  Come join us March 24th, 2015 at […]

    The 2015 version of the DMRAA Hamfest will be held on Saturday, April 18th, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Elwell Family Center located on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. VE Testing will be held at the Elwell Center, with registration starting at 9:00 am and testing beginning at 9:30 am. Tables […]

  7th Annual Winter RF Fest Hiawatha Amateur Radio Club Saturday, February 28th 2015 8 a.m. to Noon at the Perry National Guard Armory 2930 Willis Ave. Admission $5    Tables $7  Special presentation from Joe Eisenburg, KØNEB. ARRL Forum with Iowa Section Manager Bob McCaffrey, KCØCY. Consignment table and Refreshments available  VE Testing.   To reserve a table e-mail: [email protected]

Recently the South West Iowa Amateur Radio Association decided to link their repeaters to the the 443.400+ t151.4 repeater in Grimes.  This allows access to a number of repeaters in Southwest Iowa including Afton, Menlo, Creston, Prescott, Greenfield, Bedford, Osceola and Lenox.  There is a net every Sunday evening at 8:30 pm. and all are welcomed […]

School clubs are busily prepping their stations for The “Winter/Spring Term” School Club Roundup, which gets under way Monday, February 9 at 1300 UTC, and continues through Friday, February 13, at 2359 UTC. Stations may operate no more than 6 hours in any 24 hour period (up to a maximum of 24 hours). The twice-yearly […]

The DMRAA’s February 24th meeting will be our annual NWS Spotter Training.  This 90 minute presentation is a yearly event that is vital to keeping spotters informed on “best practices” for spotting and reporting severe weather in Iowa.  The presentation is designed for both first timers as well as seasoned spotters.  Aubry Bhattarai, Forecaster will […]