Commander Brandon Butters of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 33, Flotilla 4 gave a great presentation of the mission and activities of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in Iowa.  He described their mission in Iowa and along side the US Coast Guard.  They serve in various emergency situations, tactical support for water events and  aid in […]

  The DMRAA board at the January board meeting voted to join the Yaesu digital excitement.  The board has decided to add a 3rd repeater to the club’s resources.  The Yaesu DR-1 has generated a lot of interest in central Iowa.  These repeaters have already been installed as replacements for existing repeaters in Perry, Bridgewater […]

2015 ARES Events Fight for Air Climb, Sunday March 22, 2015 Market to Market, Saturday May 9th, 2015 Dam to Dam, Saturday May 30th, 2015 ARRL Field Day, June 27th -28th, 2015 Full Scale Airport Exercise, August 8th, 2015 Iowa State Fair Parade, August 12th, 2015 Head of the Des Moines Rowing Regatta, September 26th, 2015 Des Moines Marathon, October 18th, 2015 […]

January 27th meeting, Commander Brandon Butters of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 33, Flotilla 4 will give a presentation of the mission and activities of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in Iowa.  Those hams participating in Polk County ARES support roles for the Head of the Des Moines Rowing Regatta may already be familiar with some […]

New club T shirts will be delivered at the January 27th meeting.  Thanks to the members that paid their dues on time.  If you didn’t get your dues paid by 6th you will be able to purchase a shirt at the meeting.  You may also purchase additional shirts (subject to stock on hand).  Please make […]

Not too hard to believe “Another good year”.  So what did the DMRAA do to be able to make a statement like this? We started the year with a bonus for timely dues paying members, Free admission to the DMRAA Hamfest for on time dues payment Tech upgrade for the club’s primary repeater WØAK  146.940. […]

When the new WØAK Kenwood repeater was installed in January of this year the DMRAA board decided to find an appropriate location and coordinate the club’s 2nd repeater WØAK-2 back to Des Moines. The board favored a spot at the Des Moines Veterans Hospital and we were able to get permission to install the old […]

Looks like the 146.670 repeater in Mingo is back.  WØAIX with a tone of 114.8.

Fun, Food and Friendship set the tone for another great event.  This annual event hosted by the National Weather Service offices all across the county continues to be a highlight.  Locally the Johnston National Weather Service office was place to be Friday evening and all day Saturday.  Visitors were treated to tours of the facility […]

Free T shirt if you pay your dues before the end of the year.  Mail your check for $20 and your shirt size to DMRAA P.O. Box 88 Des Moines, IA  50301 Must be received prior to January 4th 2015 This applies to new renewals. (If your 2015 dues are already paid, your payment will […]