Club members enjoyed a festive evening and a scrumptious selection of dishes at the annual Christmas Party.  The group viewed a slide show prepared by Lowell, KB6SDI.  Of course the evening was highlighted with the presentation of the Winthrop Mager award to Dean Madsen, NØXR.

  Long time DMRAA member Dean Madsen, NØXR is the 2014 Winthrop Mager recipient Dean has severed in several capacities both on and off the DMRAA board. Dean is “Mr. Field Day”.  For many years we have watched him pull up to the Field Day site and unload what seems to be a semi load […]

The 2014 edition of the annual ChiliFeed / Auction was a ball.  The church hall was packed with sellers and buyers.  A very nice selection of used gear and a tasty selection chili highlighted the evening.   A large amount of chili (3 roasters) was devoured.  Thanks to Ron, KDØTTO, Scott, NØOOD, Mark, WØGZR and […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateur Association will host it’s annual Christmas Party Tuesday December 2nd.  The party will begin at 6:00 PM with a potluck style meal.  The DMRAA will then present the Winthrop Mager award. All club members and guests are encouraged to attend.  Please bring a hot and cold dish and your own […]

IRLP is back on UHF.  IRLP Node 4110 KØPCG is again operational on the 444.575+ WØKWM repeater. The IRLP uses Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) custom software and hardware.  Coupled with the power of the Internet, IRLP will link your repeater site or simplex station to the world in a simple and cost effective way.                http://www.irlp.net/

ARES MEETING DATES 2015 Monday, January 12 7:00pm Monday, April 13 7:00pm Monday, July 20 7:00pm Monday, October 12 7:00pm     Polk County ARES Meetings Polk County EOC at 1907 Carpenter Avenue Des Moines, IA

The 2015 edition of Fight for Air Climb will be on March 22nd.  New this year will be the edition of a 4th building to climb.  This will mean that extra operators will be need to insure that the events remains safe for all participants.  Please contact Scott Kirstein, NØOOD [email protected] if you can help. The […]

Ham Radio Testing Offered in Marshalltown, December 6th. Please see the attached brochure regarding ham radio VE Testing in Marshalltown on December 6th. Please pass this along to your ham radio friends that may want to take a test for any license class, we always welcome walk-ins and no preregistration is required. If anyone has […]

With a crowd of close to 40 hams many of whom wielded soldering irons and built simple sound card interfaces and such.  Talk about fun.  Young and old participated.  We’ll bet this program shows up again!  

Hey it is not too early to begin sorting gear for the ChiliFeed / Auction.  The food will be great and the auction items will be plentiful.  Check the Buy/Sell page for a partial list and pictures of items committed already.  Cost is $6 at the door.  Chili is at 6:00 pm and the Auction […]