The purpose of the Winthrop Mager Award is to perpetuate the memory of the ReverendWinthrop M. Mager WØMJH, and to stimulate the activity in all fields of Amateur Radio in theCentral Iowa Area. It is awarded by the Des Moines Radio Amateur Association, Des Moines,Iowa. Any radio operator with any class license who is a […]

Please join us for the 2025 DMRAA Christmas Party and get together. The event will be held at Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Avenue Des Moines, IA 50313-3010) on the East Side of Des Moines on Tuesday, December 2nd at 6:30pm. The club has reserved the Party Room.  Each person is responsible for the cost of […]

The 2025 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Chili Feed and Auction will be Tuesday November 25, 2025 6:00pm at the St Paul Presbyterian Church 6426 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131.  Admission is $10.  This includes both the meal and the auction. Bring the extra gear you haven’t used for a while and put it […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association October meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday October 28th, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The presentation will be by members of the Iowa Ten Meter Group covering operating on the 10m HF […]

Robert (Bob) Johnson, W0SMS, became a silent key Tuesday October 14, 2025.  Bob, a long time amateur radio operator and member of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association and current board member of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be missed by his many friends. There will be a memorial service Friday November 21st, […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association sponsors classes geared towards earning the entry level amateur radio technician license and classes for upgrading from technician level to the general license level.  The instructors are members of the DMRAA that have volunteered their time. Amateur Radio Technician License Class The DMRAA philosophy concerning this Technician Class: Yes […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association September meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday September 23rd, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. Clint Miller, K0GR will present “Hands on with Tape Measure Yagis”. The presentation will give an overview of […]

Attention all radio operators, friends and acquaintances of Larry Joe Vandewater, N0BKB, who passed away unexpectedly in January of this year. Larry’s family is hosting a sale of his collections where he made his home, beginning at 9am, this coming Saturday August 16. His radios, antennas and miscellaneous hardware collections will be priced to sell. […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association August meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday August 26th, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. James Patten, WB0FFE will lead the group in a hands-on build of a tape measure 2m Yaggi Radio […]

Warren Amateur Radio Society Hamfest Saturday, September 20, 2025 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 210 S. Wesley St Indianola, Iowa Information below is tentative and subject to change   Admission:  $10.00 First table $15.00,  Additional tables $10.00 each Parking lot trunk sales $5.00 with paid admission Club operated consignment table […]