The 2024 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Chili Feed and Auction will be Tuesday November 26, 2024 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 […]

Rich Amundson, WA0JFS, became a silent key Tuesday October 15th, 2024.  Rich, a long time amateur radio operator and member of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be missed by his many friends. There will be a casual Celebration of Life Open House Friday, October 25th, 2024 9am – noon at Lutheran Church of […]

The October meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Associate will be at 7:00pm Tuesday October 22nd  at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E Army Post Road in Des Moines. The program will be by Tom Weaver, W0FN. Tom is an instructor/advisor for the CWOps CW Academy and the Long Island […]

The DMRAA club station at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center (75 E. Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA) is open on the third Saturday of the month 10:00am – 02:00pm. This Saturday we will be hosting scouts for the Jamboree on the Air.  There will be a group of Scouts at the […]

The following is courtesy of the Warren Radio Society: The Warren County Hamfest is MOVING!   Now a FALL event annually. Warren Amateur Radio Society Hamfest Saturday, September 21, 2024 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 210 S. Wesley St Indianola, IowaAdmission:  $10.00 First table $15.00,  Additional tables $10.00 each Parking […]

The September meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Associate will be at 7:00pm Tuesday September 24th  at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E Army Post Road in Des Moines. In recognition of September being National Preparedness month, this month’s meeting will feature a show and tell with everyone encouraged to […]

The August meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Associate will be at 7:00pm Tuesday August 27 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E Army Post Road in Des Moines.     The program will be The Joy of Homebrew by Jack Coleman, K0JQA.

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 […]

Thank you to everyone that attended, operated and/or assisted with Field Day. We made 729 contacts and had over 30 visitors sign the attendee log. Field Day 2025, always the 4th full weekend of June, will be June 27-29, 2025. 2024 FD Statistics    

Just a reminder the June meeting has been replaced by Field Day weekend. We are also changing the schedule for July.  Instead of meeting on our normal Tuesday 07/23/2024, we will be meeting in front of Iowa Public Television 6450 Corporate Drive, Johnston, IA 50131 at 10am on Saturday 07/20/2024 where Jason Walerius will lead […]