We are pleased to announce the 2024 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Hamfest will be held in the Elwell Family Food Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 27nd, 2024.  Doors open to the public at 8:00am. For details or to reserve your table, please check out https://dmraa.com/hamfest We hope to see you […]

The January meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held 7:00pm Tuesday January 23rd, 2024 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The meeting will feature a presentation by William Hendrick, N0AC about HF operation for SOTA (Summits on the Air), POTA […]

The Story County Amateur Radio Club is hosting another Fox Hunt, or hidden transmitter hunt, at 2pm on Sunday, December 3rd in Ames, Iowa. We request all interested hunters assemble in the parking lot west of Hy-Vee Gas, Grand Avenue and Lincoln Way to register with the hunt leader and receive the rules briefing. Hunters may be individuals or teams and the Fox will be hidden somewhere […]

The November meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be our annual Chili Feed and Auction held 6:00pm Tuesday November 21st, 2023 at the St Paul Presbyterian Church 6426 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131.  Admission is $10.  This includes both the meal and the auction.  The club receives 10% of the sale […]

The October meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held 7:00pm Tuesday October 24th, 2023 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The meeting will feature a presentation by William Caldwell, N0LNO. Mr. Caldwell was a presenter at the 2023 Central States […]

The September meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held 7:00pm Tuesday September 26th, 2023 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. I Got My Technician License, Tell Me More…We will build on the VHF/UHF topics discussed last month.  This meeting will […]

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

Please join us for the 2023 DMRAA Christmas Party and get together. The event will be held at Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid AvenueDes Moines, IA 50313-3010) on the East Side of Des Moines on Tuesday, December 5th at 6:00pm. The club has reserved the Party Room.  Each person is responsible for the cost of their […]

The 2023 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Chili Feed and Auction will be Tuesday November 21, 2023 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 […]

The August meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held 7:00pm Tuesday August 22nd, 2023 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. I Got My Technician License, Now What?The presentation will be in the style of a forum focusing on VHF/UHF providing […]