Yes, it’s official: the Grand Prize at this year’s DMRAA Hamfest will bring you into the newest mode hitting the airwaves in the amateur radio community: D-Star. This year’s Grand Prize is an ICOM IC-91AD which features D-Star Digital Voice, dual-band capability (2m and 70cm) and over 1300 memory channels. It comes complete with the […]

KC9NXM has forwarded us a response he received from Rep. Abdul-Samad’s office (he’s the sponsor of H.F. 9 and chair of the subcommittee overseeing the mobile communications bill). It appears that there has been a modification to the bill limiting it solely to cellular telephones: On behalf of Representative Abdul-Samad, thank you for voicing your […]

In an earlier post we told you about H.F. 9 which will make it a crime for ham radio operators to use their mobile rigs or handhelds while operating their car. H.F. 9 is not the only bill concerning the use of wireless devices while driving. H.F. 17, for instance, is limited to those under […]

Ever use your mobile rig or handheld while driving your car? If HF 9 becomes law, then you’ll be in violation of Iowa law. The bill makes it a crime (a simple misdemeanor) to use a cellular telephone or “other wireless communication device” when driving a car. Unfortunately, there is no exception for amateur radio […]

Yes, it’s true, all good things must come to an end. So it is with free membership in the DMRAA. In accordance with a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, dues of $20 per year for all DMRAA members of 18 years old or older are now in effect. No family discount or other […]