Mike, AEØMW gave a nice overview of the 2017 Hamvention.  The location was new this year as the Hamvention moved to Xenia Ohio, just south of Dayton at the County Fairgrounds.  Blessed with an amazing amount of rain the visitors managed to slog through the less than perfect grassy/mud lanes.  The message that Mike gave […]

All of the major ingredients for a successful were present this year at the DMRAA Hamfest.  Great Weather, great selection, many vendors, awesome presentations and a good turnout all contributed to a very successful event.  The DMR presentation and display highlighted this expanding technology.  Our thanks to those that organized the 2017 DMRAA Hamfest and […]

EXTRA EXTRA Bruce KCØZMT announces that we have sold out all tables.  This means that there will be a great selection of new and used gear.  This will be a great year to stock up on all your shack needs. There will also be presentations by the ARRL, DMR Group and the Iowa Repeater Council. […]

The DMRAA annual NWS Spotter talk was very well attended.  Most were local Hams but we also saw several non-hams attending as well.  Our thanks to Roger Vachalek KCØWFU, Senior Forecaster with the Des Moines Nation Weather Service for a great training.

Kirk Nelson, WL7CLI was awarded the Des Moines Radio Amateur’s Association’s highest award at the recent DMRAA Christmas Party.  Kirk was recognized for his service to the club and service to the many ARES events he assists with, notable are the many hours setting up and managing the APRS trackers used for the IMT Des […]

Hungry Hams enjoyed delicious chili at the DMRAA ChiliFeed.  They also brought some of the best ham gear we’ve seen recently.  It was great to see some of the newer operators to our hobby.  Our thanks to all the folks that helped with assisting the auctioneer, set-up and tear down.  Also to the marvelous cooks. […]

Only a few days away!  The time to clean out the shack before winter sets in.  Bring all those extra items to the DMRAA’s annual ChiliFeed / Auction.  The chili is plentiful as well as the fellowship.  The diner begins at 6:00PM with the auction at 7:00PM. This is a great opportunity for the new […]

Over sixty cub and boy scouts and their parents came out to get on the air during Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) at the Ankeny Outdoor Education Center on Saturday, October 15, 2016. This was the 59th year of scouts making international ham radio contact with other scouts during JOTA. This year 8,358 stations registered […]

Over 140 scouts in grades 1-12 participated in amateur radio activities at Camp Mitigwa on October 8, 2016 as part of Scout Jam, a camporee-style event celebrating 100 years of scouting in central Iowa. Activities included a Morse Code learning station with practice Morse code oscillators, a VHF station which was active on several local […]

Polk County ARES Emergency Coordinator Scott, NØOOD has announced that Polk County ARES is now in possession of a new EMCOMM trailer. The new trailer is a tandem 7’ by 16’ trailer.  It is larger than the previous trailer which is 6’ by 10’.  The new trailer will be called “EMCOMM 1”.  This trailer is […]