Recently the South West Iowa Amateur Radio Association decided to link their repeaters to the the 443.400+ t151.4 repeater in Grimes.  This allows access to a number of repeaters in Southwest Iowa including Afton, Menlo, Creston, Prescott, Greenfield, Bedford, Osceola and Lenox.  There is a net every Sunday evening at 8:30 pm. and all are welcomed […]

School clubs are busily prepping their stations for The “Winter/Spring Term” School Club Roundup, which gets under way Monday, February 9 at 1300 UTC, and continues through Friday, February 13, at 2359 UTC. Stations may operate no more than 6 hours in any 24 hour period (up to a maximum of 24 hours). The twice-yearly […]

2015 ARES Events Fight for Air Climb, Sunday March 22, 2015 Market to Market, Saturday May 9th, 2015 Dam to Dam, Saturday May 30th, 2015 ARRL Field Day, June 27th -28th, 2015 Full Scale Airport Exercise, August 8th, 2015 Iowa State Fair Parade, August 12th, 2015 Head of the Des Moines Rowing Regatta, September 26th, 2015 Des Moines Marathon, October 18th, 2015 […]

When the new WØAK Kenwood repeater was installed in January of this year the DMRAA board decided to find an appropriate location and coordinate the club’s 2nd repeater WØAK-2 back to Des Moines. The board favored a spot at the Des Moines Veterans Hospital and we were able to get permission to install the old […]

Looks like the 146.670 repeater in Mingo is back.  WØAIX with a tone of 114.8.

Fun, Food and Friendship set the tone for another great event.  This annual event hosted by the National Weather Service offices all across the county continues to be a highlight.  Locally the Johnston National Weather Service office was place to be Friday evening and all day Saturday.  Visitors were treated to tours of the facility […]

The 2015 edition of Fight for Air Climb will be on March 22nd.  New this year will be the edition of a 4th building to climb.  This will mean that extra operators will be need to insure that the events remains safe for all participants.  Please contact Scott Kirstein, NØOOD [email protected] if you can help. The […]

Ham Radio Testing Offered in Marshalltown, December 6th. Please see the attached brochure regarding ham radio VE Testing in Marshalltown on December 6th. Please pass this along to your ham radio friends that may want to take a test for any license class, we always welcome walk-ins and no preregistration is required. If anyone has […]

Twenty operators will be needed for the Living History Farms Cross Country Race.  This event too difficult to explain and too much fun to miss.  Sign up now to enjoy the fun. Contact Scott, NØOOD [email protected] 

The purpose of the Winthrop Mager Award is to perpetuate the memory of the Rev. 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 Amateurs’ Association. Any radio operator with any class license who is a […]