The Story County Amateur Radio Club is hosting a Fox Hunt, or hidden transmitter hunt, on Sunday, June 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 […]

The March DMRAA meeting featured a presentation by Brad Scandrett, KCØMKG from PowerFilms solar in Ames.  The presentation described the proprietary manufacturing process to make their signature flexible solar products.  He also pointed out they are the largest US solar manufacturing company.  A great discussion about batteries and correct charging procedures was given.  Our many […]

Story County ARES Announces One-Day “Ham Cram” Class Story County ARES will be presenting a 1-day Technician license class Saturday April 28th, 2018. Class begins at 8:00am and will be immediately followed by FCC license testing at 6:00pm. The class will be held on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. For more details and […]

The Iowa Digital net has moved frequency due to the increase of the JT-8 activity.  We are going to be at 3.5885 MHz USB (Dial) with 1500 Hz set on the WF.  We use Olivia 8-500.  Please get this out to as many folks as you can.— Joe Hoepfner, AE5EI722 W Superior StClarksville, IA 50619IA Section, ARRL Affiliated Club […]

19th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day 00Z-24Z December 2, 2017 The 19th Annual ARRL and NWS SKYWARN Recognition Day (SRD) returns again this year on the evening of December 1, 2017. The Event, as conceived by the ARRL and NWS, is a way of saying “Thank You” to the numerous amateur radio operators across the country […]

Warren County ARES has again been asked to support the Hillbilly Hike on November 4, 2017. This public service event is a relatively easy one for those new to ARES. We can use some more volunteers for this day. The main responsibility is standing at a checkpoint and making sure that runners safely pass your […]

September’s DMRAA meeting was all about Digital Mobile Radio.  The presentation was directed to the enthusiasm of DMR in Des Moines and the across the State of Iowa.  At our meeting in March there were 10 hams registered to use DMR, at the September meeting the number had grown to 83.  Wow!  The meeting was […]

The DMRAA Education team completed the latest Technician license class September 23rd.  There were 8 students with the youngest being 13 years old. All the students passed the test and received their license.  The father of the 13 year old sat in the back of the room waiting for his son, decided to take the […]

WØSCI, the Radio Scouting club of Central Iowa, is pleased to announce the sixtieth Jamboree On The Air will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 9 AM until 4 PM at the Maytag Scout Center, 6123 Scout Trail, Des Moines, Iowa. Jamboree On The Air is an annual scouting event and the largest […]

Nice crowd enjoys the NWS Open House today.  Polk County ARES was an active participant, demonstrating Amateur Radio and answering may spotter related questions.  A steady stream of visitors visited the event which ran from 10am to 3pm,  Tours of the facility were popular and well as many in depth discussions with the many meteorologists […]