The 2014 edition of the annual ChiliFeed / Auction was a ball.  The church hall was packed with sellers and buyers.  A very nice selection of used gear and a tasty selection chili highlighted the evening.   A large amount of chili (3 roasters) was devoured.  Thanks to Ron, KDØTTO, Scott, NØOOD, Mark, WØGZR and […]

With a crowd of close to 40 hams many of whom wielded soldering irons and built simple sound card interfaces and such.  Talk about fun.  Young and old participated.  We’ll bet this program shows up again!  

Featured speaker for the September meeting was Clint Miller, KCØJUO.  Clint has considerable experience with “Fox Hunting” in and around the Ames area.  He spoke about the history of the sport and showed us various antennas and foxes. The evening was interesting with several stories from both the presenter and the audience.  Our thanks to […]

Ankeny Community Education will host the next DMRAA Technician class.  Information and enrollment information is available online. Click here for the Ankeny Community Education Fall Course Catalog 2014 look on page 8.  Class begins September 11th, 2014.  Cost is $10 plus $25 for the ARRL Study Guide.  

Our next club activity will be the ARRL Field Day event This 24 hour event will start at 1:00 PM Saturday the 28th of June.  Set up will begin at 9:00 AM at Fort Des Moines County Park, 7200 SE 5th St, Des Moines. Of course there will be equipment for you to operate.  Of […]

Tom Reis, NØVPR Primary amateur radio operator at the National Weather Service office in Johnston will discuss several aspects of communications used during severe weather emergencies.  Note: this is not a spotter talk but instead will focus of the roll of the amateur radio spotters.

Clint Miller, KCØJUO will present the NBEMS software program.  Rather than just a demo, Clint has asked that any interested members brink their laptops to the March 25th meeting.  The plan is to have the software available on thumb drives so that members can load and test the program.  The use of this software may […]

The Des Moines National Weather Service will present their yearly Spotter Training on Tuesday February 25, 2014 at 7:00pm in the Recital Hall at Plymouth Congregational Church, 42nd a& Ingersoll, Des Moines.  This training is recommended to all amateur radio operators.  The public is invited also.  Bring your children and spouse for this important training. […]

A large group of Amateur Radio operator attended the club’s annual ChiliFeed Auction.  The chili was plentiful and tasty.  Special thanks to Scott NØOOD, Dennis KAØDOS, Mark KØMJG and Tom NØVPR for providing the chili and Bruce KCØZMT for putting the night together.  A great selection of ham gear went to new homes.  See you […]

Click here to visit the Field Day website.