Now is the time to submit your table reservations for the 2026 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Hamfest by completing the electronic form on our website.  The webform will send an email to the person reserving the table (check your spam filter) and the hamfest committee.  No payment is due until you arrive at the […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association March meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday March 24th, 2026 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The presentation will be by Jason Walerius, KE0IAV covering ARES and Skywarn.

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association February meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday February 24th, 2026 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The evening will be a show-and-tell featuring projects club members have been working on over the winter. From […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association is proud to continue the Cabin Fever Reliever swap meet and social event — a tradition started by Allen Johnson, W0KWM (SK), and Rich Amundson, WA0JFS (SK). Join us on Saturday, January 17, 2026 8:00am to 11:00am, at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, located at 75 […]

The 2025 Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Chili Feed and Auction will be Tuesday November 25, 2025 6:00pm at the St Paul Presbyterian Church 6426 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131.  Admission is $10.  This includes both the meal and the auction. Bring the extra gear you haven’t used for a while and put it […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association October meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday October 28th, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The presentation will be by members of the Iowa Ten Meter Group covering operating on the 10m HF […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association September meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday September 23rd, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. Clint Miller, K0GR will present “Hands on with Tape Measure Yagis”. The presentation will give an overview of […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association August meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday August 26th, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. James Patten, WB0FFE will lead the group in a hands-on build of a tape measure 2m Yaggi Radio […]

Join us for the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association July meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday July 22nd, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center located at 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. Dean Madsen, N0XR will present and lead a discussion on Meshtastic—an open-source, decentralized mesh network designed to operate […]

The June meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held 7:00pm Tuesday June 24th, 2025 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. This month Dean Madsen, N0XR will present Field Day Made Easy and lead a discussion of this year’s Field Day […]