The September meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Area515 Des Moines Maker Space, located at 108 W. Jefferson, Des Moines, IA. Area515 Des Moines Maker Space has been a multi-year exhibitor at our hamfest, and this month’s meeting will feature a […]

*** Cancelled *** The August meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The presentation will be by ARRL Midwest Division Director  Art Zygielbaum K0AIZ titled  ARRL: One […]

With the summer vacation season in full swing, the officers and board of directors of the Des Moines Radio Amateur Association will not meet as scheduled on Tuesday August 4th, 2026. The next board meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 1st, 2026. See you at the membership meeting on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026. 73, […]

The July meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. Following introductions and announcements, we’ll head to the parking lot to browse the unique mobile radio installations […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will hold the annual Field Day event at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center 75 East Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA June 26th through June 28th, 2026. We will be operating as a 5 Echo (five transmitters from a permanent station location on emergency power) entry […]

The May meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. We will conduct our annual election of officers, along with elections for three of the six board […]

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 […]