DMRAA Meetings

Happy Holidays from the DMRAA!

Oct 23rd, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

The DMRAA will be holding its annual special holiday events instead of general meetings during the months of November and December. We invite you to join us for the following events: Chili Feed & Auction: Monday, November 19, at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church at 6426 Merle Hay Road in Johnston (map). Dinner starts at […]



September 23: HK0NA DXpedition

Oct 19th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

Join us for a viewing on the video of the thrilling HK0NA DXpedition to the island community of Malpelo. Everybody is welcome. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church at 42nd and Ingersoll in the Waveland Hall.



September 25: Emergency preparedness

Aug 29th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

You have the radios, now what? Join us for a discussion with Jon Davis, Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator of Polk County, on the bigger picture of emergency preparedness. Everybody is welcome. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church at 42nd and Ingersoll in the Waveland Hall.



August 28: Mobile cruise-in night

Aug 12th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

Have a mobile installation you want to show off? Maybe not, but you’re looking for ideas? Join us for the first DMRAA mobile cruise-in night! Bring your mobile station to the upper parking deck (accessible from 40th Street) at Plymouth Congregational Church at 42nd and Ingersoll. Those with mobile installs, please park your vehicle in […]



July 24 – Remote operation

Jul 8th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

Clint Miller KC0JUO, the Story County ARES EC, will be giving the July presentation about his experience installing a Remote Rig system at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. If you live in a space that can’t accommodate antennas, this will be a presentation you won’t want to miss! Everybody is welcome. The presentation begins […]



June 26: Buddies in the Caribbean — Grenada

May 27th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

The DMRAA’s own Mike Greenwood KC4VG will share some notes from the latest Buddies in the Caribbean DXpedition to Grenada from this past February. The Buddipole team, which specializes in 100 watts or less low power radios and the Buddipole portable antenna systems, had fixed operations from a cliff-top villa and portable operations from various […]



May 22: Field Day 101

May 8th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

Dean Madsen N0XR, will be giving an updated multimedia presentation about the basics of Field Day for May’s DMRAA general meeting. Elections will also be held at this meeting (must be a paid member in good standing to vote). Everybody is welcome. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church at 42nd […]



April 24: Social hour, radio programming, and PowerPoles!

Apr 20th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

April’s meeting will be an opportunity to bond with your fellow hams and meet some new ones over some discussion of radio programming and PowerPole installation. Bring your rigs if you need help programming them or if you need PowerPoles installed. Please note that this is not our normal meeting location – we will be […]



March 27: High-altitude ballooning

Mar 4th, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

March’s presentation will be given by Matt Nelson KB0MGQ, on the topic of high-altitude ballooning and amateur radio. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church at 42nd and Ingersoll in the Waveland Hall.



January 24: PIC Microcontrollers

Jan 2nd, 2012 | By | Category: DMRAA Meetings

January’s presentation will be given by Steve Lindblom, N0ORU, on the topic of PIC microcontroller chips in amateur radio applications. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church at 42nd and Ingersoll in the Waveland Hall.