The April presentation will be presented by George Noble KK7FM on the topic of homebrew electronics. It is one of the things that interests George, and it will probably include a partial summary of kits available. Meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Waveland Hall at Plymouth Congregational Church, 42nd and Ingersoll in Des Moines.

The March meeting will be presented by the DMRAA’s own Bill Claypool, NU0Q, on various aspects of working DX. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church (map) in the Waveland Room.

The February presentation will be from the National Weather Service for Skywarn training. Radio amateurs and the public are welcome. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational Church (map) in the recital hall (NOT the normal meeting location). A brief Mid-Iowa Skywarn Association meeting will be held at 6:30 before the DMRAA […]

The DMRAA’s own Dean Madsen, N0XR, will give a presentation on the use of software-defined radio in amateur radio.

The November general meeting is the DMRAA Chili Feed and Auction at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church at 6426 Merle Hay Road in Johnston. We start eating at 6:00pm and the auction begins at 7:00pm. The cost is $5.00 per person.

Jon Davis, KC0USS, training advisor for the Des Moines Police Department, will be teaching the IS-700 course to DMRAA members at this month’s meeting at no charge. For more information on the National Incident Management System, click here.

Brenda McGraw (KD0EDJ), the emergency management coordinator for Mercy Hospital, and A.J. Mumm, Polk County emergency manager, will address the H1N1 flu threat. The presentation will include an update, protection and preparedness tips as well as the mission of Polk County Emergency Management and their role during a health emergency. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, […]

Bring your go-kits and D-STAR questions to the next general meeting on Tuesday, August 25. Several administrators of the Des Moines D-STAR system will be on hand to talk about digital voice and data. Following their presentation, a show-and-tell will happen about go-kits. Those who have go-kits are encouraged to bring them to the meeting. […]

ARRL Iowa Section Manager Tom Brehmer, N0LOH will be at our July general meeting to talk about ARRL affairs and Iowa. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Plymouth Congregational Church in Des Moines. All are welcome to attend!

Tom Briles KB0NFF will be our featured presenter at the next general meeting.