The September meeting of the Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be held 7:00pm Tuesday September 27th, 2022 at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center 75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA. The presentation topic will be DMR (Digital Mobile Radio). Future meetings: 10/04/22 DMRAA Board Meeting @ Fort Des Moines Museum […]

The Head of Des Moines Rowing Regatta has been added to the Polk County ARES calendar.  This event is now less than a month away and we need operators to assist with the event. If you are interested in helping with this event, please sign up below. Sign-up for ARES Events

We have scheduled the new one day tech class on October 27th, 2018  Same location, One day class ,$100.00 They get all books, lunch, snacks and a custom programmed radio. we pay testing fee for that evening. Must be registered by October 13th, 2018 October 2018 Tech Flyer Fort Des Moines   What:       Amateur […]

DARC Hamfest November 3rd, 2018  8:00AM Davenport, IA  Knights of Columbus Hall  1111 W. 35th Street

Join us for the quarterly Polk County ARES meeting October 13th 7:00 PM at the Polk County Emergency Operations Center, 1907 Carpenter.  Meeting will include discussion about the upcoming Des Moines Marathon.  Urbandale Fire Assistant Chief EMS Rob Light will discuss the procedures for the Living History Farms Cross Country Race. We will also have for […]

The latest Static Sheet is now posted.   Just Click on the cover page to open the August 2014 Static Sheet.  Enjoy!  

IOWA GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD DECLARES JUNE 16-22 AS AMATEUR RADIO WEEK IN IOWA  DES MOINES, Iowa – Today, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad declared June 16-22 as Amateur Radio Week in Iowa to celebrate the efforts of radio amateurs across the state and around the nation. (Proclamation text included at end of release.) Radio amateurs are […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association (DMRAA) will be offering a course this fall with the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education program. The class will teach the fundamentals of amateur radio and students will learn the requirements to gain the entry-level “technician” amateur radio license. Learn how you can use radio equipment for enjoyment, […]

Cedar Rapids D-STAR Repeaters online! The Collins Amateur Radio Club now has D-STAR repeaters operating in the Cedar Rapids area: “N0CXX C” on 147.405 MHz with -990 kHz offset; and “N0CXX B” on 442.050 MHx with +5.0 MHz offset. Note the odd split, and two spaces between “N0CXX and C”. These may be linked through […]