One or two additional instructors are needed for the Technician License Class and the General License Class that the DMRAA sponsors throughout the year.  The instructor should be a General Class or Amateur Extra license holder and feel comfortable fielding questions regarding the technical topics involved in obtaining a Technician or General license.  It would […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association will be holding General Class Amateur Radio classes for eight weeks starting on March 30th,  2023.  The classes will be held Thursdays 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center (75 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA) assembly room. The class will use the […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association sponsors classes geared towards earning the entry level amateur radio technician license and classes for upgrading from technician level to the general license level.  The instructors are members of the DMRAA that have volunteered their time. Amateur Radio General License Classes What: Amateur Radio General License Classes When: Wednesday […]

The DMRAA Education Committee is pleased to schedule two fall classes.  Saturday October 3rd,2020 will be the 1-Day Technician class.  Class begins at 8am and finish at 6pm.  The General class will be Thursdays beginning October 8th, 2020 and ending November 19th, 2020 More information, including online sign-up (new this year) can be found on […]

The Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association sponsors classes geared towards earning the entry level amateur radio technician license and classes for upgrading from technician level to the general license level.  The instructors are members of the DMRAA that have volunteered their time.   Amateur Radio Technician License Class What: Amateur Radio Technician License Class When:   […]

The Polk County Emergency Management Agency is proud to team up with the Safeguard Iowa Partnership to offer two high-demand training opportunities centered around the Incident Command System (ICS).  We heard from our partners that they needed offerings during non-traditional work hours for volunteers and off-shift personnel to attend.  The upcoming ICS 300 and 400 […]

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment.   Each class takes approximately 3 hours. ICS-100 and ICS-700 are recommended for all amateur radio operators. IS-100.B: Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 www.training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b […]

Polk County Emergency Management  excited to again offer both the ICS-300 and ICS-400 courses here in Central Iowa at the Polk County Emergency Operations Center.  Many of the past course offerings have resulted in full classes with waiting lists.  Course descriptions and links to register for either or both courses are below. ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for […]

Classes begin on Sept. 19th (Thursday). There will be 8 Thursday night classes with the 9th session for testing. Des Moines Community Education charges $25.00 per student plus $25.00 for ARRL manual. Contact Ron Hobbs NØXWI or [email protected] for more details.  Classes will be held at Merrill Middle School, 5301 Grand Ave  Des Moines.

Have you ever had a significant other, relative, co-worker, neighbor, or friend wonder what it would be like to immerse themselves in the surging hobby of amateur radio? The Des Moines Radio Amateurs’ Association is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education program, offering a Technician licensing class […]