Subject: ARRL Iowa Section News Mar 20, 2022
Greetings from the Section Manager- First day of Spring in Iowa ! Welcome Back! Mahaska Amateur Radio Club sponsored the Mahaska Radio Club Swapmeet on Saturday Mar 19, 2022 at the American Legion Hall in Oskaloosa, IA. The spring weather was perfect for this indoor Swapmeet. Many great deals and great company marked this as an excellent event for
Amateur Radio! Coming up in April: Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Hamfest 8AM to 1PM Saturday 04/23/2022 Location: Iowa State Fairgrounds Elwell Family Food Center 3000 E. Grand Des Moines, IA 50301 Website: http://www.dmraa.org/hamfest Sponsor: Des Moines Radio Amateurs Association Talk-In: 146.940- 114.8 Public Contact: Scott Kirstein , N0OOD 2424 N. Ankeny Blvd. Ankeny, IA 50023 Phone: 515-490-7414 Email: n0ood@arrl.net *ARRL VE Testing see the DMRAA Hamfest Flyer at *ARRL Card Checking (see below) ------------------------------------------------------------- Card Checking: Your QSL cards will need to be checked, either by a DXCC Card Checker or sent to ARRL HQ for checking. Card Checkers in Iowa - Glenn Johnson, WØGJ Calmar, IA and David Raymond, WØFLS Earlham, IA. Check your hamfest listing to find an Iowa card checker in attendance. In addition to DXCC, ARRL DXCC card checkers are authorized to check cards for these other ARRL/IARU awards: WAS (Worked All States); VUCC (VHF/UHF Century Club); WAC (IARU Worked All Continents) From Clinton B. DeSoto's, W1CBD, landmark 1935 QST article, "How to Count Countries Worked, A New DX Scoring System." "The basic rule is simple and direct: Each discrete geographical or political entity is considered to be a country." This rule has stood the test of time -- from the original list published in 1937, to the ARRL DXCC List of today. For more than 85 years, the DXCC List has been the standard for DXers around the world. ARRL DXCC Card Checking: http://www.arrl.org/dxcc-field-checking Visit the ARRL member service at http://www.arrl.org/qsl-service Hamfests in Iowa: https://www.arrliowa.org/ia-hamfests-and-conventions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REMINDER of Net time changes for Daylight Savings Time: *The Iowa Traffic and Emergency Net meets on Sundays on 3970 kHz LSB at 6PM *The Iowa 75 Meter Net meets Monday through Saturday on 3970 kHz LSB at 12:30 and 6:00 PM **We welcome you to join us on the Iowa nets** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Spring Storm Spotter Training Classes through the National Weather Service SKYWARN(R) program are back in-person and offering some on-line training. This training is valuable to Amateurs active in providing timely and accurate weather observations that assist in keeping our communities safe. Use this link to find Spotter training near you. https://www.weather.gov/SKYWARN -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Iowa Section Section Manager: Lelia R Garner, WA0UIG wa0uig@arrl.org ------------------------------------------------------------------