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Is Your Repeater an All Star?
Saturday, January 10, 2026 in News
Are You an AllStar? Or Is Your Repeater? The ARRL Iowa Section and K0IRO – Iowa Radio Operators are looking to connect with repeater groups, system trustees, hotspot owners, and individual operators across Iowa. Are you currently using or supporting …
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DMRAA Cabin Fever Reliever
Friday, January 09, 2026 in News
DMRAA Cabin Fever Reliever After weeks of winter hibernation, it’s time to shake off the cabin fever and reconnect with the people who make amateur radio in Iowa so special. Whether you’re a seasoned operator, a curious newcomer, or just someone who …
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2025 Repeater Challenge Winners
Friday, January 02, 2026 in News
Congratulations to the Winners I want to personally thank everyone who participated in the Iowa Radio Operators – 2025 Repeater Challenge. Over the six‑month challenge, we recorded an impressive 795 logged entries, which is a testament to the …
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ARRL Section Looking for Photos
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 in News
ARRL Seeking Readio Photos Kevin (K0KDS), as part of our Iowa ARRL Section put out a post looking for POTA pictures and activities with Radio! Kevin is always active on our discrod and I thought it would be worth of sharing with us and see what we …
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Merry Christmas from K0IRO
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in News
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from K0IRO As we wrap up the year, thank you to everyone who makes this community such a great place to talk, learn, and share all things radio. From amateur radio, gmrs and cb to meshtastic, emcom, and everything …
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K0IRO UHF Analog / DMR Repeater
Monday, December 22, 2025 in News
K0IRO DMR Repeater & Digital Last Heard Dashboard Well here we are getting closer and closer to the end of 2025. I think we’ve had a momentus year with the work put out into the community. Lots of work and effort went into this summer by …
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12 Days of Parkmas
Wednesday, December 03, 2025 in News
KOIRO 12 Days of Park-mas - Contest Rules Introduction Activating in the parks is what keeps POTA alive — it gets radios into the outdoors, shows the hobby to the public, and builds skills. But none of it works without hunters at home; every QSO from …
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K0IRO-10 & K0IRO-15 Online
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 in News
Introducing K0IRO-10 and K0IRO-15 As the dust of summer and fall finally settles, we have some exciting news about the work we’ve been putting in over the course of the past months. More to come—and eventually we’ll get a page just to document …
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Local Nets Around the Area
Tuesday, November 04, 2025 in News
Sorry it’s been a while since our last post. Life for the leaders of the club has just gotten busy. Not excuses, just unfortunate where we find time. It got me thinking… One of the joys still out there at is the ability to join nets and …
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AREDN Introduction - What is it, Why Does It Matter
Monday, September 15, 2025 in News
AREDN - Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network Hold up … let’s pause right there. That little “E” in AREDN has always stood for Emergency—but honestly, I think it deserves a promotion. In my mind, that E should stand for …