Rural Iowa Amateur Radio Club - W0OEL

06/24/2026

Listen to the interview Patrick, KE0UZC had for KCTN radio. Very well done Patrick. Thanks for continuing to promote the club's activities.

https://www.kctn.com/post/patrick-palmershiem-amateur-radio-field-day

Reminder: Field Day is Saturday and Sunday. Weather looks to be perfect, so join as at Osborne Park, Clayton County Conservation and learn about the fascinating hobby of amateur radio.

Patrick Palmersheim of the Rural Iowa Amateur Radio Club based in Fayette County talks about the Amateur Radio Field Day being held Saturday, June 27 and 28 at the Osborne Nature CenterPatrick Palmersheim - Amateur Radio Field Day

06/22/2026

Field day is this weekend!!

06/22/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1PbLFFCohZ/

06/17/2026

📡 Get ready for ARRL Field Day 2026! 📡

The Rural Iowa Amateur Radio Club invites everyone to join us for our annual Field Day event at Clayton County Conservation/Osborne Park on June 27th and June 28th!

Whether you're a seasoned ham radio operator, a tech enthusiast, or just curious about how communication works when the grid goes down, there is something here for you.

Here is what we’ll be doing:

🌐 Making contacts with other amateur radio operators all across the US.

💻 Demonstrating cutting-edge tech and off-grid communication networks including AREDN, Meshtastic, APRS, and Winlink.

📻 Answering questions and showing you how to get started in the hobby!

Everyone is welcome to stop by! Come see the radios in action, check out the gear, and say hello. We can't wait to see you there!

06/04/2026

If it is storming and raining around meeting time, the club meeting will be held at the library in Fayette. Monitor the club repeater for updates.

05/08/2026

Great meeting last night Discussed Field Day and County Fair events coming up, took the first step in being able to hook our repeater up to Allstar. One of our new hams even went home with a Yaesu FTM300 mobile.

05/05/2026

Meeting Thursday, May 7, will be at Dan's house. 12251 175th St, Fayette, IA, 52142
We will discuss Field Day and other upcoming events.

04/28/2026

Photos from Sunday April 26, 2026 at Volga Lake. We setup an HF station and made many contacts. It was the Florida QSO party and there were many stations with strong signals on 20 meters. We also did some testing with AREDN IP Cameras. We had 3 cameras and were able to view them all on a website for easy access.