Posts in 2025
  • 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 …

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  • Repeater Challenge Flyer is Out

    Monday, August 04, 2025 in News

    The month of August is already off to a great start for the K0IRO Repeater Challenge! Jason as put together a flyer that can be cut up and shared with others! Lets keep this up! Download PDF and Share

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  • July 2025 Repeater Challenge Contest Winner!

    Friday, August 01, 2025 in News

    Congratulations to Jim - W6GRE / WSFL398 is the clear winner this month. Lets spread the word and get more folks involved. I’ll have some flyers on my table on Saturday. W6GRE 140 Total Contacts KF0TAW 39 Total Contacts K0GR 25 Total Contacts …

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  • We've Gone Social

    Wednesday, July 23, 2025 in News

    🎉 K0IRO Is Now Social! 📡 We’re taking the airwaves to the next level—K0IRO has officially launched on Facebook and YouTube! That’s right, our Iowa Radio Operators club isn’t just connecting communities over RF anymore… we’re building bridges across …

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  • K0IRO Survey Results and Updates

    Monday, June 09, 2025 in News

    K0IRO Leadership Update: The Iowa Radio Operators (K0IRO) leadership team has been actively working to establish a new amateur radio club that will serve radio enthusiasts across the entire state of Iowa. While we’re preparing for our first member …

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