October 8th, 2025 Membership Meeting – Bing Crosby and the Recording Revolution
Join us on Oct. 8th at 7:00PM EDT for a presentation by Robert R. Phillips on his experiences with Bing Crosby and the advancement of audio technology in the 1950s. Highlighting the transition from transcription discs to magnetic tape, Phillips details the innovations that shaped the broadcast industry.
ARRL EME Contest, October 11-12 and November 8-9, 2025
With the NJ QSP Party behind us (thanks to all who participated, the club did well), now we can turn our eyes (actually our antenna) to the sky and compete in the ARRL EME contest. It’s on October 11-12, 2025 and November 8-9,…
Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) October 18th, 2025
Washington Crossing Council Amateur Radio Operators will operate K3OSR and W2ZQ for Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) on October 18, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM. All Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Girl Scouts are invited. The event facilitates global communication among Scouts and offers opportunities to earn merit badges.
W0W! It’s that time again!
The DVRA will be marking the 87th anniversary of the Orson Welles broadcast of the War of the Worlds on October 30, 1938, with a special event station, WØW. In the broadcast, Martian invaders first landed in Grovers Mill, NJ…
Nano VNA Workshop Saturday October 4th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Many hams have questions like these: You can do these and more with a nano VNA (and you might wonder what do the initials VNA stand for and what do the words mean). Come to the nano VNA workshop on Saturday…
DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – October 4, 2025
It’s time to release the Foxes! DVRA will host an IARU-Style Fox Hunting Session on Saturday, October 4, 2025. IARU-Style is an on-foot fox hunt where multiple foxes are released into the woods for hunters to find – Think: orienteering with…
“Operating HF Like a Pro” – Seminar on September 27th, 10am
For those that missed the first two sessions…..We are back ….Check it out! The seminar will be held on September 27th at 10am at the DVRA shack. Want to take advantage of your Technician class privileges on 10 meters? Been…
2025 NJ QSO Party, Saturday September 20th
The 2025 NJ QSO Party will be on Saturday, September 20th, from 10:00am to 10:00pm...
W2ZQ HF Station – Equipment Training Session – Sept. 13th, 10am
On Saturday, September 13th, at 10am we will hold an additional training session for the W2ZQ HF Station Equipment.
Sept. 10th, 2025 Membership Meeting – HamSci with Dr. Nathaniel A Frissell
DVRA’s September 10th membership meeting will feature a presentation by Dr Nathaniel A Frissell, titled “HamSCI: Space Weather We Can Do Together!” Since the 2017 Solar Eclipse QSO Party, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI),has been bringing together amateur…
DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – September 7, 2025
It’s time to release the Foxes! DVRA will host an IARU-Style Fox Hunting Session. IARU-Style is an on-foot fox hunt where multiple foxes are released into the woods for hunters to find – Think: orienteering with radios. Participate individually or…
Antenna Committee to hold construction event, September 6th at 10am at the W2ZQ station
Construction and testing of a 40 / 20 meter trapped dipole will be performed utilizing an antenna trap kit from Sotabeams. The activity will start with a brief explanation on the design, operation and construction of wire antennas, followed by the construction and tuning of the antenna. A limited number of trap kits are available upon request.
