Recent Activities


Operating HF Like a Pro, 2nd Session – Seminar on January 18th, 10am

For those that missed the first session…..We are back ….Check it out! The seminar will be held on January 18th at 10am at the DVRA shack. Want to take advantage of your Technician class privileges on 10 meters? Been a


W2T POTA (Parks On the Air) Activation Planned For Morning of December 31st

In association with the W2T special event taking place at the W2ZQ station from Dec. 26 through Dec. 31st (see separate announcement of the event here: W2T and W2P special event stations will run from Dec 26th through Jan 7th


W2T and W2P special event stations will run from Dec 26th through Jan 7th

These stations commemorate the Battles of Trenton and Princeton.  This is our 8th year conducting this event, and is a favorite of many of the DVRA’s operators. It’s also a great way to get a taste of being on the


ARRL 160m CW Contest

The ARRL 160m CW Contest was a fun event. To add to the fun, we also scored well. We had good participation in the contest ranging from members who are new to contesting and expert members who have been enjoying


ARRL 10m Contest

What do you do with a 7 element beam up 100 ft. on top of a hill, 1000 watts of power and a group of enthusiastic operators? You have a lot of fun and rack up a big score. …and


DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – December 7, 2024

DVRA will host one last Mobile Fox Hunting Session of the 2024 season.  Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, December 7th at 9:00am ET.  Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon. The starting point for this hunt is the Chapin School


ELECTRONICS CIRCUIT SEMINAR – Dec. 7th at 10 am

As part of our ongoing series of seminars and workshops, the DVRA will be holding its next seminar on Saturday, December 7th at 10am at the W2ZQ station. The seminar will be based on selected topics in the Components and


DVRA TV is on the air

DVRA’s YouTube channel is live at https://www.youtube.com/@DVRA_Video/. It’s been in the works for some time. “Beth and I have a YouTube channel, Brewery Lovers, where where we chronicle our travels across the country, mostly in search of good craft beer,”


Beginner’s Soldering Workshop to be held on Saturday, November 9 from 10 – 12pm

Beginner’s Soldering Workshop to be held on Saturday, November 9 from 10 – 12pm.   We will have a brief overview of electronic components, equipment and safety to get you started with through hole soldering — no prior electronics knowledge


DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – November 3, 2024

The Penultimate Hunt for 2024! Time is running out for you to keep that New Year’s resolution to “do a fox hunt”. DVRA will host another fine Mobile Fox Hunting Session of the 2024 season. Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for


Annual Fall Cleaning – Saturday, November 2th

Our annual Fall cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, November 2nd at the DVRA shack. We would like to finish painting our shack building as well as remove brush from our grounds and under our 2-meter tower guy wires. If


2024 ARRL SSB Sweepstakes

The DVRA will participate in the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes during the weekend of 11/16 and 11/17 and W2ZQ is ready.  The goal of this contest is to work as many US amateurs as possible in as many ARRL (and RAC/VE)


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