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Dx-peditions Experiences

On Wednesday, April 12th 2023, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting featured a presentation by Jim Millner, WB2REM titled “Dx-peditions Experiences”.

In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 W Upper Ferry Rd, Ewing Township, NJ 08628 (Driving Directions).

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DVRA Is Hamvention 2023 CLUB OF THE YEAR!

On Tuesday February 28 the Dayton Hamvention Awards Committee announced the winner of the Hamvention 2023 Amateur Radio Club of the Year is the Delaware Valley Radio Association. Pictured above are Michael Kalter W8CI, Hamvention Awards Chair with Greg Mauro K3EA and Dom DiClementi N3DD, both past presidents of the DVRA,

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Fox Hunt Training Session – March 25, 2023 9am

Fox season is upon us!  The DVRA will host an Introduction and Training Session for those who desire to learn about the art and subtle science of radio direction finding, aka Fox Hunting.  This session will be conducted in person at the Shack and include a presentation that demystifies what it’s all about.

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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – April 15, 2023

It’s time to release the Fox!

DVRA will host its first Mobile Fox Hunting Session of 2023.  Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, April 15 at 9:00am ET (rescheduled from April 1 due to inclement weather).  Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon.

Please sign up below to receive further information and instructions.

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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – April 1, 2023

It’s time to release the Fox!

DVRA will host its first Mobile Fox Hunting Session of 2023.  Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, April 1 at 9:00am ET.  Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon.

Please sign up below to receive further information and instructions.

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DVRA Annual QRP and Mobile Operating Day, and Swap Fest, held on April 22nd

The Delaware Valley Radio Association hosted the 4th annual QRP operating day on the grounds of the club station, W2ZQ on April 22nd from 10am to 2pm.  This event was opened to all local amateurs.  As in the past, we also held a Swap Fest.  ADDITIONALLY, we included Mobile operating to be part of this year’s event.

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Another Successful Fox Hunt/Antenna Workshop

DVRA conducted a Fox Hunt Training / Antenna Workshop / Mini-Fox Hunt session the morning of Saturday, March 25th.  Fifteen were in attendance for NK1N’s Introduction to Fox Hunting aka Amateur Radio Direction Finding.  

Following the presentation, many participants started assembling their Three-Element Tape Measure Yagi Antennas while others,

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The Trenton Computer Fest is looking for Ham Radio vendors

The Trenton Computer Fest is going in person this year for the first time since 2019.  There is a large indoor area for vendors and exhibitors.

There has always been a good representation of Ham Radio vendors at the Fest.  And, once again, Ham Radio vendors are being encouraged to participate.

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March 11th – DMR Radio Setup and Accessing DMR via Hotspot

On Saturday, March 11th at 10am at the W2ZQ station, a seminar on DMR basics was held.

How does DMR work? What is a Code Plug and how do I create one? How can you access DMR reflectors using a Personal Hotspot, even if your radio’s mode is Fusion or DSTAR?

A presentation by Jeff Surofsky KD2SCR and Bob Bowden KB3BB answered these questions and more,

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Portable Operating

On Wednesday, March 8th 2023, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting featured a presentation by Anthony Luscre,  ARRL Ohio Section Youth Coordinator, K8ZT titled “Portable Operating”.   A copy of Anthony’s presentation may be found here

In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church,

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