Blog Archives

DVRA July 10th monthly meeting CANCELED DUE TO MEETING SPACE RENOVATIONS

Please note that the Wednesday, July 10, 2019 monthly meeting is canceled due to renovations at our meeting space in the church basement of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. We apologize for the short notice.

In lieu of our August monthly membership meeting, the DVRA will host an open house and club picnic on August 18th.

Read more ›



Antenna Committee Construction Event held on June 8, 2019

The Antenna Committee met at the DVRA shack on Saturday,
June 8th.  In attendance were
members Rich Freedman, N2EHL; Greg Mauro, K3EA; Steve McCann, KC3LPO and Jack
Tatar, K2WLD.  At the event, a ΒΌ wavelength,
20 meter elevated vertical was measured, built and tested.  The vertical was placed about 35 feet from
the shack along the metal fence and mounted atop a 10’,

Read more ›



Bob Hecht, N3AAK, recognized by DVRA for outcome of Spring 2019 CW Training Program

Bob Hecht, N3AAK (left) receives a certificate of appreciation on June 12, 2019 from DVRA Program Director Cliff Green, WA2TMF, for his efforts in preparation, commitment, and outcome of the Spring 2019 CW Training Program. Photo courtesy Matt Robb, KD2OTG

Read more ›



Gain acceptance to the W2ZQ Operators Club by logging 25 QSOs at the shack

The DVRA Executive Committee is pleased to formally announce the introduction of the W2ZQ Operators Club.

To gain acceptance to the W2ZQ Operators Club, a DVRA club member needs to log 25 QSOs using the club callsign, W2ZQ, while operating the club equipment outside of any contests or special events.

Read more ›



DVRA’s 440 Wires-X system back in service and ready for use

System Fusion II advertisement from Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd

DVRA’s 440 Wires-X system is back in service and ready for use. The repair of the Yaesu FTM-100DR allowed the team to restart the system earlier this week. Special thanks to Mark KC2TGM for his expertise in network support.

To address the concern of hearing the most popular room used β€” CQ AMERICA LINK β€” chatter all day,

Read more ›



DVRA Antenna Committee to hold construction event on June 8

Schematic for a 20-meter vertical ground plane antenna courtesy of Greg Mauro, K3EA.

The DVRA Antenna Committee was formed to focus on the design, construction and installation of amateur radio antennas for club members. The two goals of the antenna committee are to hold antenna construction events and to assist club members with antenna projects.

Read more ›



June 12th monthly meeting to feature presentation titled ‘The Six Ws of Amateur Radio Satellite Analog Operation’ by Glen Johnstone, NK1N

Glen Johnstone, NK1N

On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation titled The Six Ws of Amateur Radio Satellite Analog Operation by Glen Johnstone, NK1N.

Open to both members and non-members. Feel free to join for all or part of the meeting.

Read more ›



Mike Daly, KC2SBR, is first place winner of DVRA hidden transmitter hunt

Mike Daly, KC2SBR, brought home first place in a nip-and-tuck battle to discover who could locate the transmitter first. Glen Johnstone, NK1N, edged out Brian Hagen, KR3LAX, for second place. A great time was had by all in superb weather conditions. Photo credit Steve Gingo KB2RMS.

Read more ›



DVRA welcomes 17 new members in 2019

DVRA club shack

We wish to welcome the following new members to the Delaware Valley Radio Association who joined in 2019:

  1. BUTTERFOSS, RICHARD | KD2QXQ
  2. CATENA, RICHARD | N2RV
  3. DALY, MICHAEL | KC2SBR
  4. DANEK, JOHN | W2JAD
  5. FREEDMAN,

Read more ›



Join 40,000 amateur radio enthusiasts across North America celebrate Field Day 2019 on June 22 and 23

ARRL 2019 Field Day runs Sat. Jun. 22nd – Sun. Jun. 23rd

On Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23, over 40,000 amateur radio enthusiasts across North America will celebrate Field Day 2019. This is ham radio’s annual open house featuring demonstrations of the science, skills, and service that is amateur radio.

Read more ›



Donation
     

W2ZQ Operators Club

ARRL Special Service Club

Occasional Email Updates

Receive email updates when new articles are added to this website, as well as our monthly club newsletter.

Top