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DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – May 4, 2024

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 form a team.

Join Huntmaster Glen,

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Special Event Station to commemorate 1937 Hindenburg Disaster

Members of the DVRA, the Delaware Valley Radio Association, operated a Special Event Station to mark the 87th anniversary of the crash of the German airship Hindenburg, May 6, 1937 at Lakehurst, N.J.

Operating under the call sign W2H for a second year, the station will be on the air May 3 – 11,

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ANTENNA WORKSHOP – MAY 10th, 2025

An antenna workshop will be held on Saturday, May 10th at 10am at the W2ZQ station. We will discuss the operation and design of a 40 meter “half square” and then we will construct and test the antenna.



6th Annual QRP Operating Day – April 26th 10-2p

The Delaware Valley Radio Association will be hosting the 6th annual QRP operating day on the grounds of the club station, W2ZQ on Saturday, April 26th from 10am to 2pm. This event is open to all local amateurs. As in the past, we will also hold a Swap Fest. Bring your items for sale or trade.

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Beginner’s Soldering Workshop Saturday, April 5th 10am to 12pm

Beginner’s Soldering Workshop to be held on Saturday, April 5th from 10am to 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 or experience necessary!

You will have an opportunity to assemble a mini project for hands-on experience with the modified Elenco Soldering Practice Kit SP-3B.

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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – April 5, 2025

It’s time to release the Fox!

DVRA will host its first Mobile Fox Hunting Session of 2025. Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, April 5th at 9:00am ET. Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon.

The starting point for this hunt is the Chapin School South Parking Lot located at 4101 Princeton Pike,

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Portable Electric Generator Workshop

We will be hosting a workshop on March 29th at 10am at the W2ZQ shack. The focus will be on the proper operation, care and maintenance of a portable electric generator.

Other topics will include whole house generators, powering your home appliances during power outages, and providing power for Amateur Radio operating events such as Field Day.

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Fox Hunt Training Session – March 15, 2025 9:00 ET

Winter is the time hams work indoors preparing for this year’s outdoor events. With that in mind, the DRVA once again presents its annual Fox Hunt Introduction, Training, Antenna Workshop and Mini-Fox Hunt (or FHITAWMFH for short…we’re still gonna have to work on that one…)

Please join Glen,

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Beginner Arduino Workshop

This workshop will teach you the basics of how an Arduino works and how to program it. It will be held on Saturday March 22nd at 10am at the W2ZQ shack.  Some programming experience is helpful but not required…



SWR Workshop – February 8th, 2025

Every radio and antenna tuner has an “SWR Meter” and SWR stands for Standing Wave Ratio.  But what is a standing wave?  Where does it come from and how do you measure it?  What is the purpose of an SWR meter?  Are all SWR meters built the same way?  

…curious about these questions and more….come to the SWR meter workshop on Saturday February 8,

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