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Blog Archives
10m contest 12/12 to 12/14!
The 10m band is special. When it’s open, it’s really open! A simple dipole and a few watts can be enough to get you around the world. Or…
you can come to W2ZQ and see what happens when you have a 6-element beam on top of a 100-foot tower AND a kilowatt of power.
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HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party Dec 12-13th, 2025
Work the rocks! Decode the pings!
Discover the thrill of meteor scatter QSOs by bouncing signals off ionized meteor trails in real time!
Join hams worldwide for the HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party during the December Geminids meteor shower.
Both two-way and receive-only stations are welcome.
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W2T and W2P special event stations will run from Dec 26th through Jan 8th
- W2T will be on the air from Dec 26th to Dec 31st, 2025
- W2P will be on the air from Jan 1st to Jan 8th, 2025
These stations commemorate the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. This will be our 9th year conducting this event,
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160m CW contest 12/5 to 12/7
DVRA will participate in the ARRL 160m CW contest next week, starting Friday December 5th at 5:00 pm, and wrapping up on Sunday December 7th at 5 am. This is the perfect event for night owls, as 160m really comes alive once the sun goes down. We had a blast last year and put on a good showing!
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Go digital! Seminar at the shack 12/6
An HF Digital Mode seminar will be held at the W2ZQ station on Saturday December 6th at 10AM.
The program will present an overview of popular Digital Modes. This will be followed by a demonstration on setting up a radio and computer with the software.
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November 12th, 2025 Membership Meeting – Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) and Fox Hunting
DVRA’s November membership on 11/12 meeting will be twice the fun, with presentations on both Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) and Fox Hunting opportunities.
2025 ARRL SSB Sweepstakes
The DVRA will participate in the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes during the weekend of 11/15 and 11/16 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) sections as possible. We will be running as Multi-operator,
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ARRL EME Contest on November 8-9, 2025
The first half of the EME contest is complete and W2ZQ had a good showing, improving on our previous score. You can still get in on the action on November 8-9, 2025 from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (08:00 pm on Friday to 7:39 pm on Sunday local time).
Sign up for the November contest here.
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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – November 2, 2025
It’s time to release the Foxes!
DVRA will host another fun Mobile Fox Hunting Session of the 2025 season. Join special guest foxes, Rich, KD2CQ, and Bill, W2WZ, for this event Sunday, November 2nd 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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