As part of our ongoing series of seminars and workshops, DVRA will hold its next seminar on Sat. 1/17/26 at 10 am at the W2ZQ radio shack.
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January 14th, 2026 Membership Meeting – How to Achieve DXCC and Other Awards
On Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation titled “How to Achieve DXCC and other Awards” presented by Greg Mauro, K3EA.
Operating awards can provide motivation for “Getting on the Air”. The presentation will detail the criteria for earning operating awards and present practical goals and strategies,
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“New Ham” net on 1/7: ARES + RACES
When disaster strikes, ham radio operators step up with emergency comms. Join the New Ham net to learn how you can help.
Radio Merit Badge Day at TCNJ on 1/3
We will be returning to Armstrong Hall at TCNJ again this year. The event runs from 8AM to 4PM on Saturday January 3rd for instructors. We are looking for a few volunteers that can help with on air (VHF or HF) activations and Radio Direction Finding.
➡️ Please reply to jon.r.frush@gmail.com if you are available to help that day.
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“RF Toolkit” workshop on Sat. 12/20/25, 10 am
Are you an experimenter who wants a better sense of how your radio, feedline, and antenna all work together? Ever swap out your feedline for a different length and suddenly find yourself out of tune?
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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