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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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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The Annual Spring Clean Up at Club Station W2ZQ will occur on Saturday, April 8th . We will also be repainting the trim on the outside of the building, and we’ll need 6-8 volunteers.
The work will start at 9AM.
All members are encouraged to participate.
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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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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 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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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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A Digital / Sound Card Mode seminar was held at the W2ZQ station on Saturday February 25th at 10AM.
The program started with an overview presentation of Digital / Sound Card Modes. This was followed by a demonstration of setting up a radio, interface and computer with the necessary hardware and software from “scratch”.
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The new DVRA online apparel store’s winter sale has concluded. In this latest sale, the original apparel was available again and cold weather items were added. DVRA logos are embroidered on these clothing items by a local vendor. And for an optional $6 extra, personalization could be added.
The special DVRA online apparel store,
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In our ongoing series of hands-on activities, the DVRA held a technical seminar on Antenna Tuners.
This activity focused on understanding the components used in antenna tuner design, followed by measurements made on a simple tuner to illustrate the performance.
The Antenna Tuner seminar was held on Saturday,
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