Blog Archives

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…



Parks on the Air [ POTA ]  – Learn the Ins and outs of this fascinating HAM activity

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation by Tobi Massano AD2CD titled “Parks on the Air [ POTA ]  – Learn the Ins and outs of this fascinating HAM activity”.

In her presentation, Tobi Massano AD2CD shared her wealth of experience as an active Parks on the Air [ POTA ] hunter and activator.

Read more ›



W2ZQ TO OPERATE IN THE UPCOMING ARRL DX CONTESTS

The CW DX contest will be held starting on Friday, February 14th at 7pm and runs through Sunday the 16th at 7pm

Likewise, the SSB DX contest will be held starting on Friday, February 28th at 7pm and runs through
Sunday night.

Read more ›



HamClock DIY Workshop #2 – February 22nd, 2025

On Saturday morning, February 22nd, at 10:00am, the Delaware Valley Radio Association will present a “HamClock DIY” workshop at the club shack. This is a repeat of the workshop that we had in September of 2024



DVRA online Apparel Store is now open: many New Items added

The DVRA online apparel store is now open for a limited time. Many new items have been added. You can also personalize your gear with your name / call sign.

The online store will be opened through January 26th

Click here to make your selection – DVRA Online Apparel Store

Read more ›



3D Printing in the Ham Shack

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation by Rich Gopstein,  KD2CQ titled “3D Printing in the Ham Shack”.

Have you been thinking of getting into 3D printing? Are you into 3D printing but you want to learn ways (or more ways) to apply it to ham radio?

Read more ›



DVRA TV is on the air

DVRA’s YouTube channel is live at https://www.youtube.com/@DVRA_Video/.

It’s been in the works for some time. “Beth and I have a YouTube channel, Brewery Lovers, where where we chronicle our travels across the country, mostly in search of good craft beer,” says Sal KB2DMU, DVRA’s public information officer.

Read more ›



November Membership Meeting – A new and different A.I. tool for Amateur Radio study: Google’s NotebookLM

On Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting will feature a presentation “A new and different A.I. tool for Amateur Radio study: Google’s NotebookLM”, by DVRA member Dave Doler, K3DFD.



2024 W0W Report

A crisp, colorful and clear fall day greeted the DVRA crew as they activated special event station W0W October 27. It was the third annual activation to mark the anniversary of Orson Welles’ 1938 Halloween radio broadcast “War of the Worlds.”

Stations were set up at Van Nest Park in West Windsor,

Read more ›



October Membership Meeting – Techniques of Contesting

On Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation by Tim Duffy,  K3LR on Contesting.

A couple of months ago we had an introduction to the joys of contesting.  Since then we have formed a DVRA contesting group with broad participation of experienced contesters and members new to contesting who want to learn. 

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