The 2026 ARRL International Digital Contest is coming up on the weekend of June 6-7, from 2 PM local time on Saturday through 8 PM Sunday. We will be operating once again from W2ZQ. In 2025 we placed 3rd in the U.S. in our category and are looking to move up in the rankings this year!
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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.
Join DVRA’s New Ham Net on June, 3 2026 at 7:00 pm EST to learn about weak signal communication with Joe Taylor K1JT.
Looking to try CW but overwhelmed by the choices and jargon associated with CW keys? Come to our seminar where we discuss the different types of morse code keys and recommendations.
Following last month’s well-attended EME training, our next session will be held this Thursday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
To ensure everyone receives hands-on instruction and has the opportunity to conduct a few QSOs, we are limiting participation to 2–3 people this month. If there is additional interest,
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DVRA will participate in the annual ARRL Field Day, the premier on-the-air event for radio amateurs across North America. Part picnic, part emergency drill, and part informal contest, Field Day highlights the versatility of amateur radio.
This is the chance you’ve been waiting for! Develop CW proficiency through full immersion practice in authentic QSO fundamentals.
At our May 2026 membership meeting, Chris Hetherington K0CJH will explain the development of his OpenHamClock, a versatile browser-based dashboard that consolidates real-time amateur radio data into one interface.
DVRA Members and Non-Member Guests: Please join us on Saturday, May 31 in New Jersey’s Washington Crossing State Park for a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation.
Join DVRA for a “Rybakov” antenna workshop on Saturday, May 30th at 10am at the W2ZQ station. We will discuss the operation and design of a “Rybakov” vertical, after which we will construct and test the antenna.
The Rybakov is a compact and versatile multiband vertical covering 10 through 40 meters.
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