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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.

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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,

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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. 

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ARRL EME Contest – November 16 -17th

We had a good start in the ARRL EME Contest the weekend of October 18-19. The final contest weekend will be November 16-17. At this half-way point, our totals are 94 QSOs and 85 multipliers (number of different four-character Maidenhead locators worked). In 2022 and 2023 we made 118 and 127 QSOs,

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DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt Report – 9/1/2024

Welcome Jerome, N2JOV, to our fox hunting group!

Congratulations Jean, AD2EK, on finding all the foxes!

Veterans Park in Hamilton has been our venue of choice for the IARU-Style on-foot fox hunts this year.  I wondered if anyone would show up on this rainy Labor Day Sunday.  Happily,

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HF Propagation

On Wednesday, September 11th at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation on the “HF Propagation”, given by Saied Seghatoleslami, AD2CC.

There will be a Pizza/Social Hour prior to the meeting at 6PM. Folks are asked to bring their own (soft) beverage.There is no charge for the pizza,

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DVRA Provides Radio Communication for the Cycling Segment of the NJ Triathlon

Robert, K2KEM – Vera, KE2BQG – Martin, W3PR – Steve, KC2VDL – Dom, N3DD – Ben, KC3VVA

The New Jersey State Triathlon returned this year on July 20th and 21st. DVRA members have assisted at this event for the past 15 years, stationed at communications checkpoints along the bicycle route providing assist in running a communications net for the Bicycle portion of the event.

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The Joy of Contesting

On Wednesday, July 10th at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation on the “The Joy of Contesting”, given by Doug Grant, K1DG.

There will be a Pizza/Social Hour prior to the meeting at 6PM. Folks are asked to bring their own (soft) beverage.There is no charge for the pizza,

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DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt Report – 6/1/2024

Glen, NK1N  –  James, KB2FCV  –  Chris, WA2SEM  –  Ben, KC3VVA  –  Ryan, K2RPH  –  Masen  –  Bill, W2WZ

Rich, KD2CQ Photo

Well, the weather we ordered for June 1st was delivered on time and DVRA conducted a terrific fox hunt at Veterans Park in Hamilton.

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