On Saturday mornings, on July 6, hands-on training was available for club members interested in learning the capabilities of our Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) station.
Attendees examined and asked questions about all the important equipment, both hardware and software. Some simple radio astronomy was done by pointing the 3 m dish at the Sun to measure solar radio noise and check antenna pointing.
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The 440 repeater is situated at 840 feet on the tower adjacent to the Quaker Bridge Mall and provides an increased coverage area for our nets. To access the repeater, set your receiver to 442.650 MHz with a +5 MHz transmit offset and a PL tone of 131.8 Hz
With the greater coverage it is now much easier to join our nets:
The Tech Net is held every Sunday night at 9pm.
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The Antenna committee will hold an construction event on Saturday May 11th, 2024 at 10am at the W2ZQ station. We will discuss, design, and construction techniques for Moxon beam antennas. This will be followed by the construction and testing of an antenna that will be used for Field Day.
Contact k3ea.dx@gmail.com with any questions.
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On Wednesday, May 8th at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation on the “Magic Band Revealed — 6 Meter DXing”, given by Jim Wilson, K5ND.
In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 W Upper Ferry Rd,
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On Wednesday, April 10th at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation on the “ARRL’s Clean Signal Initiative”, given by Mike Ritz, W7VO. For more information on the program go to: arrl-clean-signal-initiative
In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church,
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On the afternoon of February 16, DVRA members Tobi AD2CD, Bob K3EDP and Bob KB3BB participated in a Girl Scout Daisies “Thinking Day on the Air” event at the Cranbury Public Library. The event drew eight Daisies, ages six and seven, several parents and leader Delpha Georges, who initiated, led and organized the event.
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On Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presenation by Mooneer Salem, K6AQ titled, “FreeDV Project”.
In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 W Upper Ferry Rd, Ewing Township, NJ 08628 (Driving Directions).
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On February 24th the DVRA held a seminar on building your own home station. Beginners and seasoned hams were welcomed.
The seminar included a review of available equipment, useful accessories and antenna ideas. Setup and construction info, tips and tricks were also presented.
Contact Greg at k3ea.dx@gmail with any questions.
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On Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presenation by Mike Rauch, K2VPX titled, “Demystifying Programming”.
In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 W Upper Ferry Rd, Ewing Township, NJ 08628 (Driving Directions).
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Nine members came out to the W2ZQ station at 10 AM on Saturday, January 27th as Bob Bowden KB3BB provided an overview of five different methods currently available for operating Amateur radio at a distance.
He concluded with a live demo, remotely operating his home station in Pennsylvania.
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