DVRA’s 2026 license testing schedule is set. New and upgrading hams have opportunities throughout the year to take their test(s). Our Exams page has the details.
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Blog Archives
Using World-Wide Aeronautical Weather and HF Air Traffic Control for DXing
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation by Dave Doler K3DFD titled “Using World-Wide Aeronautical Weather and HF Air Traffic Control for DXing”.
This presentation talks about how Hams can take advantage of the world-wide network of always-on aeronautical VOLMET HF weather broadcast stations to help determine band conditions.
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DVRA designated an ARRL Special Service Club
The ARRL has designated the Delaware Valley Radio Association as an ARRL Special Service
Club, thanks to the efforts of ARRL Southern New Jersey Assistant Section Manager Gary Wilson
K2GW and with support from Section Manager Ron Fish KX1W.
The ARRL describes Special Service Clubs as amateur radio clubs that go above and beyond.
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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
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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?
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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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