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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt Report – Wrapping up the 2023 Season

The DVRA held its final fox hunt of the 2023 season on December 2nd.  The hunters gathered at the Chapin School amongst fog that socked in the Princeton Area.  At nine o’clock the fox was activated, and the event was underway. 

The fox was quite sly this outing – hiding in Turning Basin Park on Alexander Road between the Delaware &

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ONLINE MEETING ONLINE: Balloon Launching with Ham Radio

On Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presenation by Walter Holmes, K5WH titled, “Balloon Launching with Ham Radio”.

In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 W Upper Ferry Rd, Ewing Township,

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Basic Electronics Seminar held at the W2ZQ Shack

There are many benefits to being a member of the DVRA. As an example, the DVRA conducted a very informative basic electronics seminar on Saturday, December 9th.  Greg, K3EA taught basic electrical principles and demonstrated the proper use of test equipment. 

You can contact Greg at k3ea.dx@gmail.com for further information or questions.

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Conspiracies of the DVRA

On Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presenation by Cliff Green, WA2TMF titled, “Conspiracies of the DVRA”.

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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It’s Membership Renewal time …… 

We truly hope you are enjoying your Delaware Valley Radio Association membership and thank you for being a valued member of our organization.

It’s that time of year when we very respectfully make a significant “ask” – to renew your membership for 2024 – in a time of rapidly increasing prices and financial pressures that seemingly come from every direction.

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DVRA’s Advancements in EME – Exciting update on the new 4.57m Dish Antenna

On Wednesday, November 8th, 2023, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured an update on the new 4.57m dish antenna being installed on the grounds of W2ZQ.

In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 W Upper Ferry Rd, Ewing Township,

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W2ZQ to enter 2023 ARRL EME Contest

The 50-1296 MHz sessions of the ARRL EME contest are held on two separate weekends: October 28th/29th and November 25/26th.  The contest starts on Friday night, the 27th at 8pm (local time) and ends Sunday night at 8pm.  The final weekend of the contest occurs November 25th/26th.

Operator training will be given on Monday,

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Another Fun & Successful W2ZQ POTA Event

After a string of several very rainy days, the morning of September 30th saw the sky stop dripping just in the nick of time, allowing W2ZQ to set up two portable stations atop the 400’ Bowman’s Hill on the Northern edge of Upper Makefield Township in Pennsylvania. We set up two radios in a field on the opposite side of the parking lot serving the landmark 100’ high Bowman’s Hill Tower,

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RF Interference: Learn to identity the root causes and remedies

On Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation by Bob Brehm, AK6R titled “RF Interference: Learn to identity the root causes and remedies”.

In person monthly meetings are held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 W Upper Ferry Rd,

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JOTA Event held at DVRA Shack – Oct. 21st at 10am

The JOTA event was held at the DVRA shack on Saturday, October 21st from 10 – 3:00 pm. All Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and GSUSA members were welcomed to participate.

The DVRA W2ZQ radio station is on Route 579 directly across from the Ewing Township Water Tower at Exit 75 of I-295 (Driving Directions). 

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