It’s Membership Renewal Season!
A friendly reminder to all DVRA members – membership renewals are due by January 1st, 2026. We truly hope that you enjoyed your Delaware Valley Radio Association membership benefits during 2025 and thank you for being a valued member of our organization.
W2T and W2P special event stations will run from Dec 26th through Jan 8th
These stations commemorate the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. This will be our 9th year conducting this event, and is a favorite of many of the DVRA’s operators. It’s also a great way to get a taste of being on…
Member Potluck Holiday Party – December 10th
The December 10th 2025 DVRA membership meeting will be a Holiday Potluck dinner and will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. For those not familiar with potluck dinners, everyone attending is asked to bring some food that…
HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party Dec 12-13th, 2025
Work the rocks! Decode the pings! Discover the thrill of meteor scatter QSOs by bouncing signals off ionized meteor trails in real time! Join hams worldwide for the HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party during the December Geminids meteor shower. Both…
10m contest 12/12 to 12/14!
The 10m band is special. When it’s open, it’s really open! A simple dipole and a few watts can be enough to get you around the world. Or… you can come to W2ZQ and see what happens when you have…
160m CW contest 12/5 to 12/7
DVRA will participate in the ARRL 160m CW contest next week, starting Friday December 5th at 5:00 pm, and wrapping up on Sunday December 7th at 5 am. This is the perfect event for night owls, as 160m really comes…
Go digital! Seminar at the shack 12/6
An HF Digital Mode seminar will be held at the W2ZQ station on Saturday December 6th at 10AM. The program will present an overview of popular Digital Modes. This will be followed by a demonstration on setting up a radio and…
2025 ARRL SSB Sweepstakes
The DVRA will participate in the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes during the weekend of 11/15 and 11/16 and W2ZQ is ready. The goal of this contest is to work as many US amateurs as possible in as many ARRL (and RAC/VE)…
November 12th, 2025 Membership Meeting – Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) and Fox Hunting
DVRA's November membership on 11/12 meeting will be twice the fun, with presentations on both Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) and Fox Hunting opportunities.
ARRL EME Contest on November 8-9, 2025
The first half of the EME contest is complete and W2ZQ had a good showing, improving on our previous score. You can still get in on the action on November 8-9, 2025 from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (08:00 pm on Friday…
W2ZQ HF Station – Equipment Training Session – Nov. 8th, 10am
On Saturday, November 8th, at 10am we will hold an additional training session for the W2ZQ HF Station Equipment.
❌CANCELED: Testing Session on November 8th
Due to a lack of sign-ups, likely because of the government shutdown, the November 8 testing session is canceled. Stand by for future testing opportunities. Contact Training & Examination Director Andrew Orsini, K2AFO, at k2afo@andors.net if you need further assistance.
