CW Class to start on May 20th, 2025
Registration for this year’s CW class is now open to all DVRA club members. There is no fee for this class and is one of the many benefits of being or becoming a DVRA club member. Class will begin Tuesday May 20th at 7:00 PM via the Zoom conference application. Please register early as slots may become unavailable. The class is geared towards beginners however all levels are invited!
ANTENNA WORKSHOP – MAY 10th, 2025
An antenna workshop will be held on Saturday, May 10th at 10am at the W2ZQ station. We will discuss the operation and design of a 40 meter “half square” and then we will construct and test the antenna.
DVRA Membership Survey
In an effort to better serve our membership, we have put together a DVRA membership survey to help the club’s leadership better serve our members. Would you please take a moment to take the survey? Here’s a link to the…
DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – May 4, 2024
It’s time to release the Foxes! DVRA will host an IARU-Style Fox Hunting Session. IARU-Style is an on-foot fox hunt where multiple foxes are released into the woods for hunters to find – Think: orienteering with radios. Participate individually or form…
Special Event Station to commemorate 1937 Hindenburg Disaster
Members of the DVRA, the Delaware Valley Radio Association, operated a Special Event Station to mark the 87th anniversary of the crash of the German airship Hindenburg, May 6, 1937 at Lakehurst, N.J. Operating under the call sign W2H for…
6th Annual QRP Operating Day – April 27th 10-2p
The Delaware Valley Radio Association will be hosting the 6th annual QRP operating day on the grounds of the club station, W2ZQ on Saturday, April 26th Sunday, April 27th from 10am to 2pm. Note that due to forecasted weather conditions, this event which was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 26th, will be held on Sunday, April 27th instead.
Beginner’s Soldering Workshop Saturday, April 5th 10am to 12pm
Beginner’s Soldering Workshop to be held on Saturday, April 5th from 10am to 12pm. We will have a brief overview of electronic components, equipment and safety to get you started with through hole soldering — no prior electronics knowledge…
DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – April 5, 2025
It’s time to release the Fox! DVRA will host its first Mobile Fox Hunting Session of 2025. Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, April 5th at 9:00am ET. Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon. The starting point…
Beginner Arduino Workshop
This workshop will teach you the basics of how an Arduino works and how to program it. It will be held on Saturday March 22nd at 10am at the W2ZQ shack. Some programming experience is helpful but not required...
Fox Hunt Training Session – March 15, 2025 9:00 ET
Winter is the time hams work indoors preparing for this year’s outdoor events. With that in mind, the DRVA once again presents its annual Fox Hunt Introduction, Training, Antenna Workshop and Mini-Fox Hunt (or FHITAWMFH for short…we’re still gonna have…
HamClock DIY Workshop #2 – February 22nd, 2025
On Saturday morning, February 22nd, at 10:00am, the Delaware Valley Radio Association will present a “HamClock DIY” workshop at the club shack. This is a repeat of the workshop that we had in September of 2024
SWR Workshop – February 8th, 2025
Every radio and antenna tuner has an “SWR Meter” and SWR stands for Standing Wave Ratio. But what is a standing wave? Where does it come from and how do you measure it? What is the purpose of an SWR…
