DVRA Provides Radio Communication for the Cycling Segment of the NJ Triathlon
Robert, K2KEM – Vera, KE2BQG – Martin, W3PR – Steve, KC2VDL – Dom, N3DD – Ben, KC3VVA The New Jersey State Triathlon returned this year on July 20th and 21st. DVRA members have assisted at this event for the past…
DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – July 7, 2024
DVRA will host another fine Mobile Fox Hunting Session of the 2024 season. Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Sunday, July 7 at 9:00am ET. Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon. The starting point for this hunt is the Chapin School…
Operating HF like a Pro – Seminar held on June 29th
The DVRA had another exciting and informative seminar at the DVRA shack held on June 29th at 10am. Here is a link the the presenation: Learn to talk on HF like a Boss! Want to take advantage of your Technician…
2024 Annual ARRL Field Day – June 22-23rd
The DVRA will once again participate in the annual ARRL Field day. The ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth full weekend in June, thousands of radio amateurs gather…
EME (“Moonbounce”) Training Sessions held on July 6th at the shack
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…
DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt Report – 6/1/2024
Glen, NK1N – James, KB2FCV – Chris, WA2SEM – Ben, KC3VVA – Ryan, K2RPH – Masen – Bill, W2WZ Rich, KD2CQ Photo Well, the weather we ordered for June 1st was delivered on time and DVRA conducted a terrific fox hunt…
DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – June 1, 2024
It’s time to release the Foxes! ** New Venue ** DVRA will host its second IARU-Style Fox Hunting Session of the 2024 season. IARU-Style is an on-foot fox hunt where multiple foxes are released into the woods for hunters to…
2024 ARRL International Digital Contest
The 2024 ARRL International Digital Contest is coming up on the weekend of June 1 – 2, from 2 PM local time on Saturday through 8 PM Sunday. We will be operating once again from W2ZQ. We garnered a 2nd place…
DVRA Nets are now on the 440 MHz repeater
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…
W2ZQ PARKS ON THE AIR ACTIVATION RESCHEDULED TO MAY 25
Due to a poor weather forecast for 5/18 and problematic band conditions thanks to solar CMEs, we are rescheduling our POTA activation to MAY 25 and changing the operating time to 2pm – 5pm to catch better band conditions. DVRA…
DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt Report – 5/5/2024
Rain was predicted for our first Sunday morning Fox Hunt but if you opted out due to the threatening weather, I’m sorry, you didn’t learn from last October’s event and … you missed another good one. Two hunters gathered at…
DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – May 5, 2024
It’s time to release the Foxes! ** New Day** ** New Venue ** 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 –…
