The 40M beam is now operational. A big thanks to our premier tower climbing crew Rory NJ3U and John KD2AAR (aka The Flying Walendas). Rory and John in the man basket and on the tower reinstalled the the 8 ft. piece of reflector that blew off in a wind storm and checked connections on the driven element.
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On Wednesday, June 9th 2021, Al Klase, N3FRQ, New Jersey Antique Radio Club (http://www.njarc.org/) Coordinator and Radio Technology Museum (http://www.rtm.ar88.net/) Historian will be presenting to the DVRA members (HELD VIA VIRTUAL WEB CONFERENCE) “Spy and Clandestine Radios”.
World War II can be thought of as the first electronic war.
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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 with their clubs,
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The DVRA antenna committee will be holding a construction event for members on Saturday,June 12th at 11 a.m. at the DVRA shack.
The focus will be on construction of 40 and 80 meter antennas for Field Day. Contact Greg at K3EA@arrl.net with any questions.
Rain date will be the following day.
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On Wednesday, May 12th 2021, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting HELD VIA VIRTUAL WEB CONFERENCE will feature a presentation titled “The Art of the QSL & “The Quest” for DXCC and other Awards” presented by Greg Mauro, K3EA.
Greg (K3EA) was first licensed as a Novice in 1976,
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Just a little fun….. a contest to name the new DVRA lawn tractor. The winner will have the name emblazoned on the tractor, as well as, earn a prize!
The prize is winner’s choice:
Submit your entries to
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DVRA will be hosting a Swapfest on Saturday, April 24th. The event will be held from 11 am to 2 am at the grounds of the W2ZQ station. Click here for directions. All club members are welcome to set up and sell their excess ham radio/electronics gear.
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The DVRA will be conducting a QRP operating event on the grounds of W2ZQ on Saturday, April 17th from 10:30 am until 2:00 pm.
Come out for a day of outdoor low-power operation with your fellow club members, as well as, some special outdoor and QRP-oriented demonstrations from our very own Glen Johnstone NK1N.
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Robert Evans, N2LO will present “Smith Chart 98.6”. Robert was going to call it “Smith Chart 101”, but 101 exceeds present guidelines. So Smith Chart 98.6 it is. 🙂
The Smith chart, invented by Phillip H. Smith and independently by Mizuhashi Tosaku, is a graphical calculator or nomogram designed for electrical and electronics engineers specializing in radio frequency (RF) engineering to assist in solving problems with transmission lines and matching circuits.
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The Annual Spring Clean Up at Club Station W2ZQ will occur on Saturday April 10th . We will need many volunteers, as we will also be repairing the 40 meter beam.
The beam repair will start at 8AM.
Grounds and building cleanup will start at 9AM.
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