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NJ QSO Party Preliminary Results

Here are the preliminary results for those club stations participating:

W2ZQ
895 Qs
67,650

W3PR

5,525

WA2TMF

5,423

K2GW

24

TOTAL

78,622

We are down from last year’s total by about 20k but part of the reason is we did not get all of the NJ counties and band conditions were miserable.

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Sep 12th Monthly Meeting

On Wednesday, September 12th 2018, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “What I did on my summer vacation” by various club members.

  • “Portable HF Operating on My Camping Vacation –Preparation, Setup, Troubleshooting and Operation of a Portable 20 Meter Station at a Remote Location” by Greg  Mauro,

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Sep 15th Hamfest sponsored by DVRA

DVRA Hamfest

Buy – Sell – Trade

Saturday, September 15, 2018

8AM to 12PM

Vendor setup starting at 7:00AM

Sponsored by Delaware Valley Radio Association

West Windsor Community Park

Food, Door Prizes, Ample Parking and a Good Time for all so come out and enjoy the day with us

Admission

$7.00 General Admission

$15.00 per Table which includes 1 Admission

Vendors supply their own tables

Vendor setup at 7:00AM

Talk in:

W2ZQ repeater 146.67 -.600 PL131.8 also 146.520 simplex

Directions:

From Route One North and South:

Take Washington Rd / Route 571 East for 1.25 miles,

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Aug 2018 Repeater Talk

featuredNew repeaters have arrived – KC2TGM Mark has come through again for the DVRA ! Yaesu is offering their newest and redesigned DR2X Repeater to promote the latest features and improved design. These new machines will be Installed in July.

For more information on the new DR2X Repeater check out the Yaesu webpage

DR-2X

AMS Comes to W2ZQ 2 Meter Repeater –

When Yaesu introduced the Fusion Digital radios and repeaters,

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All invited to the club shack open house on Aug 12th

To celebrate the anniversary of the refurbishment of the W2ZQ Amateur Radio station, the DVRA is hosting an open house on Sunday August 12th from 1 to 5 PM.

All hams and the public are welcome to tour and use the modern facility which the DVRA has used since 1953.

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Jul 2018 Repeater Talk – Yaesu System Fusion

In this Repeater Talk article we will focus on the topic of Wires-X and how the DVRA is taking part in the expansion of this exciting feature of Yaesu System Fusion.

Many UHF/VHF users have long lamented the limitations of line of sight communications that are the norm – well with the exception of tropospheric propagation or other atmospheric phenomenon’s.

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Memories of ARRL Field Day 2018

The DVRA Field Day event on June 23rd and 24th 2018 was a great effort by many club members, long time friends, and several members of the public that walked up. The weather was forecast to be challenging, however the rain held off until after the initial setup was completed Friday evening and only our security team was impacted.

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Jun 2018 Repeater Talk – A few words about nets

In this Repeater Talk article we will focus on the topic of Nets and how the DVRA is pioneering the use of Digital Technologies.

The beginning of the year 2016 found the DVRA kicking off a new DIGITAL net. But before we dive into the new net we should touch on the general concept of Nets.

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Jun 13th Monthly Meeting

On Wednesday, June 13th 2018, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “Field Day” by Cliff Green, WA2TMF.  Cliff will discuss the history of Field Day and the DVRA’s plans for operation from Richard J. Coffee Mercer County Park in West Windsor on the weekend of June 23-24.

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May 9th Monthly Meeting

On Wednesday, May 9th 2018, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “Mercer County ARES/RACES” by John Pugh, WJ3P.

John, the Mercer County Emergency Coordinator, will explain how the ARRL, in cooperation with the Mercer County Office of Emergency Management, The American Red Cross,

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