On Wednesday, April 11th 2018, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “Operating an Amateur Station Remotely” by Bob Beyer, KE2D. Bob will discuss the concept of what is required for remote station control, some of the present options and approaches, and then talk specifically about the RemoteHams solution that he uses.
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On Wednesday, March 14th 2018, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “Ham Radio Deluxe” by Dom DiClementi, N3DD. Dom will lead us on a brief review of the amateur radio software suite and how the five applications are the best asset you can add to your ham shack.
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On Wednesday, February 14th 2018, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “Drones” by Stephen DeLuca, KD2OTC. Stephen will focus on the current state of the consumer drone technology describing the different types of drones available, as well as, typical uses for them. A review of drone subsystems will be discussed with a particular emphases placed on remote control and remote viewing technology (FPV).
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On Wednesday, January 10th 2018, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “Introduction to Ku Band free to air Satellite (FTA)” by Mario Filippi, N2HUN.
Free to Air satellite (FTA) is an esoteric (even to us hams) system of receiving TV and radio stations from around the globe using a minimum 30 inch (Ku band) diameter dish and is completely legal for anyone to enjoy.
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Our main HF Antennas are a 2 element Yagi for 40 meters (Force 12 Magnum 240N), and an 14 element 20, 15, and 10 meter (Force 12 C-31XR) multi monoband Yagi turned by an M2 OR2800 rotator atop our primary 100 foot tower. Our secondary 50 foot tower has a Cushcraft A3S triband beam and various VHF/UHF antennas.
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The primary HF position has an Icom 7600, Tokyo HyPower Solid State HL-1.5KFX Linear Amplifier, and LDG AT1000Pro2 antenna tuner. The secondary HF position is a full Icom station using an IC-756 Pro 2 with matching IC-2KL 500 watt linear amplifier and IC-AT500 antenna tuner. A third operating position is primarily dedicated to VHF,
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The station W2ZQ was buzzing with scouts and their families for JOTA. The Jamboree on the Air is designed to expose scouts and others to the amazing technology and hobby of amateur radio. Contacts where made throughout the states, Canada and DX using our HF rigs. Scouts and visitors where able to listen in on the QSO’s using our headphone distribution amps until their turn came to be “On The Air”.
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