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Oct 11th Monthly Meeting

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Posted in Activities, Meetings

On Wednesday, October 11th 2017, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “3D Printing” by Mike Rauch, K2VPX. Mike will discuss the technology of 3D printing, why he finally bought a printer, and the process of going from the conception of an idea to a physical object.

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DVRA members visit W1AW

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Posted in History

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Dec 14th Monthly Meeting

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Posted in Activities, Meetings

On Wednesday, December 14th 2016, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation on “Secrets of QSL Cards” by ARRL Eastern Pennsylvania Assistant Section Manager Tom Mills, AF4NC. Tom will discuss the history of QSL cards, show some unique and unusual ones, and explain how to be successful using them.

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New Shed Constructed at the Shack

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Posted in Shack

Because of the generosity of Hy Gold, AB2VG, club members constructed a shed for the weed whackers and other lawn care items on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Frank Palecek, KC2TKD and Gary, K2GW transported the shed components to the site on Thursday, Nov. 10. A number of members participated in the project.

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Scouts visit the DVRA shack to celebrate JOTA 2016

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Posted in Activities

The DVRA hosted Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) at the renovated DVRA Club Shack. We had a dozen club members stop by to assist with instruction and radio operation. More than 40 Scouts, leaders, and parents attended and they all seemed to have a good time.

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XMLOG Installed on A and B Stations

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Posted in Shack

We installed a the XMLOG logging program on both A and B stations. This program will do our general station logging and will keep track of awards such as WAS and DXCC. It also has a spots window with a band map that plots the spots. It also has a beam heading indicator map (with grey line) centered on W2ZQ.

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Shack Remodeling Update

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Posted in Shack

Last evening Mark, Dom and Rory continued the shack work by installing the third operating station and pulling coax along with dc power to get the radios running. That will be know as the C station and currently has the Kenwood UHF/VHF radio that is connected to the South Tower Collinear Vertical.

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DVRA Hamfest 2016

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Posted in Activities

The DVRA Hamfest was held at the West Windsor Community Park. The DVRA Club Table was a beehive of activity, with the contents of a SK’s shack and surplus from the DVRA Shack on sale. Meters, transceivers, a repeater, HTs, cable, computers, hardware, tools, antennas and much more were on sale.

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Operators wanted for the Perfect 10 Miler Womens Roadrace

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Posted in Activities

The DVRA will provide a radio net for the Perfect 10 Miler Womens Roadrace. The event will be held in Mercer County Park on October 23, 2016. The time commitment is approximately 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM. If you would like to participate in providing the radio net contact Steve –

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