DVRA provided radio communications for the March of Dimes – March for Babies event at Mercer County Park. Thanks to Roger, KC2OMI, Lisa, KC3AHY, Mark, KC2TGM, Mike, AB2IO, Bob KB2GBQ and Roger, KD2FDT for volunteering.
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BSA Scoutnado Camporee
DVRA Hams provided Emergency Communications training to Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts attending the Scoutnado Camporee at Ockanickon Scout Reservation. Bob, KD2EIM, Dave, N3PHI Gary, K2GW and Don AA2F taught Signaling (Morse Sound, Morse WigWag, Semaphore) and Amateur Radio (NOAA Weather Radio, On-air Contact with HF, Radio Direction Finding).
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AA2F Don Wright awarded the 2015 ARRL Amateur Radio Service to Scouting Award
70 Year Scouter and ARRL’s 2003 Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Don Wright, AA2F (left) is presented with the new ARRL Amateur Radio Service to Scouting Award by Gary Wilson, K2GW, Southern New Jersey Assistant Section Manager. The presentation was made at the Mercer Area District Recognition Dinner,
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Apr 2015 Repeater Talk
This month’s Repeater Talk article will focus on our clubs repeater roll out status and plans.
As you know the club is taking part in the rollout of the latest Yaesu System Fusion repeaters – first of all how about a bit of background on how they got to this point?
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New VHF Repeater Installed
A new Yaesu System Fusion repeater was put in service on March 14, 2015. The DR-1X repeater is able to accept either traditional analog or digital C4FM signals. The current configuration is to output all signals in analog. The frequency for VHF FM is 146.670 using a PL of 131.8.
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Mar 2015 Repeater Talk
This months Repeater Talk article will focus on the propagation of the Yaesu System Fusion technology though out our fine country and especially in the greater Tri-State area.
However before jumping into that topic I wanted to let everyone know that as I prepare to write this article the first of the new DVRA Club DR-1X repeaters is making its way towards NJ!
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BSA Merit Badge Day
The 10th annual BSA Merit Badge Day was held at the College of New Jersey on January 10, 2015.
Hams from the DVRA, DSRC and the RVRC provided instruction in radio theory and hands on radio operation to 51 Scouts. Photos of the event are in the Gallery.
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2015 Radio Merit Badge Day
Radio Merit Badge Day
Saturday January 9, 2015
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey
Are you interested in helping people during disasters? Want to learn about satellites and high tech electronics? Want your computer to connect around the world via wireless? Think it would be cool to talk to Astronauts in space?
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Jan 2015 Repeater Talk
DVRA has recently made the decision to move ahead with a renewal of our repeater systems using the Yaesu System Fusion technology. The club has recently ordered two of the DR-1X machines to upgrade our existing 2 meters and 440 units. DVRA will be joining a rapidly growing national community of System Fusion repeater sites not only in our great state of NJ,
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A History of the Delaware Valley Radio Association
In 2005, the DVRA celebrated its 75th Anniversary. Like most anniversaries, people like to reflect on the past and the things that have happened over the years. As I began my search for information, I came across one glaring question. If the DVRA logo stated that the club was established in 1930,
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