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W2T and W2P special event stations will run from Dec 26th through Jan 7th

Special QSLs and certificate available for these two events!

  • W2T will be on the air from Dec 26th to Dec 31st, 2024
  • W2P will be on the air from Jan 1st to Jan 7th, 2025

Overview

To commemorate the historic Battles of Trenton and Princeton,

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ELECTRONICS CIRCUIT SEMINAR – Dec. 7th at 10 am

As part of our ongoing series of seminars and workshops, the DVRA will be holding its next seminar on Saturday, December 7th at 10am at the W2ZQ station.

The seminar will be based on selected topics in the Components and Circuits section of the ARRL General Class study guide.

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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – December 7, 2024

DVRA will host one last Mobile Fox Hunting Session of the 2024 season.  Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, December 7th at 9:00am ET.  Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon.

The starting point for this hunt is the Chapin School South Parking Lot located at 4101 Princeton Pike,

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DVRA TV is on the air

DVRA’s YouTube channel is live at https://www.youtube.com/@DVRA_Video/.

It’s been in the works for some time. “Beth and I have a YouTube channel, Brewery Lovers, where where we chronicle our travels across the country, mostly in search of good craft beer,” says Sal KB2DMU, DVRA’s public information officer.

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2024 W0W Report

A crisp, colorful and clear fall day greeted the DVRA crew as they activated special event station W0W October 27. It was the third annual activation to mark the anniversary of Orson Welles’ 1938 Halloween radio broadcast “War of the Worlds.”

Stations were set up at Van Nest Park in West Windsor,

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2024 ARRL SSB Sweepstakes

The DVRA will participate in the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes during the weekend of 11/16 and 11/17 and W2ZQ is ready. 

The goal of this contest is to work as many US amateurs as possible in as many ARRL (and RAC/VE) sections as possible.  We will be running as Multi-operator,

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Annual Fall Cleaning – Saturday, November 2th

Our annual Fall cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, November 2nd at the DVRA shack. We would like to finish painting our shack building as well as remove brush from our grounds and under our 2-meter tower guy wires. If you can help this year, please bring your gloves, hedge clippers and a pruning saw / clippers if you have them.

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Annual Fall Cleaning – Saturday, November 2th

Our annual Fall cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, November 2nd at the DVRA shack. We would like to finish painting our shack building as well as remove brush from our grounds and under our 2-meter tower guy wires. If you can help this year, please bring your gloves, hedge clippers and a pruning saw / clippers if you have them.

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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – November 3, 2024

The Penultimate Hunt for 2024!

Time is running out for you to keep that New Year’s resolution to “do a fox hunt”. DVRA will host another fine Mobile Fox Hunting Session of the 2024 season. Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Sunday, November 3rd at 9:00am ET.

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Beginner’s Soldering Workshop to be held on Saturday, November 9 from 10 – 12pm

Beginner’s Soldering Workshop to be held on Saturday, November 9 from 10 – 12pm.  

We will have a brief overview of electronic components, equipment and safety to get you started with through hole soldering — no prior electronics knowledge or experience necessary! You will have an opportunity to assemble a mini project for hands-on experience with the modified Elenco Soldering Practice Kit SP-3B.

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