DVRA Members and Non-Member Guests: Come out and join us on Saturday morning, September 30, 2023 in the field and picnic area adjacent to the West side of the parking lot at Bowman’s Hill Tower in Upper Makefield, PA. Directions: 40°19’32.8″N 74°56’21.3″W – Google Maps This location is part of Washington Crossing,
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Members are invited to come to the shack on Saturday between noon and midnight to partake in the contest fun and to socialize.
The contest is only 12 hours, and FT8 is now an accepted mode of operation (as long as you can program the contest exchange).
Here are the details and our plans for the contest:
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Photo by NK1N: Gary/W2LLT – Chris/KD2WAR – Richard/KG2PU – Rick/W2RDS – Bill/W2WZ (holding Mobile Fox) – Rich/KD2CQ – Megan – Chris/WA2SEM
Special guest foxes Bill, W2WZ and Rich, KD2CQ set up an excellent Mobile Fox Hunt Saturday, August 5th, 2023.
Sunny, pleasant weather greeted the seven participants gathered at Chapin School. At 9:00 they were on their way touring the highways and byways of Mercer County. After arriving at the well-hidden Village Park in Lawrenceville,
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The Antenna Committee will hold a construction event on Saturday, October 14th at 10am at the W2ZQ station. We will review basic antenna theory and then build, tune and test a 10/15/20m vertical antenna. A vertical antenna’s maximum gain is at a low take off angle and therefore a good DX antenna.
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On July 8, 2023 W2ZQ performed a successful “POTA” activation from park K-6432, Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
At 8AM based on the weather forecast, it was decided to locate the activation at our Plan B “iffy weather” site which had the distinct advantage of shelter from possible rain!
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It’s time to release the Fox!
DVRA will host another fun Mobile Fox Hunting Session. Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, August 5 at 9:00am ET. We will pursue guest foxes Rich, KD2CQ, and Bill, W2WZ.
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 Members and Non-Member Guests: Come out and join us on Saturday morning, July 8 in Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, PA as W2ZQ plans to conduct a two-station multi-mode (Phone and FT8) Parks On The Air (POTA) activation. Weather permitting, we’ll set up in an open area in the park within 100’ of the Delaware Canal.
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Special guest foxes Chris, WA2SEM and his daughter Megan set up a terrific IARU-Style (on foot) Fox Hunt Saturday, June 3rd, 2023.
Special guest foxes Chris, WA2SEM and his daughter Megan set up a terrific IARU-Style (on foot) Fox Hunt Saturday, June 3rd, 2023.
The teams were as follows:
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The 2023 ARRL International Digital Contest is just over a week away, the June 3-4 weekend, from 2 PM local time on Saturday through 8 PM Sunday.
We need operators for the Club’s Multi-Op entry! A Google Doc signup sheet for operating in the contest is posted here.
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The DVRA will once again participate in the annual ARRL Field day. The ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada.
On the fourth full weekend in June, thousands of radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.
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