On Saturday June 10th the club will hold a “VHF Activity Day” at 10AM at W2ZQ. This event will be held just prior to the June VHF contest, which starts at 2PM. This guarantees activity as contest participants will be on the air getting ready for the contest.
In addition to using the 5 element,
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The Delaware Valley Radio Association (DVRA) is happy to announce that it has been awarded a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), a private foundation that supports and promotes amateur radio. The grant will allow DVRA to install a large 15-ft. (4.57 meter) dish antenna at its W2ZQ station.
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Registration for this year’s CW class is now open to all DVRA club members. There is no fee for this class and is one of the many benefits of being or becoming a DVRA club member. Class will begin Tuesday May 23rd at 7:00 PM via the Zoom conference application.
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The DVRA antenna committee held an antenna workshop and construction event for members on Saturday, May 6th at 12 Noon at the DVRA
During this event Greg Mauro K3EA (k3ea.dx@gmail.com) discussed the design and then led the building, tuning and testing of a 10/15m coupled-resonator dipole to supplement our field day antennas.
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April 15th brought threats of thunderstorms but none of them dared interrupt the re-scheduled first DVRA Fox Hunt of the 2023 season. Spirits were high among the eleven participants. That’s not a typo. Eleven people forming six teams started searching for the elusive fox under overcast skies but with pleasant 70 degree temperatures.
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Fox season is upon us! The DVRA will host an Introduction and Training Session for those who desire to learn about the art and subtle science of radio direction finding, aka Fox Hunting. This session will be conducted in person at the Shack and include a presentation that demystifies what it’s all about.
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It’s time to release the Fox!
DVRA will host its first Mobile Fox Hunting Session of 2023. Join Huntmaster Glen, NK1N, for this event Saturday, April 15 at 9:00am ET (rescheduled from April 1 due to inclement weather). Hunts are usually done by 12:00 noon.
Please sign up below to receive further information and instructions.
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The Annual Spring Clean Up at Club Station W2ZQ will occur on Saturday, April 8th . We will also be repainting the trim on the outside of the building, and we’ll need 6-8 volunteers.
The work will start at 9AM.
All members are encouraged to participate.
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The Delaware Valley Radio Association hosted the 4th annual QRP operating day on the grounds of the club station, W2ZQ on April 22nd from 10am to 2pm. This event was opened to all local amateurs. As in the past, we also held a Swap Fest. ADDITIONALLY, we included Mobile operating to be part of this year’s event.
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DVRA conducted a Fox Hunt Training / Antenna Workshop / Mini-Fox Hunt session the morning of Saturday, March 25th. Fifteen were in attendance for NK1N’s Introduction to Fox Hunting aka Amateur Radio Direction Finding.
Following the presentation, many participants started assembling their Three-Element Tape Measure Yagi Antennas while others,
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