The Antenna Committee met at the DVRA shack on Saturday,
June 8th. In attendance were
members Rich Freedman, N2EHL; Greg Mauro, K3EA; Steve McCann, KC3LPO and Jack
Tatar, K2WLD. At the event, a ¼ wavelength,
20 meter elevated vertical was measured, built and tested. The vertical was placed about 35 feet from
the shack along the metal fence and mounted atop a 10’,
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The DVRA Executive Committee is pleased to formally announce the introduction of the W2ZQ Operators Club.
To gain acceptance to the W2ZQ Operators Club, a DVRA club member needs to log 25 QSOs using the club callsign, W2ZQ, while operating the club equipment outside of any contests or special events.
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System Fusion II advertisement from Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd
DVRA’s 440 Wires-X system is back in service and ready for use. The repair of the Yaesu FTM-100DR allowed the team to restart the system earlier this week. Special thanks to Mark KC2TGM for his expertise in network support.
To address the concern of hearing the most popular room used — CQ AMERICA LINK — chatter all day,
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Schematic for a 20-meter vertical ground plane antenna courtesy of Greg Mauro, K3EA.
The DVRA Antenna Committee was formed to focus on the design, construction and installation of amateur radio antennas for club members. The two goals of the antenna committee are to hold antenna construction events and to assist club members with antenna projects.
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Glen Johnstone, NK1N
On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation titled The Six Ws of Amateur Radio Satellite Analog Operation by Glen Johnstone, NK1N.
Open to both members and non-members. Feel free to join for all or part of the meeting.
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Mike Daly, KC2SBR, brought home first place in a nip-and-tuck battle to discover who could locate the transmitter first. Glen Johnstone, NK1N, edged out Brian Hagen, KR3LAX, for second place. A great time was had by all in superb weather conditions. Photo credit Steve Gingo KB2RMS.…
DVRA club shack
We wish to welcome the following new members to the Delaware Valley Radio Association who joined in 2019:
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ARRL 2019 Field Day runs Sat. Jun. 22nd – Sun. Jun. 23rd
On Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23, over 40,000 amateur radio enthusiasts across North America will celebrate Field Day 2019. This is ham radio’s annual open house featuring demonstrations of the science, skills, and service that is amateur radio.
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2019 ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Manager Tom Preiser, N2XW. Photo credit Tom Preiser.
On Wednesday, May 8th 2019, the Delaware Valley Radio Association monthly meeting will feature a presentation by ARRL Southern New Jersey (SNJ) Section Manager Tom Preiser, N2XW, and ARRL Southern New Jersey (SNJ) Emergency Coordinator Tom Devine,
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Jeff Ames, AC2VB (left) and Wai Yee Chiong, N1YEE pose with an amateur radio direction finding transmitter on Saturday March 16, 2019. Photo credit Stephen Gingo, KB2RMS.
The Delaware Valley Radio Association will host an amateur radio transmitter hunt in Mercer County, New Jersey on Saturday May 18, 2019 from 8:45am to 11:00am.
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