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November 12th, 2025 Membership Meeting – Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) and Fox Hunting

DVRA’s November membership on 11/12 meeting will be twice the fun, with presentations on both Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) and Fox Hunting opportunities.



2025 ARRL SSB Sweepstakes

The DVRA will participate in the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes during the weekend of 11/15 and 11/16 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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ARRL EME Contest on November 8-9, 2025

The first half of the EME contest is complete and W2ZQ had a good showing, improving on our previous score. You can still get in on the action on November 8-9, 2025 from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (08:00 pm on Friday to 7:39 pm on Sunday local time). 

Sign up for the November contest here

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DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – November 2, 2025

It’s time to release the Foxes!

DVRA will host another fun Mobile Fox Hunting Session of the 2025 season.  Join special guest foxes, Rich, KD2CQ, and Bill, W2WZ, for this event Sunday, November 2nd 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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W2ZQ HF Station – Equipment Training Session – Nov. 8th, 10am

On Saturday, November 8th, at 10am we will hold an additional training session for the W2ZQ HF Station Equipment.



Annual Fall Cleaning – Saturday, November 1st

The DVRA will hold its annual Fall clean up event at the DVRA Shack on November 1st
starting at 9am. Besides doing a sweep of the lot to remove any trash, we hope to clear
some brush and paint the rear of the shack building if weather conditions permit. 

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W0W! It’s that time again!

The DVRA will be marking the 87th anniversary of the Orson Welles broadcast of the War of the Worlds on October 30, 1938, with a special event station, WØW.

In the broadcast, Martian invaders first landed in Grovers Mill, NJ (in West Windsor township). The DVRA will be operating WØW on Sunday,

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Nano VNA Workshop Saturday October 4th, 2025 at 10:00 am 

Many hams have questions like these:

  • How do I know if my dipole/vertical antenna is too short or too long?
  • What is its resonance frequency?
  • How does putting a balun in front of the antenna change it?
  • Why do some antennas at some frequencies don’t tune properly?

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October 8th, 2025 Membership Meeting – Bing Crosby and the Recording Revolution

Join us on Oct. 8th at 7:00PM EDT for a presentation by Robert R. Phillips on his experiences with Bing Crosby and the advancement of audio technology in the 1950s. Highlighting the transition from transcription discs to magnetic tape, Phillips details the innovations that shaped the broadcast industry.



Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) October 18th, 2025

Washington Crossing Council Amateur Radio Operators will operate K3OSR and W2ZQ for Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) on October 18, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM. All Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Girl Scouts are invited. The event facilitates global communication among Scouts and offers opportunities to earn merit badges.



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