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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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ARRL EME Contest, October 11-12 and November 8-9, 2025

With the NJ QSP Party behind us (thanks to all who participated, the club did well), now we can turn our eyes (actually our antenna) to the sky and compete in the ARRL EME contest.  It’s on October 11-12, 2025 and November 8-9, 2025, both from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (08:00 pm on Friday to 7:39 pm on Sunday local time). 

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DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – October 4, 2025

It’s time to release the Foxes!

DVRA will host an IARU-Style Fox Hunting Session on Saturday, October 4, 2025.  IARU-Style is an on-foot fox hunt where multiple foxes are released into the woods for hunters to find – Think: orienteering with radios.  Participate individually or form a team.

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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.



“Operating HF Like a Pro” – Seminar on September 27th, 10am

For those that missed the first two sessions…..We are back ….Check it out!

The seminar will be held on September 27th at 10am at the DVRA shack.

Want to take advantage of your Technician class privileges on 10 meters? Been a Ham for a while but don’t quite know the ropes of HF operations?

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Sept. 10th, 2025 Membership Meeting – HamSci with Dr. Nathaniel A Frissell

DVRA’s September 10th membership meeting will feature a presentation by Dr Nathaniel A Frissell, titled “HamSCI: Space Weather We Can Do Together!”

Since the 2017 Solar Eclipse QSO Party, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI),
has been bringing together amateur radio operators and professional space scientists to
develop new and innovative ways to study space weather and its impacts on the ionosphere
and radio propagation.

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New Ham Net Scheduling Change

Please note this important schedule change for the New Ham Net.

Beginning Sept. 3, 2025, the New Ham Net will take place on the FIRST WEDNESDAY of each Month. Join Us!

To avoid conflicts with other club activities and to space our regularly scheduled DVRA events out more evenly,

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DVRA IARU-Style Fox Hunt – September 7, 2025

It’s time to release the Foxes!

DVRA will host an IARU-Style Fox Hunting Session. IARU-Style is an on-foot fox hunt where multiple foxes are released into the woods for hunters to find – Think: orienteering with radios. Participate individually or form a team.

Join Special Guest Fox,

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