The 10m band is special. When it’s open, it’s really open! A simple dipole and a few watts can be enough to get you around the world. Or…
you can come to W2ZQ and see what happens when you have a 6-element beam on top of a 100-foot tower AND a kilowatt of power.
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Work the rocks! Decode the pings!
Discover the thrill of meteor scatter QSOs by bouncing signals off ionized meteor trails in real time!
Join hams worldwide for the HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party during the December Geminids meteor shower.
Both two-way and receive-only stations are welcome.
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These stations commemorate the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. This will be our 9th year conducting this event,
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DVRA will participate in the ARRL 160m CW contest next week, starting Friday December 5th at 5:00 pm, and wrapping up on Sunday December 7th at 5 am. This is the perfect event for night owls, as 160m really comes alive once the sun goes down. We had a blast last year and put on a good showing!
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A friendly reminder to all DVRA members – membership renewals are due by January 1st, 2026.
We truly hope that you enjoyed your Delaware Valley Radio Association membership benefits during 2025 and thank you for being a valued member of our organization.
An HF Digital Mode seminar will be held at the W2ZQ station on Saturday December 6th at 10AM.
The program will present an overview of popular Digital Modes. This will be followed by a demonstration on setting up a radio and computer with the software.
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The December 10th 2025 DVRA membership meeting will be a Holiday Potluck dinner and will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. For those not familiar with potluck dinners, everyone attending is asked to bring some food that will be shared with everyone attending.
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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.
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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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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