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Blog Archives
Sept. Membership Meeting: Surviving Hurricane Helene
Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL will describe his firsthand account of surviving Hurricane Helene and the critical role played by amateur radio.
In September 2024, Thomas’ QTH in Swannanoa, North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. In the middle of the chaos, with power and cell service gone, Thomas ran net control on a local repeater,
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Portable Vertical Antenna Workshop 9/26
DVRA will host an antenna workshop on September 26. We will review designs and then build a low-cost vertical antenna designed for quick setup.
New Ham Net on 9/2: The MORE Project
DVRA’s September New Ham Net will feature Dr Rebecca Mercuri K3RPM, who will describe her popular MORE project, which Makes Operating Radio Easier.
IARU-Style Fox Hunt on September 6, 2026
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.
New Ham Net on 8/5: Getting started with CW
If you think Morse code might be right for you, but don’t know where to start, join DVRA’s New Ham Net on 8/5 at 7pm. Cliff WA2TMF will give you the basics on what makes CW so cool and what you’ll need to make your first CW QSO.
DVRA Mobile Fox Hunt – August 1, 2026
It’s time to release the Fox!
DVRA will host a Mobile Fox Hunting Session. Join our Huntmaster for this event Saturday, August 1st 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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DVRA Open House Picnic: Aug 9th 12 – 5:00 pm
The Delaware Valley Radio Association will be hosting our annual Open House and Picnic on August 9th from 12 to 5pm
Try DVRA’s new 2m repeater antenna
If you haven’t used DVRA’s 2m repeater recently, here’s a good excuse to get out your handheld or mobile VHF radio.
DVRA installed a new, heavy-duty Commander 620-2N VHF FM repeater antenna last month. This antenna serves the W2ZQ 2m repeater. Installation was performed by professionals who donated their time to the club,
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Join DVRA for an antenna seminar on 7/25
We will erect and test a portable 40m dipole, fed with 300 ohm ladder line, and suspended on a portable pole. The setup can be used with an antenna tuner on all bands, 10 thru 40 meters.
