[W2CRA] Fwd: August 2024 Update from the DVRA Amateur Radio Club

Sat Aug 10 13:58:10 EDT 2024

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Subject: 	August 2024 Update from the DVRA Amateur Radio Club
Date: 	Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:01:43 +0000
From: 	Delaware Valley Radio Association <info at w2zq.com>
Reply-To: 	Delaware Valley Radio Association <info at w2zq.com>
To: 	ANTHONY PLOSKI W2HWW <aploski at comcast.net>

August 2024 Update from the DVRA Amateur Radio Club
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  You’re Invited: DVRA Open House Picnic – Sunday, August 18th – 12:00 –
  5:00 pm

Come join us for a day of food and fun. On Sunday, August 18th the DVRA 
will be hosting its annual Open House Picnic on the club grounds in West 
Trenton from 12:00 – 5:00 pm. Click HERE for directions.

Bring your entire family and friends and take a tour of our state of the 
art amateur radio facility and enjoy a day of  food and socializing with 
fellow amateur radio enthusiasts.

Food and beverages will be provided by the Delaware Valley Radio 
Association.

  *VHF New Ham Net*

Both new and experienced operators are welcome to join this monthly, 
informal round-table discussion and Q&A led by net control station 
operator Bob KB3BB.

*This month's topic: "WSPR (Pronouced "whisper") - Weak Signal 
Propagation Reporter*

*Tuesday, August 13th at 7pm local time on the 442.650 Repeater (FM 
Analog mode, offset +5 MHz, PL Tone 131.*8 Hz

Please click here 
<https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=51d2bae85b&e=a9978ed23c> to 
read more tips on connecting to the W2ZQ repeater.

  Upcoming Bylaws Change Vote

At the Membership meeting on September 11, 2024, we will be voting on a 
few changes to the DVRA Bylaws.

I made the proposed changes, and in late July, the Board of Directors 
reviewed the changes,and voted to present them to the general membership 
for further review.

Please review the Bylaws document marked-up with changes on the website 
link below including the final proposed version:

Upcoming Bylaws Change Vote 
<https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=de890c8bf5&e=a9978ed23c>

Thank You,
Rich Freedman
N2EHL
Treasurer, DVRA

  20th International EME [Earth-Moon-Earth] Conference – August 9-11, 2024

The 20^th  International EME [Earth-Moon-Earth] Conference will be held 
at the College of New Jersey from August 9-11, 2024. The conference was 
last held in the United States 14 years ago. The DVRA will be helping 
out during the conference.

During the conference, the club shack will host conference participants 
taking the EME101 class with operations from the W2ZQ EME station on 
Friday afternoon. The club shack will also be open in the evenings for 
extended hours so that conference participants can drop by to see 
everything the DVRA has to offer.

Please 
click<https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=bfec098657&e=a9978ed23c>HERE 
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more details.

  HamClock DIY Workshop – September 7th, 2024

On Saturday morning, September 7th, at 10:00am, the Delaware Valley 
Radio Association will present a “HamClock DIY” workshop at the club shack.

HamClock is free software that displays a world map, gray line, 
propagation, and other info of interest to hams, all on one Monitor. You 
may have seen it on the large monitor at the W2ZQ shack.

Each attendee will be able to construct their own HamClock for $30 
(about half the cost of buying one retail).

Participants will learn about and assemble a Raspberry Pi single-board 
computer, and will install and
configure the HamClock software and customize it for use in their own shack.

Everyone is invited, whether building a HamClock or not.

The workshop is now filled, so we’re no longer accepting registrations.
If there’s enough interest, we can run another workshop in the future.

Contact Rich Freedman, N2EHL at n2ehl at arrl.net if you are interested in 
a future workshop or have any questions.

  Seminar: Managing 12 Volts – Power Supplies, Batteries, Wiring , and
  Connectors – Sept. 28th

*Another informative seminar for DVRA members!*

There’s a lot to learn in the hobby of Amateur Radio, but one of the 
first considerations should be how to power your mobile equipment safely.

This hands-on workshop will be packed with information. Topics such as 
battery types, wire size, and distribution panels will be discussed plus 
a whole lot more.

There will also be a demonstration on how to properly install Anderson 
Powerpoles and other connectors. Participants can bring their own radio 
power cables and learn to install connectors on their own equipment.

For questions or more information please contact Gary, K2GW at 
k2gw at optonline.net

  DVRA Provides Radio Communication for the Cycling Segment of the NJ
  Triathlon

The New Jersey State Triathlon returned this year on July 20th and 21st. 
DVRA members have assisted at this event for the past 15 years, 
stationed at communications checkpoints along the bicycle route 
providing assist in running a communications net for the Bicycle portion 
of the event.

Please 
click<https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=877dff6701&e=a9978ed23c>HERE 
<https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=03415f0c72&e=a9978ed23c><https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=bbe29e4d3d&e=a9978ed23c>for 
more details.

  The Joy of Contesting

On Wednesday, July 10th at 7:00PM, the Delaware Valley Radio 
Association’s monthly membership meeting featured a presentation on the 
“The Joy of Contesting”, given by Doug Grant, K1DG.

We in DVRA, and some members individually, participate in some contests 
like NJ QSO Party, the ARRL Digital Contest and the ARRL EME contest. 
  …and we could do more, have more fun, and enjoy our hobby even more…

Please 
click<https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=03178a2204&e=a9978ed23c>HERE 
<https://w2zq.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=652cae1991065498d89aa01bb&id=ec0d536dbc&e=a9978ed23c>for 
more details.

  More Upcoming Events

  * Sun. | Aug 18th - DVRA Open House & Picnic
  * Sun Sept 1st - Fox Hunt
  * Sat | Sept 7th - Ham Clock Construction, 10am
  * Sun | Sept 8th - Gloucester Hamfest
  * Sat | Sept 14th -  VE Testing, 10am
  * Sat |  Sept 21st - NJ QSO Party, noon to midnite
  * Sat | Sept 28th - "Managing 12V" seminar, 10a

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