Delaware Valley Radio Association’s annual Open House and Picnic

The Delaware Valley Radio Association (DVRA) annual Open House and Picnic happens Sunday, August 17, noon-5 p.m. at its headquarters radio station W2ZQ, 798 Bear Tavern Road, Ewing, N.J.

The event is free and open to the public.

Enjoy food and beverages and tour the state-of-the-art radio stations and antenna farm. Celebrating its 95th birthday this year, DVRA is one of nation’s oldest amateur radio clubs, named 2023 Hamvention Club of the Year.

W2ZQ has two fully equipped HF stations, operating on shortwave and the 50 MHz amateur bands. The stations are set up for voice, morse code and digital operations. At the EME station, DVRA members communicate with other Ham radio operators by bouncing radio signals off the moon.

The club also holds routine hands-on workshops on a variety of topics, like soldering, antenna design, radio direction finding and build projects, to name a few.

It's a very interesting space and a great place to learn about electronics, engineering, computing and communication.

Visit https://www.w2zq.com/station/ for more information about W2ZQ.

For last minute scheduling information (in the event of inclement weather) visit https://www.facebook.com/w2zqdvra/.