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Organizational Information
President: Tom Rossi - KQ4CLQ
Vice President: Scott Penton - KN4EHC
Treasurer: Lew Junk - KM4RLO
Secretary: Christopher Ersson - N4RRJ
Trustee: John Weimer - KO4KVV
WestVARS Articles of Incorporation
Welcome to WestVARS!
The West Volusia Amateur Radio Society (WestVARS) was founded in 1982 and has been continuously active since then. We are an ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio club and we offer a wide range of Amateur Radio activities.
Next meeting will be 7pm on Monday, December 9, 2024
Meeting Location: St. Johns Lodge No. 37 located at 2557 N. Spring Garden Ave., DeLand, FL 32720
ATTENTION MEMBERS
WestVARS has adopted Groups.io as our official internal communications platform. You can find our forum home page here and a presentation on how to use Groups.io here. If you are having trouble accessing Groups.io, please email secretary@westvars.org and someone will reach out to help. Friends of WestVARS, we'll keep this website updated with important club information so you can stay informed.
WestVARS currently operates two repeaters that are open for all licensed radio amateurs to use. More information HERE .
WEEKLY NETS
All amateur radio operators are invited to join one or all four (4) weekly WestVARS radio nets held each week. Our net structure allows for discussion from both members and guests.
Wednesday Nets
- 7:00 PM Eastern 2 Meter Net – 147.315 (+600 kHz Tone 103.5) WV4ARS Repeater (EchoLink Node 187321 and Allstar node 598401)
- 8:30 PM Eastern 70 Centimeter DMR Net - 442.225MHz (+5MHz Time Slot 1, Color Code 1) KN4EHC Repeater on Talkgroup Deland 311679.
Thursday Nets
- 7:00 PM Eastern 10 Meter USB Simplex Net - 28.315 USB
- 6 Meter FM Simplex Net 52.040 MHz - right after the 10 Meter net
Additional Net Information
Club repeaters information.
2 Meter Net Script
2M Net roster -- web page PDF Download