Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club

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Welcome to the Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club (VBARC). We are an active club, with over 100 members. You can join us on the net multiple times a week, in person at our weekly breakfast, or on our radios every Saturday in a local park. You don't need to be a member to join us. See more in the 'membership and member dues' paragraph below or use the top left menu item.

License Testing
License Testing is the 3rd Thursday of the month @ 7 pm.
Location TBD. See License and Testing page.
Another person passed there Tech License Test, congrats Michael !! 

Field Day, Sat-Sun, June 28-29
Field Day is a Nation Wide event that started in 1933 and provides an ability for the public to see what amateur radio can do. We will demonstrate emergency preparedness capability by setting up a mobile communications center at the Agriculture Pavilion at Indian River Fairgrounds.

You and your kids can talk on one of our radios. We will demostrate radio communications and email that doesn't need a cell phone or the internet. Listen to Morse code and ask questions. Do you need more information? Please go to our Facebook page <link>, ask a question in the comments section. 

Location: Indian River County Fairgrounds, the Agriculture Pavilion. Google map <link>

John F. KM4MCK and Paul T. KN4KDX will co-lead Field Day.
We'll be using meal tickets this year. Everyone is invited to attend. 
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We would like to get a headcount ASAP, watch for an email.



Our Field Day Radio Spot is Live !
Listen to our radio ad on Facebook page (click picture below). 
Check your app volume if the sounds doesn't start automatically. 
 

Flex Radio Group
The club flex radio is using SmartSDR software version 3.9.18, it was updated on Jun 10. Rick has changed the log-in crentials as of May 1. Be sure to sign up if you're interested. Rick W. N4WRW is our Flex Radio committee lead, text or call him at 772-321-6462. The new 6 meter antenna was installed May 29. Thanks to Steve B for his help.  

Clubhouse
ATTENTION - Air Conditioning has returned to the club house. Use the power switch to turn on the A/C unit, the wall thermostate is not used. Remember, you need outside and inside combo to access the clubhouse. If you need a combo and you have paid your dues, please contact John, 772-404-8570. Please remember to use the shack log-in sheet. 

VBARC Groups.io Email exchange is here, join to stay current.
VBARC has a Groups.io email exchange, it's public, so anyone can view the messages, click this <link>. Sending email is limited to Groups.io members, click above link to join. Jim K/K2JJK is lead, Bob L/KK6WYW is assisting.  Are you interested in becoming the moderator/lead? 

What's going on
1. Tue: Clubhouse: TBD, John Davis CHL is in town, you might want to contact him.
2. Thur: Breakfast Thursday 8:15 AM, June 27. See Thursday breakfast paragraph. 
3. Friday Night Ham, Jun 20, 7 - 9 pm, Location: TBD 
4. QRP Sat, Jun 21, 8-11 at the fingers, Young's Park, on Park Ave. Jim and Eric are back with Coffee and Drinks. Jim will bring his antenna analyzer and software to show you how (well?) your antenna is working. Good tune up for FD.
5. Tunnels to Towers Event planning meeting at EOC is Friday, June 27, 9 am. T2T is 6 Sep this year.  
6. Field Day is Sat-Sun, June 28-29. John F. KM4MCK and Paul T. KN4KDX will co-lead Field Day. Location is the Agriculture Pavilion at the IRC Fairgrounds. See field day paragraph above.
7. Elmer training: New to the club or new to ham radio? Is there anything you want our Elmers to help you with?  Contact Jim Davis/W2JKD for details or attend Sat QRP.

Other Events - Not Radio Related
1. none at this time

Club Meeting on Thursday - New Location
Our next club meeting is Thursday, July 10. It will start at 7:30 pm, location is the VB Veterans Club, 2500 15th Ave, Vero Beach. Here's a Google Map link for you: <link>

Earth-Moon-Earth Contest
The ARRL Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) Contest <https://www.arrl.org/eme-contest> is on the following weekends: 2.3 Ghz & up: 1) Aug 16-17, 2) Sep 13-14. 50 to 1.296 Ghz: 1) Oct 11-12, 2) Nov 8-9. Don’t miss the fun! Do you know anyone participating?

Monthly Club Meetings
Our club has it's main meeting on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm. Location for June 12 was: Vero Beach Veterans Club, 2500 15th Ave. You do not need to be a member to attend. Find out more about our club and ham radio. Our normal monthly schedule is: 1st Thur - CERT, 2nd Thur - Club Mtg (7:30 PM), 3rd Thur - License Testing (7 PM), 4th Thur - ARES (7 PM), 5th Thur - no activity.

Weekly Nets
1. Mon: Emergency Net (K4JC): 7:30pm, FM RX 146.64, TX 146.04, tone 107.2, echolink: K4CPJ-R (Mon only)
2. Mon: Net About Nothing ... Much: 8pm, FM RX 53.33, TX 52.33, tone 100, echolink: KG4ORQ-R
3. Tue: IRC ARES Net: 7:30pm, FM RX 145.13, TX 144.63, tone 107.2, 40 watts, echolink: KM4MCK-R
4. Tue: IRC ARES Winlink Net: All week ending Tuesday at 5pm. To participate see the ARES Group menu tab on the left.
5. Tue: D-Star net: Tuesday, 8:30pm to 9:00pm on Reflector 078C
6. Tue: DMR net: Tuesday, 9:00pm in talk group 31123
7. Wed: Out of Towner Net: Wednesday, 8pm, FM RX 53.33, TX 52.33 tone 100, echolink: KG4ORQ-R
8. Sun: Skywarn Training and Practice Net: Sunday, 9pm, 146.775, tone 107.2, echolink: AF4CN-R
9. Daily: Treasure Coasters 7.153 prenet 6.45 am (N1PZB), net 7:45-8:45 am, NOTE frequency, Extras Only.
10. Daily: South Florida ARES net 3.940 7:45-8:00 am check in by county.  Logged: Logger.PlumTX.com

Thursday Breakfast
Every Thursday morning, 8:15 am.
Where: Nettie's Roadside Restaurant
Address: 2555 27th Ave, Suite G-6, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
All are welcome. If you don't know us, ask for the Ham club. We're in the back room. Kat took a VBARC group picture in Aug 2024. Nettie hung it up on the wall in the back room. <Click here to see a bigger picture>

Facebook Page
Visit our Facebook Page to find out more about the club; it includes pictures and other events. You don't need to have a Facebook account to visit the Facebook page, but you need to have a Facebook account to make comments.

VBARC Mailing Address
Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club
c/o IRC EOC
4225 43rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967

Membership and Member Dues
The W4OT.com Member's Area of the website is open only to members. Join us using Pay on-line with paypal or Credit card payment; use the menu link on top left or below. On-line is great for new members, but it also requires you complete the membership application. VBARC Member $20, VBARC Family Dues $30. 
Separate donation for the Treasure Coasters Repeaters Association: $20 ($21 when done on-line).
Pay Dues or Become a Member

Become A Ham with Amateur Radio Exam Opportunities
A licenses is required to be an amateur radio user, we can help you. There is also a general Testing and Training link on the left side menu. Attend any club event to find out more about becoming a ham.  About our Club
Want more info about our club, see and click the "About Us" menu link on the left side or the top of this webpage. The Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club thanks the Indian River County (IRC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for their support of our club and Amateur Radio. Thank You!
  T-shirts can be viewed and purchased at the following website:  www.zazzle.com/store/w4ot_vbarc. VBARC pins can be purchased by VBARC members for $2 or $4 for non members. They are nice pins and have proven to be popular. Pins are available at club meetings or Contact the Club.
 
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