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 in a local park. You don't need to be a member to join us. Become a Member 



Monthly Club Meeting
Our club meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm. Location: Indian River County (IRC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 4225 43rd Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32967. Our next club meeting is Thur, Nov 14. All are welcome. You do not need to be a member to attend and find out more about our club and ham radio. 

Weekly Nets
1. Mon: Emergency Net: 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 (N1PSZ), net 7:45-8:45 am Daily NOTE frequency. Extras Only.
10. Daily: South Florida ARES net 3940 7:45-8:00 am check in by county.  Logged: Logger.PlumTX.com

What's going on
1. Tue: Clubhouse: We will be performing Hurrican Milton recovery this week, replacing radios, put the antenna back up. Club House activity is typically Tuesday, 10 am - 3 PM. We annouce at Monday 7:30 pm Emergency Net if we are having a "Club House Day". Club House day might also include breakfast at Tuesday, 8:30 am, at Country Ham N Egg Restaurant, 478 US-1, Sebastian, FL 32958. If you plan to attend either, please RSVP to John Davis at 772-404-8570.
2. Thur: Breakfast Thursday AM
3. Sat: No QRP on Saturday, Oct 12, at A.W. Young Park (Park closed due to Milton).  
5. Melbourne HAM festival, Fri 1 pm - 7 pm Nov 1 and Sat 9 am - 3 pm Nov 2  link: https://pcars.org/wp/melbourne-hamfest-2024/
6. We plan to support the Turkey Trot on Thur, Nov 28, Thanksgiving morning. https://trotagainstpoverty.org/ 
7. Winter Field day is Sat and Sun, Jan 25 and 26. It's not to soon to get organized. We've updated the FD 2024 Lesson's Learned document, here's the <link>. 
8. ARES Training Academy, October 1 - November 21. See ARES tab for details and registration

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 account to make comments.

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

Member Dues
Best to pay at our Meetings, by check or cash.
Optionally Credit card payment; menu link on top left; auto fills in application form for new members.
VBARC Member $20,  VBARC Family Dues $30
Separate donation for the Treasure Coasters Repeaters Association: $20
Pay Dues or Become a Member

Become A Ham and Amateur Radio Exam Opportunities
See the 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 Emergency Operations Center for their support of our club and Amateur Radio. Thank You!

Treasure Coast Ham News - Summer 2024 Issue
The Treasure Coast Ham News Summer 2024 issue is here. Treasure Coast Ham News (TCHN) is not affiliated with any amateur radio club. It is free and published quarterly for the benefit of all area hams and interested parties.  If you would like to be included in their email newsletter list, please send an email to:  tchamnews@gmail.com.  TCHN is always looking for articles of interest.  If you or your club have an item please email the publishers at the address above.
  T-shirts can be viewed and purchased at the following website:  www.zazzle.com/store/w4ot_vbarc. Pins can be purchased by VBARC members for $2 each 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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