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. We are currently taking dues for 2025. Payment deadline is the end of March, see more in the 'membership and member dues' paragraph below. Become a Member  

VBARC Groups.io Email exchange is here, join to stay current.
VBARC has a Groups.io email exchange, thanks to Jim K. Members post questions and answers on a email message board. It's public, so anyone can view the messages, click this <link>. The message board membership is limited to Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club members.  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: Typical Tue hours are 10 am - 3 PM. RSVP to John Davis at 772-404-8570. 
2. Thur: Breakfast Thursday AM, Mar 20.
3. Thur: License testing at the EOC, 7:00 PM, Mar 20.
4. 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. Future Topic, is sure to be "Using Your Rain Gutters as an Antenna (to comply with HOA rules)". 
5. FireFighters Fair: Mar 14-23, Indian River Fairgrounds (includes CERT)
6. Saturday QRP, Mar 22, 8-12. Join us at Goodfellows for lunch, ~1600 Rt 1.
7. Sunday: Italian Club Luncheon and Fundraiser, Sun Mar 23, 1-4 pm, 1600 25th Street. Paul T has more info too.  For more info see: https://italianamericanvero.com/event/vero-beach-veterans-inc-fundraiser/
8. Sheriff's Dept Car & Truck Show, Saturday March 29, 5-8 pm, IRCSO Admin Complex, 4055 41st Ave, Vero Beach
9. Hurricane Expo, Sat, April 26, 10 am to 2 pm, here in Vero Beach (CERT and HAM).
10.  ARRL Florida QSO Party, Sat-Sun, 26-27 April. 
11. VBARC Ham Club at Navy Seal Museum, Memorial Day, 26 May   
12. Summer (ARRL) Field day is Sat-Sun, June 28-29. We are looking for someone to lead the event, are you interested?? Contact Eric L/UJO or Jan G/GGJ.
 


Old News
1. Winter Field Day - was a great succces. Eric L/KF4UJO submitted our results. Bob/KK6WYW did a quick look. It's just a quess, but it appears like we were first in our class, Class 5 and we were 3rd over-all in South Florida. 

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Monthly Club Meetings
Our club has it's main meeting 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, April 10. 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 - no activity, 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: 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, 8:30 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. Nettie hung it up on the wall in the back room. <Click here to see a bigger picture>

Flex Radio Group
The club flex radio is using SmartSDR software version 3.8.23. We are planning to change the log-in crentials in April. Be sure to sign up if you're interested. Rick W./N4WRW is our Flex Radio committee lead. 

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

Membership and Member Dues
We are taking dues for 2025. The deadline is the end of March.
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, we have an on-line application process too, try it.
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, see our 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 (EOC) for their support of our club and Amateur Radio. Thank You!

Treasure Coast Ham News
The Treasure Coast Ham News (TCHN) Winter 2024 issue is here. Treasure Coast Ham News 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. Visit their website at:  https://treasurecoasthams.com/
  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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