Our HF1 station includes a Flex Radio Flex5000A Software
Defined (SDR) transceiver and a Mosley Pro67 Yagi. -
Below: HF2 is a Kenwood TS-870S, being used in the
UF vs. U Tenn 2010 pre-game Sprint
Welcome to the Gator Amateur Radio Club, GARC, a University of Florida Student Organization. The W4DFU amateur radio station was established in 1934 and represents the Gator Nation internationally on a daily basis, through HF, Satellite and Echolink. We are RadioActive Gators!
Technician License
Review Session
Friday Feb. 3, 2012. 7pm-9pm, Larsen 234
W4DFU
Open House Friday January 27
Get key access and learn the equipment
We welcome Dr. Robert Moore of ECE as our new Faculty Co-Advisor
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The Gator Amateur Radio Club
Meetings holds monthly meetings, station nights/open houses and other events. Exact dates/location/times and events are posted on the
calendar/meetings page. Use our Top Page menu or Quick Links below the photos to start out on a fun W4DFU adventure... |
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Gator Nation Earth Station in use - Below student member Scott Harden, AJ4VD, has created QRSS spectrogram software called QRSS_VD. Click on the image for info about the software. |
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- Membership information and Club Membership Application
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Videos:
Satellite Station, a primer
for new members -
Echolink use primer -
10m HF
primer -
Online Primer for using the W4DFU GNES SAT station - Operating Oscar Satellites Portable - Licensing Courses and Exam Sessions at UF
- Club equipment, manuals, antennas and directions for operation, operating aids
- W4DFU Echolink operating instructions
- Club activities such as Our W4DFU 2m Repeater and Satellites at W4DFU
- W4DFU Weather Station A live display from the weather station on the roof of the Dental Science Building
- Google Apps for Gator Amateur Radio Club members
- Equipment for Checkout Equipment for checkout at The Gator Amateur Radio Club (W4DFU) at the University of Florida
- Lending Library. Books about Amateur Radio for check-out at W4DFU, updated Feb. 2011
Contact us
leaders@gatorradio.org ; Faculty
co-advisor,
Dr. Jay Garlitz, AA4FL (352) 246-6003
Gator Amateur Radio Club,
P.O. Box 100012,
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0012 Station:
(352) 846-0239 Last updated
01/19/2012
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