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 and Echolink We are RadioActive Gators!

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 Quick Links below the photos to start out on a fun W4DFU adventure...

We have earned the Japan Amateur Satellite Association JAMSAT Five Stars Award #14 . click for full view Our HF1 station includes a Flex Radio Flex5000A Software Defined (SDR)  transceiver and a Mosley Pro67 Yagi. We are SSTV and Digital Mode Active at W4DFU.  Our TS-870S runs Ham Radio Deluxe and DM780 software to brings us these modes...
 

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To contact us, send email to leaders@gatorradio.org , or if appropriate, to our faculty advisor, Dr. Jay Garlitz, AA4FL.

Gator Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 100012
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0012

Phone: (352) 846-0239

Please send your comments about this web site to the leaders@gatorradio.org
Last updated 01/24/2010

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