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 are usually held the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Reitz Student Union.  Meeting dates and events are posted on the Calendar/Meetings page. 

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

Homecoming 2007 - 11/02/07 Our Team of Parade participants in the Homecoming Parade 2007.  Our float's progress  was tracked world-wide on the Internet.	The Gator Nation Earth Station is located at W4DFU.  Our students are building a CubeSat for an upcoming launch, GatorSat, WG4SAT.  Delfi-3C satellite data shown above...	E-Week 2008 - Feb. 2008 Our e-Week team brought GARC and Small Sat info to the community Click on the photo for a full view.

• Membership information and  Club Membership Application
• W4DFU Echolink operating instructions
• Club activities such as Our W4DFU 2m Repeater and Satellites at W4DFU
• Club equipment, manuals and directions for operation
• HF antennas at W4DFU
• Ham Radio Operating Aides 
• Club Training manuals, Aides
• W4DFU Weather Station A live display from the weather station on the roof of the Dental Science Building

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To contact us, send email to garc@grove.ufl.edu, or if appropriate, to our faculty advisor, Dr. Jay Garlitz, AA4FL.

Gator Amateur Radio Club J-12
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 webmaster.

Last updated 04/28/2008

Information about Dr. Garlitz