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!

Fall Semester 2010 is here!  Check out the calendar for the many planned events!!!
New members note the dates to get Gator1 card access granted to the station.
Visit our new DX Hunt nights and work the world and build our DXCC totals.
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...

Our HF1 station includes a Flex Radio Flex5000A Software Defined (SDR)  transceiver and a Mosley Pro67 Yagi. -	Work us on satellite and request our new QSL card.  We look forward to working you and are active on College Satellite Nights, the first TH evening of each month.  - W4DFU SSTV below	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.

• Membership information and  Club Membership Application
• 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

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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 08/29/2010