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-- Our Next Meeting --
November 21, 2019 @ Eisenhower Rec Center MacArthur/Arnold Room 6:00 PM Social/Swap Tables/informal "Elmer'ing" 6:45 PM Business Meeting 7:40 PM FT8 Standings Matrix Program, David Mains/NO4J + Request for nominations Our "Cookie Monster" - Larry Peterson/N2AMW TVARC club meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month at the Eisenhower Recreation Center (except for the month of December),
at 3560 Buena Vista Blvd., in The Villages, Florida. Anyone interested in Amateur Radio is invited to attend. You need not be licensed to attend or join. You do NOT need a Villages ID. 
Events & Activities (Upcoming/Ongoing) ...
For Sale or Trade area is available, click HERE. We now allow pictures with the item for sale/trade. Keep photos small to minimize load times.
TVARC WAS Standings are calling for your submissions.
For information, click HERE. To view standings, click HERE. TVARC DXCC Standings are calling for your submissions. For information, click HERE. To view standings, click HERE. General Class classes are set for October. Details here. Licensing Exams: Exams will be held as necessary usually following the ending of the Amateur license classes. All license level exams are offered. No pre-registration required (walk-ins welcome). For more information, contact Rich Erlichman/ND4G - ARRL/VE Team Liaison. For more details, click here. 
TVARC Reflector - Communicate with TVARC
Membership in TVARC is required to join this club reflector. For general information or to join this reflector, click HERE. Contact George Briggs (K2DM), the Reflector's moderator, for more details. Our Nets…
• TVARC Ragchew – Net meets 7 PM Monday – 443.225 MHz (+5) PL 103.5 & Echolink at K4VRC-R • QCWA Ragchew – Net meets 10 AM Friday – 443.150 MHz (+5) PL 103.5 (NO Echolink at K4LFK-R) • SKYWARN – Net meets 8:30 PM Sunday – 147.030 (+600) PL 123.0 • Sumter EMCOMM NET – Net meets 8:30 PM Monday – 146.925 (-600) PL 123.0 
NEW FEATURE: Dr. Tamitha Skov/WX6SWW, the "Space Weather Woman" is featured on YouTube with bi-weekly videos explaining Space Weather and propagation conditions: I will try to post these links at least weekly, or when available.
Solar Storm Forecast: October 17, 2019: Click Here. Space Weather News: October 10, 2019: Click Here For everything you want to learn about HF Propagation, Click Here. |
New Feature: For Desktop computers, see bottom left corner for Space Weather/Solar Storm Forecast.
If you are on a mobile device, scroll back up. You just missed it. 
Volunteers Needed for ...
Emergency Communications (ECT) or EmComm. The club is looking for volunteers for our Emergency Communications Team. Sign up here.
TVARC Contest Group: To sign up for the Contest Group, please click here.
Events & Activities (Past) ...
TVARC's Field Day 2019 was held the weekend of June 22nd-23rd, 2019 at the Sherriff's Annex on CR466. Field Day was well attended. For the wrap-up presentation by Mike/KM4ZTE, please see the page with our minutes and stored presentations, or click here.
For pictures of the event click here. 21ST ANNUAL SHERIFF BILL FARMER'S CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT - was held June 1, 2019.
Click here for a Thank You Letter of Appreciation. Hurricane Expo 2019 was held on Friday, May 3rd, 2019 at the Savannah Center. The Expo was well attended. For pictures and who manned the booth, click here. Radio Rodeo 2019 - The TVARC Radio Rodeo was held in Brownwood on April 6, 2019. Click here tor view pictures. Holiday/Christmas Party 2018 - The TVARC annual Holiday/Christmas party was held on December 20, 2018.
Click here tor view pictures. Radio on the Square - Radio on the Square was held on Saturday November 24, 2018 at Lake Sumter Landing.
Click here for the write-up and some pictures. Camp Villages - Congrats to our volunteers for Camp Villages. July 5, at Colony Cottage, was a wonderful time had by all, especially the kids. I only received one picture for the "Ham Radio Experience". Sorry.
Emergency Communications Team
The ECT has been established to maintain information on members who are willing to be called upon during an emergency for communications assistance within The Villages. No training, no paperwork. Just give us your contact information and pertinent equipment. We have 43 volunteers and growing. . . To sign up Click HERE To Read about this Program, Click HERE. Emergency Communications Team Lead George Rutkoskie (W4GOR) is the volunteer activity lead for TVARC's Emergency Communications Teams (ECT). TVARC QSL Cards are now available
For ordering information select WHO WE ARE above, then select Logo Items & TVARC QSLs. Or, just click HERE. 
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