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-- Our Next Meeting --
September 21, 2023 @ Eisenhower Rec Center MacArthur/Arnold Room 6:00 PM Social/Swap Tables/informal "Elmer'ing" 6:45 PM Business Meeting ~7:35 PM - Sumter County ARES, Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response - Mark Newby/KX4LEO Our "Cookie Monster" - Karen Regan TVARC club meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month (except for the month of December) at the Eisenhower Regional Recreation Center, 3560 Buena Vista Blvd., in The Villages, Florida. Click here for directions. Anyone interested in Amateur Radio is invited to attend our club meetings. You need not be licensed to attend or join. You do NOT need a Villages ID. 
Volunteers Needed for ...
Emergency Communications Team The ECT was 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 Contest Group: To sign up for the Contest Group, please click here.
TVARC QSL Cards are now available For ordering information select WHO WE ARE above, then select Logo Items & TVARC QSLs. Or, just 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 – NOW meeting on 443.225 MHz (+5) PL 103.5 (Echolink at K4VRC-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 • check out our new repeater – 145.110 (-600) PL 107.2 
Solar Updates
FEATURE: Dr. Tamitha Skov/WX6SWW, the "Space Weather Woman" is on YouTube with sometimes weekly or twice a month videos explaining Space Weather and propagation conditions: I will post these links when available.
Space Weather News: Aug 24, 2023: Click Here Solar Storm Forecast: Sept 12, 2023: Click Here For everything you want to learn (and more) about HF Propagation, Click Here. |
Special Feature: For Laptop and Desktop computers, see bottom left corner of this page for Space Weather/Solar Storm Forecast.
If you are on a mobile device and reading this, scroll back up. You just missed it. Or click here to go straight to it. 
Events & Activities (Upcoming/Ongoing) ...
ARRL Member Bulletin - 12/23/2022
Rep. Bill Johnson Introduces Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio Click here for details. Interested in joining our DX spotting network? All you need is your cell phone (smartphone), and can receive/send text or SMS messages. Click here.
For Sale or Trade area is available, click HERE. Up to 2 pictures of the item for sale/trade can be posted. 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. License Classes: License Class classes for 2023-2024 has been scheduled for the Technician, General, and Extra license class. If you know someone interested in Ham Radio, or are interested for yourself; click here for details. A NEW and revised Extra Class Study Guide is now available. Click Here to download. Licensing Exams: Exams will be held usually following the ending of our Amateur license classes. All license level exams are offered. Pre-registration is now required. To pre-register, click here. For more information, contact Rich Erlichman/ND4G - ARRL/VE Team Liaison. For more details, click here. 
Events & Activities (Past) ...
Field Day 2023 was June 24-25. Operations started from Saturday 2PM until Sunday 2PM. Setup started on Friday afternoon after the Trailer arrived, and continued through Saturday morning.
If you have any pictures you took over the weekend, please send them to me so I can post on the website. Radio Rodeo-2023 - was held on Saturday, 4/15/2023, from 9am - 2pm at Brownwood, Paddock Square. Pictures coming soon.
Holiday/Christmas Party 2022 - was held on Thursday December 15, 2022 at the Eisenhower Rec Center.
Click here for pictures. TVARC/ARRL Field Day 2022 - Was held on June 25-26, 2022. Click here for our recap.
22nd ANNUAL SHERIFF BILL FARMER'S CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT - was held June 4, 2022.
Click here for a Thank You Letter of Appreciation, from the Sumter County Sheriff's office. Hurricane Expo 2022 - Was held on May 6th, 2022. there was estimated 1,000 people at the expo. Many stopped by our table for info. Click here for some photos of our table.
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