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AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, CHECK OUT HTTP//K9SOU. ORG.  GATORS DISCOVER THE VHF
BANDS THE GATOR AMATEUR RADIO CLUB GARC, W4DFU, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1934, BUT IT ONLY RECENTLY BECAME ACTIVE IN
THE SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP.  AFTER SEEING A LARGE INFLUX OF NEW HAMS IN 2013,
THEY EXPANDED ACTIVITIES FOR SCR.  IN THE PAST, W4DFU WAS STRICTLY ON THE
HF BANDS.  WHILE STUDENTS WORKED AROUND THE WORLD FROM THE CLUB STATION,
THEY LEFT THE GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY LARGELY IGNORED.  WITH AN ANTENNA FARM
12 STORIES IN THE AIR AND A SUITE OF RADIOS RANGING FROM A FLEX 5000A TO A
YAESU FT 8800, GETTING ON ANY BAND IS EASY.  MANY OF GARCS NEW HAMS WANTED
TO GET THEIR CALLS IN THE LOG FOR SCR.  MOST OF THOSE NEW HAMS ARE
TECHNICIAN CLASS AND HAVE LOANER HT RADIOS FROM THE CLUB STATION.  WHILE
GOING OVER THE RULES FOR SCR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT VHF BANDS ARE ALSO
PERMITTED.  ANDY, KK4LWR, CLUB VICE PRESIDENT AND GARC SCR OPERATING
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