The West Volusia Amateur Radio Society (WestVARS) was founded in 1982 and has been continuously active since then.  We are an ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio club and we offer a wide range of Amateur Radio activities.

Check the calendar for club activities

Next club meeting: 7pm on Monday, April 13, 2026
St. Johns Lodge No. 37, 2557 N. Spring Garden Ave., DeLand, FL 32720

Talk-in on the WestVARS repeater 147.315+ PL 103.5

ATTENTION MEMBERS

Groups.io is our official internal communications platform.  You can find our forum home page here and a presentation on how to use Groups.io here.  If you are having trouble accessing Groups.io, please email secretary@westvars.org

WEEKLY NETS

All amateur radio operators are invited to join any or all of the three WestVARS weekly radio nets. Then nets are held on every Wednesday evening. Our net structure encourages discussion from both members and guests.

Net Schedule

• 6:30 PM Eastern: 10 Meter USB Simplex Rag-Chew  - 28.315 USB

• 7:30 PM Eastern: 2 Meter FM Net – 147.315+ PL 103.5 WV4ARS Repeater (EchoLink Node 187321 and Allstar node 598401)

• 8:30 PM Eastern: 70 Centimeter DMR Net - 442.225+ Time Slot 1, Color Code 1 KN4EHC Repeater on Talkgroup Deland 311679.

Additional Net Information
2 Meter Net Script
2M Net roster -- web page