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, September 14, 2026
St. Johns Lodge No. 37, 2557 N. Spring Garden Ave., DeLand, FL 32720

Talk-in on the WestVARS repeater 147.315+ CTSS103.5

WestVARS New C2FM Repeater

The WestVARS 2 meter repeater now supports the C4FM (Yaesu Fusion) mode. C4FM uses the same 147.315 frequency as the FM mode. Users of the FM mode need to ensure that the PL tone of 103.5 is set for both the TX and RX. The tone on RX will prevent a rushing sound on FM when there is a C4FM transmission.

Migration to Slack

WestVARS is moving from groups.io to Slack. Slack is a cloud-based team communication platform with messaging functionally similar to groups.io.  on their website, or desktop and phone applications. Members will receive a Slack invite message from the WastVARS Secretary in the near future.  Users can login to Slack on their website, or using the Slack desktop and phone applications.  

If you have questions about the migration to Slack, 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 WV4ARS Repeater

147.315+ CTCSS 103.5 

EchoLink Node 187321

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
2 Meter Net Roster