About DCARC (Davie/Cooper City Amateur Radio Club Inc.)

The Davie/Cooper City Amateur Radio Club Inc a 501(c)C3) not for profit organization. (DCARC), established on May 1, 2010, is an ARRL-affiliated amateur radio club based in Broward Country, Florida. Our callsign is: NA4DC (our QRZ page is here), (our previous call was KJ4URW), our DMR ID is 3164637

DCARC is a “
radio active” club, meaning we love to operate as much as we can. Our club station is available for use by members, we host a bi-weekly 2m/70cm net - open to all, participate in the Amateur Radio Relay League’s annual “Field Day,” and "Winter Field Day", we occasional operate special events and we give ham exams as ARRL Volunteer Examiners monthly.

Our mission is to further the exchange of information and cooperation between members, promote radio knowledge, fraternalism and operating efficiency.

Licensed amateur radio operators and prospective amateurs are welcome to join DCARC. Our annual dues are only $20 (for the primary member, $15 for each additional family member). Drop by our next get together to fill out an application or click here to join on-line.to
Davie/Cooper City Amateur Radio Club
a 501(c)(3) not for profit organizaiton
We are Radio Active
2024 Officers (Click name to email, click call for his/her QRZ page)

                                                                     Click to email        Click to view QRZ Page
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Director....................Gil Gillingham (W1RG)
Director....................Neil Cinge     (WB2RUU)
Director....................Tom Hayes      (N4MEO)

President...................Fred Perkins   (WB4BAG) (Directions to club station)
Vice President..............Tony Gawel     (W6TNY)
Secretary...................Rich Joerger   (WB4EHG)
     Membership Manager.....Fred Perkins   (WB4BAG)
     Groups.io Manager-.....Fred Perkins   (WB4BAG)
     Groups.io Manager......Jeff Dale      (WB3ISP)
     Groups.io Manager......Rich Joerger   (WB4EHG)
Treasurer
...................Grumme         (W4GRU)
Librarian...................Gil Gillingham (W1RG)
President Emeritus..........Rob Frailing   (AJ4SB
Founders          ..........Rob Frailing (AJ4SB), Kris Frailing (KJ4POI), Buz Bowen (N1BUZ SK),
                            Lee Chaykin (KJ4USO), Randy Basso (W6RM)
Committees (Click name to email, click call for QRZ page)

NA4DC Trustee..........Tom Hayes      (N4MEO)
Trailer Manager........Neil Cinege    (WB2RUU)
Web Master.............Rich Joerger   (WB4EHG)
QSL Manager............John Sanders   (W6BXQ)
Net Manager............Gil Gillingham (W1RG)
Public Information Ofc. Open Volunteers?
Facilities Manager.....Dennis Mullins (KO4UAT)

2m/70cm Weekly Thursday Night Net:
    NCS................Gil Gillingham (W1RG)
    NCS................John Sanders   (W6BXQ)
    NCS................Jeff Dale      (WB3ISP)
    NCS................Rich Joerger   (WB4EHG)
    NCS................Fred Perkins   (WB4BAG)
    NCS................Dan  Gallagher (KO4SYU)
    NCS................Bill Collins   (K4BCY)
                            Our contact information is on the About page.
email us directly (dcarcham@gmail.com)
We are proud to be an ARRL affiliated club and encourage all of our members to join the ARRL. Our ARRL club web page is here.


Visit our QRZ.com page here.
To subscribe to club emails, use your browser to navigate to groups.io and create a free account (unless you already have one).
Then subscribe to the DCARC list on groups.io
You can select seeing every message or just getting a daily summary.
After your subscription is confirmed you will receive our event reminders by email.
any of the moderators below for help.
Please set your screen name to include your call sign and the name you want to use.
Elmer Squad (Click call for his QRZ page)
These members have volunteered to answer ham radio questions from hams and would be hams.
To request help from the Elmer Squad please send an email by clicking here

Rich Joerger.............. WB4EHG    General, electronics, theory, loggers, digital modes, contests,
                                     radio programming, grounding
Fred Perkins..............
WB4BAG    Testing, general
John Sanders..............
W6BXQ     VHF/UHF, some 160m
Randy Shirley.............
N4QV      Contesting, DX, VHF
Mark Horowitz.............
K2AU      QSLing, card checking

Gil Gillingham............ W1RG      General, radio programming
Jeff Dale................. WB3ISP    General, antennas, towers, on-line topics
Neil Cinge.................WB2RUU    General, CW, HF
                            Our contact information is on the About page.
This web site is graciously hosted by Jeff VA3ISP of Country WiFi
Rich Joerger.............. WB4EHG    Moderator
Jeff Dale................. WB3ISP    Moderator
Fred Perkins.............. WB4BAG    Moderrtor
  Copyright ©2025 Davie/Cooper City Amateur Radio Club Inc.
  a not for profit organization
                                          an ARRL Affiliated Club
WebMaster: Rich WB4EHG
Sunshine Ladies (Click her name to email her, click her call for her QRZ page)
Our Sunshine Ladies spread cheer and condolences as necessary.

Diane Joerger.............. KC4BAR
Visit Our Station:
 
We meet most Sunday afternoons starting at 1PM ET. Directions are here.
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US Post Office:
DCARC  PO Box 293156  Davie, Fl 33329