Welcome to the Federal Way Amateur Radio Club

NEXT CLUB MEETING: February 14th, 2019

Club Meetings: The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club meets on the Second Thursday of the month at the Federal Way Public Schools Support Services Center at 7pm. The FWPS SSC is located at 1211 South 332nd Street in Federal Way which is the new facility at the south end of Celebration Park, and just east of the FW Community Center. All are welcome to attend, and no license required.

At our last club meeting... Our guest speaker for our January 10th club meeting was our very own Chris Smith-NK9W. Chris talked about lightning protection, and, yes, there is lightning in the Pacific Northwest. Chris used to work on two-way radio systems in southern Florida, and has seen the effects of lightning strikes first hand. Chris then transitioned into talking about the club's new 147.040 Quantar repeater system that was recently installed.

List of our Past Guest Speakers: Click here.

Map to the club's meeting place: Click here.

Thank You For Renewing!

Jannette Douglas-K7JJD (Bonney Lake)
Richard Fujimoto-KC7DZD (Tacoma)
Jerry Clingan-KC7AUW (Federal Way)
Gary Bryan-KG7KU (Federal Way)
Mike McCoy-N7VWD (Federal Way)
William McCullough-K7OZN (Federal Way)

Please Welcome!

No new memberships this month.

ECRT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 17TH

The Emergency Communications Response Team (ECRT) will be meeting at 7pm this coming Thursday evening January 17th. The ECRT is the public service aspect of the Federal Way Amateur Radio Club. The ECRT provides backup radio communications and other support to governmental and civic agencies in the times of emergency or disaster. Some of the ECRT team members also support other non-emergent public service functions such as some of the fun run held in Federal Way, as well as many of the Seafair events in the Puget Sound area. The ECRT meets at Funeral Alternative's Share Life Center. Lots of parking. Come join us.

Funeral Alternative's Share Life Center
31919 6th Ave South
Federal Way, WA 98003

BYLAWS REVIEW COMMITTEE TO MEET AGAIN

	The club's Bylaws Review Committee will be meeting again on Thursday January 24th from 7pm to 9pm at the King County Library located on 1st Way South in Federal Way (near Panther Lake elementary school). Upon entering the library, make a hard right turn after the second set of glass doors. This committee is limited to FWARC club members.
	King County Library 34200 1st Way South Federal Way, WA 98003

HAMS & EGGS BREAKFAST ON THE CALENDAR

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club's monthly breakfast, Hams & Eggs, takes place on Saturday January 26th at Old Country Buffet in Federal Way. Here is your chance to start your day off right with good breakfast and some eyeball-to-eyeball QSO's with other area ham radio operators. This event is open to the public. No ham radio license required. No club membership required. Just an interest in amateur radio. Folks start showing up around 8:30am or so, and we can usually be found near the doors of the large conference room. Come out and join us. All will be welcomed. Hope to see you there!

Old Country Buffet
1816 South 320th Street
Federal Way, WA 98003

FWARC CLUB MEETINGS SCHEDULED

Our next set of club meetings has been scheduled for Thursday February 14th. We will continue to meet at the Federal Way Public School's Support Service Center (SSC) throughout 2019. The SSC is located across the street from the south end of Celebration Park in Federal Way, and just to the east of the Federal Way Community Center. The event is open to the public. No ham radio license required. No club membership required. Just an interest in amateur radio. The club's Board of Trustees meeting starts at 6pm, and the general membership meeting starts at 7pm. Hope to see you there. All will be welcomed!

Federal Way Public Schools
Support Services Center
1211 South 332nd Street
Federal Way, WA 98003
Talk-In Freq: 147.040+ (103.5)

HAMS & HOG DOGS TUESDAY LUNCH

Hams & Hot Dogs lunch continues to be a popular event each Tuesday from 11am to Noon at the Federal Way Costco store. Another opportunity for area hams to get together to talk shop and feed their face. Membership with Costco is now a requirement, but not with the FWARC. You don't need a ham radio license to attend, just an interest in amateur radio. If you are not a Costco member, let the ID checkers know that you are going to the pharmacy or have an eye appointment.

Federal Way Costco
35100 Enchanted Parkway South
Federal Way, WA 98003

SUNDAY NIGHT NET

Don't forget about the club's Sunday night check-in net on Sunday evenings starting at 7:30pm. Hear about upcoming events and activities in our area. We meet on the club's 147.040 repeater.

147.040 Mhz, plus offset, PL=103.5

FRED MEYER COMMUNITY REWARDS SUPPORTS FWARC

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club has been entered into the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program. Now, both YOU and the FWARC can receive FM Reward points as a result of your purchases. The Community Rewards program is similar to the FM regular Rewards program, but the club receives the benefits. For the FWARC to receive points as a result of your purchases, you must link the FWARC to your rewards card by visiting the FM Community Rewards web page. Your own Rewards points or fuel points are unaffected. Each quarter, the FWARC will receive a percentage of $2.6M depending upon the amount of points the FWARC receives. Please support the FWARC and link the club to your Fred Meyer Rewards card.

FWARC TO RECEIVE "SMILES" FROM AMAZON.COM

The FWARC and Amazon.com are now partners in the Amazon Smile Donation program. The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will receive a .5 percent donation on each of your purchases made through the https://smile.amazon.com web site. You receive the same great service as shopping at Amazon.com. Your Amazon.com login and password remains the same. After logging in, please search for & select "Federal Way Amateur Radio Club". After that, you continue to shop online just like you would on Amazon.com. To start your online shopping experience at https://smile.amazon.com , please click the logo above. Thanks for your participation.

FWARC IS ON FACEBOOK

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club is on Facebook. Join us on Facebook and stay up-to-date with club activities while you are network socializing.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FWARC/

For additional information about
the Federal Way Amateur Radio Club
Please feel free to contact the club's president
via e-mail: president@fwarc.org

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Federal Way Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 23415
Federal Way, WA 98093
moreinfo(at)fwarc.org

Join the FWARC, or Renew Your Club Membership Here

Federal Way ARC
Repeaters
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147.040 +
146.760 -
442.950 +

All three repeaters require
a PL tone of 103.5 Hz.

The Radio Club meets on
the 147.040 + repeater each
Sunday evening at 7:30 PM.
Feel free to check into our
weekly net.

FWARC D-STAR Repeaters
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1290.10- WA7FW-A
443.850+ WA7FW-B
146.840- WA7FW-C

442.925 + WA7DR-B
(Graham, WA)

(Click here for more details
on the club's repeaters.)

Upcoming Events

Sunday Nights at 7:30PM
The radio club meets on the air on the 147.040 - repeater for a weekly check-in net. Feel free to join in.

2nd Thursday of the Month
The radio club holds their monthly club meetings on the second Thursday of the month at the Federal Way Public Schools Support Service Center. Board of Trustee's meeting is at 6PM, and general membership meeting starts at 7PM.
Everyone is welcome!

3rd Thursday of the Month
The Club's Emergency Communications Response Team (ECRT) meets at 7PM at Funeral Alternative's Share Life Center. Lots of free parking.
All are welcome to attend.

4th Saturday of the Month
Our monthly breakfast, Hams' & Eggs. Come join us for a good breakfast, and eyeball-to-eyeball QSO's at 8:30AM at the Old Country Buffet on the north side of 320th Street across from the Commons Mall.
You guessed it, All are welcome!