2014 Field Day Site

FW FARMER'S MARKET APPLE FESTIVAL & FUN RUN

The Federal Way Farmers Market Apple Festival Fun Run is the third in a series of four fun runs in Federal Way this year.  The Apple Festival Fun Run will take place on Saturday August 2nd at 8:30 am. Run headquarters is at the Heritage Bank at the corner of Highway 99 & 324th Street. Run start/finish is at the start of the BPA Trail. FWARC radio support has been requested by the event organizers.  Hams will be deployed throughout the race course to keep an eye on the participants and to keep them on-course. Because of the increased responsibilities, we need more hams to help.  If you would be willing to support this fun run or for more details, please contact Jerry-KC7AUW.

Jerry Clingan-KC7AUW
e-mail: kc7auw(at)fwarc.org

COME JOIN US AT OUR NEXT CLUB MEETING!

The next Federal Way Amateur Radio Club's general meeting is scheduled for August 14th.  The FWARC meets at the Federal Way Public Schools Support Service Center located across the street from the south end of Federal Way's Celebration Park.  Our general club meeting starts at 7pm, and our Board of Trustee's meeting starts at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.  No ham license or membership required.  Just an interest in amateur radio.  Hope to see you there!

HIGHLINE ARC SWAP FEST & RAFFLE

The Highline Amateur Radio Club's annual Swap Fest & Raffle is scheduled to take place on August 23rd at the Des Moines Activity Center.  The Swap Fest includes a Country Store, refreshments, and various door/raffle prizes including a  FiFi Software Defined Radio receiver kit, and a Signalink USB sound card interface.  Raffle tickets are $1 each, or 6 for $5.  Doors open to buyers at 9am to 1pm.  Cost is $3.00 per person.  Talk-In is the S.T.A.R repeater: 146.660 (plus, 103.5)

Des Moines Activity Center
2045 South 216th Street
Des Moines, WA. 98198

THE MONTH OF AUGUST HAS FIVE SATURDAYS!

The month of August has five Saturdays in it!  What does that mean?  That means is it time again for another Washington State EOC-to-EOC drill.  This regularly scheduled drill provides an opportunity for local hams to operate the radio equipment installed in the local area's Emergency Operations Centers and to make contact with other EOC's participating in the drill.  If you are interested in operating the radio equipment in the Federal Way or Des Moines area EOC's, please contact the Federal Way ARC's ECRT team leader Tom Stevens-KF7ZMJ for more details.

Tom Stevens-KF7ZMJ
ecrt(at)fwarc.org

Many thanks to everyone who came out the FWARC's Field Day site on Saturday June 28th in spite of the rain.  I think we all had a great time even when the rain was coming down in buckets.  The group put up three antennas this year.  We had 20 meter dipole, and 40 meter dipole, and an end fed vertical all up in the air.  We operated 2A with a GOTA station.  Our longest contact was to the South Cook Islands (northeast of New Zealand).  We were visited by a good handful of members from the LDS Church as well as some of our newest club members stopped by to see what Field Day was all about.  Once we fired up the grill, the rain stopped and we enjoyed lots of good food towards the end of the day.

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HAMS & HOTDOGS CONTINUES AT FEDERAL WAY COSTCO

Hams & Hotdogs continues to be well received on Tuesday's at the Federal Way Costco.  Area ham radio operators come together for lunch starting at 11am to talk shop or not.  All folks interested in ham radio will be welcomed.  Many thanks to Emil-K6LGI for organizing this event, and to Dick-KD5HXE for keeping it going in Emil's absence.

Federal Way Costco
35100 Enchanted Pkwy South
Federal Way, WA

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/