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Federal Way Repeaters

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club operates & maintains four analog FM repeaters and four D-STAR repeaters located in the greater Federal Way area. All of the club's repeaters are OPEN repeaters and are available to all licensed hams to operate. In addition to our D-STAR repeaters, the club maintains the Reflector 035 (REF035) D-STAR reflector.

Weekly Nets

Feel free to join us during our weekly net that takes place on Sunday evenings at 7:30pm on 147.040 MHz repeater.

WA7FW/R License Plate

Federal Way Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 23415
Federal Way, WA 98093-3415

2025 Repeater Roundabout Event

Repeater Roundabout 2025 is taking place during the weekend of November 22-23. All of the FWARC's FM repeaters are available for use during this on-the-air event. Repeater Roundabout is a weekend-long event being held on many Washington State FM repeaters. The goal is to meet new people & work repeaters you might not usually key up on a regular basis. It is also a great way to get started with ham radio contesting for folks who are primarily repeater users.

The exchange when making a contact is:

* Callsign & Name

* Mention Repeater Roundabout

* Signal Report using the Circuit Merit (CM) system

Federal Way Repeaters for RR2025

147.040 Mhz, plus offset, PL=103.5
146.760 Mhz, minus offset, PL=103.5
442.950 Mhz, plus offset, PL=103.5
442.925 Mhz, plus offset, DCS 036

For more information about Repeater
Roundabout 2025, please visit:
Repeater Roundabout Webpages

FWARC Analog FM Repeaters

147.040 Mhz, plus offset, PL=103.5
146.760 Mhz, minus offset, PL=103.5
442.950 Mhz, plus offset, PL=103.5
442.925 Mhz, plus offset, DCS 036

FWARC D-STAR Repeaters

146.840 Mhz, minus offset, WA7FW-C
443.850 MHz, plus offset, WA7FW-B
1290.100 MHz, minus offset, WA7FW-A
442.925 Mhz, plus offset, WA7DR-B

More D-STAR Information

Central Federal Way Repeaters

A majority of the Federal Way ARC's analog FM repeaters are located approximately one mile northeast of The Commons Mall in Federal Way. This site includes our 147.040, 442.950, and 442.925 MHz repeaters. Our 147.040 & 442.950 repeater has a PL tone of 103.5. Our 442.925 MHz repeater is a dual mode repeater that operates in analog FM mode and in D-STAR mode. The D-STAR side of the 442.925 repeater has a callsign of WA7DR-B.

Federal Way D-STAR System

The club's central Federal Way DSTAR repeater system is a full stack of Icom D-STAR modules and supporting routers. Modules include a 2-meter, 70-centimeter, 23-centimeter, and 23-centimeter Data. Our D-STAR repeaters have a full-time gateway connection to the internet and to Reflector 035 (REF035). The internet gateway allows area hams to talk to other hams throughout the world on their handheld or mobile rigs, and the reflector serves as a conference bridge for D-STAR radios.

South King County Repeater

Our 146.760 Mhz repeater is located approximately one mile east of Wild Waves theme park. It has great coverage of the Kent-Auburn Valley. This repeater has a negative offset and PL tone of 103.5.