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Downtown Federal Way FM Repeaters

147.040 MHz with a plus 600 KHz offset, PL=103.5 Call sign: WA7FW,
ON 4/26/2024, THE REPEATER WAS RESTORED TO OPERATION, BUT WITH AN ANTENNA THAT IS MOUNTED ON THE SHACK (ABOUT 20 FEET). THIS WILL BE THE CONFIGURATION FOR THIS REPEATER UNTIL A NWE ANTENNA AND COAX IS INSTALLED SOMETIME IN 2024.

442.950 MHz with a plus 5 MHz offset, PL=103.5 Call sign: WA7FW

442.925 MHz with a plus 5 MHz offset, DCS 036 Normal. Call sign: WA7DR (Digital Coded Squelch)

The repeater site is located about one mile to the NW of The Commons Mall in Federal Way. All repeaters have analog FM capabilities, with WA7DR also having DStar capabilities.

Federal Way Community Center DSTAR Repeaters WA7FW A, B, and C

146.840 Mhz with a minus 600 KHz offset Call sign: WA7FW-C

443.850 MHz with a plus 5MHz offset Call sign: WA7FW-B

1290.100 MHz with a minus 20MHz offset Call sign: WA7FW-A

All repeaters above are DSTAR repeaters. DSTAR compatible equipment is required to use these repeaters.

South King County FM Repeater

146.760 MHz with a minus 600 KHZ offset, PL=103.5 Call sign: WA7FW

Repeater News

WA7FW @ 147.04 MHz
UPDATE 4/28/2024: The WA7FW analog repeater, 147.04 MHz was restored with a reduced coverage area. This will remain in affect until a new antenna and coax is installed in 2024.

WA7DR @ 442.925 MHz (DStar and analog FM)
UPDATE 4/27/2024: The WA7DR DStar repeater was moved to Towers 1 and 4 (same location as the club's 147.04 MHz repeater and it is fully operational in both FM and DStar mode.

In order to use the FM Repeater, you will need to configure your radio as follows:
442.925 MHz with a + 5 MHz offset, DCS 036 (NN or Normal Normal)

See details in the DStar Repeater sections of this website.

Please feel free to use WA7FW Modules, A, B, C and D. Module E is for conducting a local Echo from your radio and the repeater.

146.840 MHz: Call sign: WA7FW-C, -0.6 MHz offset
443.850 MHz: Call sign: WA7FW-B, +5 MHz offset
1290.100 MHz: Call sign: WA7FW-A, -20 MHz offset
1249.25 MHz: Call sign: WA7FW-Data, Simplex

If you have any questions please contact me at dstar@fwarc.org.

REFLECTOR 035 NEWS:

UPDATE 4/28/2024: Since 11/2023, REF035 has been online and running non-stop. The reflector started out on the original bare metal computer for a few months, but in 1/2024, it was moved to a datacenter in Seattle.

The Refelector is experiencing issues with the popular OpenSpot 4 and 4 Pros where those devices experience packet losses greater than 10% to has high as 80%, making them very difficult to copy. We are working with our Datacenter provider as well as with SharkRF to find a solution, but in the meantime, if you have a OpenSpot 4 Pro (the pro only), you can use the SharkLink software (found on the OpenSpot's main page), to connect an Android/iPhone/Computer through he OS4 Pro, using your phone/computer as the radio. This has worked very well and is a temporary solution to using the OpenSpot 4 Pro on REF035. As for the OpenSpot 4, there is not working solution for using it on this reflector. We'll keep you updated.

We continue to host the WA7DRE morning net Monday through Friday at 0700 Pacific time and Saturday Nights at 1900 on Module C and things have been going well.

WA7FW Module C and WA7DR Module B are connected to REF035 Module C - 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. If you wish to unlink the repeater and connect to another reflector, feel free to do so. The reflector cannot be unlinked during the morning and Saturday night nets.

REF035 support Modules A, B, C, D and E. REF035 is provided by the Federal Way Armature Radio Club and the WA7DRE has requested to use Module C for their morning and Saturday night nets.

Below is the schedule for the WA7DRE Net:

WA7DRE will be hosting their morning net REF035C
Every weekday morning at 7am pacific

8am mountain 9am central 10am eastern

Every Saturday EVENING at 7pm pacific

8pm mountain, 9pm central, 10pm eastern

In the event of a failure, the backup reflector is XRF035C

Any questions, please send them to wb7nil@fwarc.org or dstar@fwarc.org.

Additional Details of our Repeaters

Here you will find more information on the FWARC Repeaters, to include our DStar repeater.

FWARC Repeaters

Contact Information
Send any questions or if you need help, to dstar@fwarc.org

DStar Information

First and foremost, if you plan to use DStar as it was intended, that is to communicate through the Repeater's gateway to reach Reflectors located around the globe, you must register your callsign at D-STAR Gateway System (REGIST). Otherwise, you will only reach other DStar operators within the footprint of the Repeater's Range.

For specific information on DStar please click here: FWARC's DStar Information

Reflector 035 - Washington State Reflector

A reflector is similar to a conference bridge. It allows numerous DSTAR stations, and local & remote repeaters to talk to each other at the same time.

REF035 was restored in October of 2023 and is fully operational. See information about the reflector throughout this webpage.