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NEXT CLUB MEETING:
January 8th, 2009 at 7 PM
Guest Speaker: Our guest speaker
at our January 8th club meeting is going to be Mark
Hagler-KK7U. Mark is a professional network engineer
specializing in both voice & data communications, and will
talking about his experiences with using the
AllStar Link and his
interfacing of analog repeaters to this system. Mark is
the president of the
Puget Sound Repeater Group, and was recently elected to the
position of secretary on the WWARA's
board of directors.
At our last club meeting... Our guest
speaker for our December 11th club meeting was Bill
Balzarini-KL7BB. Bill covered routine battery maintenance
and "desulferizing" lead-acid batteries.
Additionally, Dave Swartz-KC7RRH highlighted some of the key
talking points of the 2007
Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference.
List of our Past Guest Speakers:
Click here.
Map to the club's meeting place:
Click here.
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Thank You for Renewing! |
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Rich Fujimoto-KC7DZD |
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Bill McCullough-K7OZN |
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FWARC ACTIVATES BROWNS POINT LIGHTHOUSE
 During
the chilly morning of Saturday January 3rd, members of the
Federal Way ARC got out of their warm beds and ventured out into
near freezing temperatures to the Browns Point Lighthouse to put up antennas next to the
Points Northeast Historical
Society's museum and participated in the
Amateur Radio Lighthouse
Society's (ARLHS)
annual Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party.
Early arrivals to the museum were treated to a tour of the
lighthouse keeper's quarters by PNHS president Jim Harnish.
The purpose of the ARLHS
and this QSO party is to promote public awareness of ham radio
and lighthouses; to contribute to the recognition that
lighthouses, lightships, and their keepers deserve; and to
foster camaraderie within the ham fraternity. To see
pictures from this event, click on the PNHS logo.
Many
thanks to Dan Camp-AF7O
for organizing this event, and to
the Points Northeast Historical Society
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ENTRY LEVEL TECHNICIAN CLASS PRESENTED IN
KENT
 The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will be
presenting a Technician class licensing course on January 9th
through 11th at
Kent Fire Station 73. This is an entry level
class, which, upon passing the 35 question test, will allow the
licensee to talk on local area repeaters, and support public service
events & emergency communications efforts. The cost of this
two and a half day course is $45 with a book, or $25 without a
book. For more details on this upcoming class please
contact Daniel Stevens at kl7wm(at)fwarc.org. To register
for this class, please click on the click art above.
Kent Fire
Station 73
26512 Military Road South
Kent, WA 98032 |
FWARC TO PRESENT EMCOMM-I CLASS
 The
Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will be presenting an Emergency
Communications Level-I class on Saturdays January 17th & 24th. This entry level class to emergency
communications will cover the Incident Command System (ICS), basic communication skills, and net operating guidelines,
as well as basic message handling. The cost of this class
is $25. To pre-register for this class, please click on
the clip-art above. Students will need to purchase the
ARRL EmComm-I
course book prior to the start of the class.
Training Schedule:
Saturday January 17th 9am to 4pm
Fire Station 62
Saturday January 24th 9am to 4pm
Fire Station 68
For more details about this upcoming
class, please contact Jerry-KC7NA.
253-508-4207 Cell
E-mail: kc7na(at)fwarc.org |
EOC-TO-EOC DRILL ON SATURDAY JANUARY 31st
The
first EOC-to-EOC drill of 2009 will take place on Saturday,
January 31st. The EOC-to-EOC series of drills,
sponsored by the Washington State Division of Emergency
Management, is conducted on the fifth Saturday of the month
(when there is one), and is used as a training opportunity for
the various emergency operations centers located throughout the
sate to practice their message handling techniques, and stay
familiar with the radio equipment in each of the EOC's.
All amateur radio operators are encouraged to participate in
this drill. If you are interested in participating, please
contact Jerry Sugden-KC7NA for more details.
Jerry Sudgen-KC7NA
253-508-4207 Cell
or vial e-mail: ecrt(at)fwarc.org |
SPECIAL SERVICE CLUB CERTIFICATION RECEIVED
 Over
the course of the past year, the Federal Way Amateur Radio Club
has been working on getting certified with the ARRL as a Special
Service Club. This certification presented to ARRL
affiliated clubs indicates the club goes
the extra mile to provide on-going training and support
to their community.
The FWARC received its
SSC certificate at the December
11th club meeting for actively
training new hams; supporting
emergency communications; providing
operating opportunities, and public relations efforts.
Many thanks to Daniel Stevens-KL7WM for his efforts towards this
certification. |
FEDERAL WAY
D-STAR ON THE MOVE The
Federal Way Amateur Radio Club is currently engaged in a project
to relocate the club's D-Star repeaters to the City of Federal Way's
Community Center. This new site will provide much better
coverage of the City of Federal Way and the surrounding area.
We could use your help. The club needs to purchase a
number of materials to support the move. Materials include
Andrews heliax coax cable, connectors, and cable mounting
brackets. If you would like to support the
relocation of the FWARC's D-Star repeater, please click on the
Paypal logo below. All donations originated from the
PayPal button below will support the move to the City of Federal Way's
Community Center. The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club is an
IRS 501(c)(3) designated not-for-profit organization.
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CONTENT WANTED
We are always looking
for something to post on the club's web site. If you have
something you would like posted, please pass the information
along to our web master, Mike-N7VWD.
Mike McCoy-N7VWD
206-255-9891 Cell
253-661-6673 Home
E-Mail: webmaster(at)fwarc.org |
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Federal Way Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 23415
Federal Way, WA 98093
moreinfo(at)fwarc.org
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Join the FWARC, or Renew Your Club
Membership Here
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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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443.850+ WA7FW-B
147.040+ WA7FW-C
(Click here for more
details
on the club's repeaters.)
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Upcoming Events |
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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.
Tuesday Nights at 7:30PM
Tune in the club's 147.040 repeater to listen to latest edition
of the ARRL Audio News.
1st Thursday of the Month
The area's D-Star Users Groups meets. Location to be determined.
2nd Thursday of the Month
The radio club holds their monthly club meetings at the
Federal
Way Church of Christ's Teen 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 the South King Fire & Rescue Station 62.
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 behind the Billy McHale's Restaurant.
You guessed it, All are welcome!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
IN 2009
January 31st
EOC-to-EOC Drill
March 7th
Mike & Key ARC Electronic Flea Market at Puyallup Fairgrounds
April 4th - 5th
Communications Academy at South Seattle Community College
April 11th
Yakima Hamfest at the Selah Civic Center in Selah, WA
May 1st - 3rd
EMCOMMWEST in Reno, NV
May 9th
Stanwood-Camano ARC Hamfest at the Stanwood Middle School in
Stanwood, WA
May 30th
EOC-to-EOC Drill
June
Port Ludlow ARC Tailgate Swap Meet
June 5th - 7th
SEAPAC
June 12th - 14th
Wenatchee Hamfest sponsored by the
Apple City ARC
June 27th - 28th
ARRL Field Day
July
Chehalis Valley ARS Hamfair at the Lewis County Fairgrounds
August 7th - 9th
Pacific Northwest DX Convention at the Mirabeau Park Hotel in
Spokane
August
Radio Club of Tacoma Hamfest in Spanaway, WA
August 16th
Puget Sound Antique Radio Association's Antique Radio Swap Meet
in Shoreline, WA
August 29th
EOC-to-EOC Drill
September
Northwest APRS Summer Gathering in North Bend, WA
October 9th - 11th
Pacific Northwest VHF Society
Annual Conference in Seaside, OR
October
North Kitsap ARC Hamfest & Electronics Swap Meet
October 31st
EOC-to-EOC Drill
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