JANUARY HAS FIVE SATURDAYS - DRILL TIME!

The month of January has five Saturdays in it.  That means it is time to blow off the dust on the radios and associated electronics equipment installed in the areas' Emergency Operations Centers (EOC).  The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will be manning the radio room at the Federal Way City Hall on Saturday January 31st.  This EOC-to-EOC drill, sponsored by Washington State Emergency Management, is intended to keep area ham radio operators familiar with the equipment in the EOC's.  Show time is approximately 9:30am, with the actual drill running from 10am to Noon.  If you would rather participate from home, please check in with "Federal Way EOC" on the club's 146.760 (minus, 103.5) repeater.  If you are interested in participating in this upcoming drill please contact Kris Nelsen-KE7LCX for more details.

Kris Nelsen-KE7LCX
E-mail: ke7lcx(at)fwarc.org

Federal Way City Hall
33325 8th Ave South
Federal Way, WA  98003

FWARC ELECTION TIME AGAIN

With the New Year comes the start of the Federal Way Amateur Radio Club's election process.  Now is your chance to become a part of the club's leadership that will guide the club for the next coming year.  Nominations are open for all positions of club leadership (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 trustees).  The term for each position is one year.  If you are interested in running for a club leadership position, please contact Club President Daniel Stevens-KL7WM to get in contact with the nomination committee.  Nominations are open until the club's March 12th club meeting.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP GATHERS IN AUBURN

The FWARC's Digital Communications Group (DCG) will be meeting on Thursday February 5th at 7:00pm at the Auburn Annex in Auburn, WA.  If you are interested in DSTAR radios, mesh networking, Voice Over IP, or computer networking in general, this is the group for you.  The group is working on a number of projects including building a digital network in the South King County area.  For more details, please contact our DCG chairperson Craig-KF7LLA.

1 East Main Street; Suite 380
Auburn, WA  98002
Craig Baker-KF7LLA
206-599-9853 Cell

FWARC GENERAL CLUB MEETING IS FEBRUARY 12TH

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will be meeting again on Thursday February 12th at the Federal Way Public Schools Support Service Center.  This event is open to anyone with an interest in ham radio.  No ham license required nor membership in FWARC is required.  Our general club meeting starts at 7pm, and our Board of Trustees meeting starts at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.

34th ANNUAL MIKE & KEY ELECTRONIC SHOW & FLEA MARKET

The 34th annual Mike & Key Electronic Show & Flea Market will take place in the Pavilion Exhibit Hall at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, WA on Saturday March 7th.  Doors open at 9am to about 3pm.  Cost is $8 per person.  The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will be manning a club booth up on the second floor.  If you are interested in helping out with our booth, please contact Dan Camp-AF7O for more details.

Dan Camp-AF7O
Email:  af7o(at)fwarc.org

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 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 smile.amazon.com, please click the logo above.  Thanks for your participation.

147.040 Mhz REPEATER OFF THE AIR

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club's 147.040 repeater is currently off the air due to a repeater controller failure. The repeater controller failed as a result of a power outage about a month ago. At the same time, we also smoked the UPS that served the repeater. The ETR to get the repeater back on the air is unknown.

FWARC D-STAR GATEWAY OFF THE AIR

Well, when it rains, it pours.  The WA7FW D-STAR gateway is currently off the air, as well, due to a recent hard disk failure.  The actual D-STAR repeater is still operational and on the air on all frequencies.  ETR for getting the gateway server repaired is most likely sometime in January due to the holidays.  Reflector 035 is also still operational.

HAM RADIO "TECHNICIAN" CLASS COMES TO FEDERAL WAY

An entry level ham radio class will be presented in Federal Way on the two Saturdays of April 18th & 25th 2015 (9am to 5pm).  This class is open to anyone who is interested in starting out in amateur radio.  A recommended study guide is the ARRL Technician Licensing Manual (3rd Ed.), but the group of  instructors will have plenty of handouts and practice quizzes available to assist you pass the required test at the end of the class.  This is a FREE class, however the cost of the test is $15.  This Technician class will be held at the Federal Way Masonic Hall in Federal Way.  If you are interested in attending this class, please contact Daniel Stevens at 206-228-9274 or via e-mail at kl7wm@aol.com, 

Federal Way Masonic Hall
1700 South 340th Street
Federal Way, WA  98003
Daniel Stevens: 206-228-9274 kl7wm@aol.com

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/