FWARC CLUB MEMBERS RECEIVE EMAILS

If you are a FWARC club member and you are NOT receiving regular e-mails about club events & activities, please contact our webmaster so that we can get you added to the club's e-mail reflector.  Additionally, please "like" us on the club's Facebook page for announcements of upcoming club events & activities.

A recent audit was completed, comparing our current list of club members to the folks that are subscribed to our Yahoo Group.  39 percent of our club members are not subscribed to our Yahoo Group and are not receiving e-mails about upcoming club activities & events.  PLEASE subscribe to our Yahoo Group if you haven't already.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FWARC/
webmaster@fwarc.org

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP MEETS IN OCTOBER

The club's Digital Communications Groups (DCG) is scheduled to meet on Thursday October 6th at 7pm in Auburn, WA.  If you are into Raspberry Pi, Arduino, mesh networking, or any of the digital repeater systems, then this is the group for you.  The DCG meets in the City of Auburn Annex Suite 380 at One East Main Street in downtown Auburn.  Entrance to the building is on the northeast corner of Main Street & Division Street.  Parking is available on the street, or on the east side of the building.

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

NEXT CLUB MEETINGS SCHEDULED

Our next set of club meetings is scheduled for Thursday October 13th at the Federal Way Public School's Support Service Center.  The general club meeting starts a 7pm, and the Board of Trustees meeting starts a 6pm.  These events are open to the public.  No membership i the club, nor having a ham radio license is required to attend.  Just an interest in amateur radio.  Hope to see you there!

Federal Way Public Schools
Support Services Center
1211 South 332nd Street
Federal Way, WA  98003

FIFTH SATURDAY DRILL IN OCTOBER

October has five Saturdays.  What does that mean?  It means it is time for another 5th Saturday drill sponsored by the Washington State Department of Emergency Management.  On Saturday October 29th, amateur radio operators from around the state will be manning the various Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) in their area to blow off the dust and get refamiliar with the installed amateur radio equipment.  If you are interested in operating the ham radio equipment in the EOC located at the Federal Way City Hall, please contact Daniel-KL7WM for more details.

Daniel Stevens-KL7WM
kl7wm (at) fwarc.org

SUNDAY NIGHT NET

Don't forget about the club's Sunday night check-in net on Sunday evenings starting at 7:30pm.  Hear about upcoming events and activities in our area.  We meet on the club's 147.040 repeater.

147.040 Mhz, plus offset, PL=103.5

NATIONAL PARKS ON THE AIR

Throughout 2016, Amateur Radio will be helping the National Park Service (NPS) celebrate their 100th anniversary with National Parks On The Air (NPOTA). Hams from across the country will activate NPS units, promote the National Park Service and showcase Amateur Radio to the public.  You can participate in two ways.  You can be an Activator and/or a Chaser.  An Activator, like Field Day, sets up and operates their ham radio equipment within a National Park or other entity.  There are currently eleven locations in Washington State to operate from.  A Chaser can operate from anywhere and makes contact with the stations operating from the National Parks entities.  Certificates are available to qualifying Activators and Chasers.  For more details, please click on the NPOTA logo above.

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.  (By the way, Costco serves more than just hot dogs.)

Federal Way Costco
35100 Enchanted Pkwy South
Federal Way, WA

FRED MEYER COMMUNITY REWARDS SUPPORTS FWARC

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club has been entered into the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program. Now, both YOU and the FWARC can receive FM Reward points as a result of your purchases. The Community Rewards program is similar to the FM regular Rewards program, but the club receives the benefits. For the FWARC to receive points as a result of your purchases, you must link the FWARC to your rewards card by visiting the FM Community Rewards web page. Your own Rewards points or fuel points are unaffected. Each quarter, the FWARC will receive a percentage of $2.6M depending upon the amount of points the FWARC receives. Please support the FWARC and link the club to your Fred Meyer Rewards card.

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

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/