The Club's Next
Monthly Breakfast
"Hams & Eggs"
is scheduled for
February 27th, 2010

Links

Awards

PRESIDENT'S DAY - February 15th, 2010

Hope to see you at the next club meeting this coming Thursday!!!

NEXT CLUB MEETING:  February 11th, 2010 at 7 PM

Club Meetings:  The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club meets on the Second Thursday of the month at the Federal Way Church of Christ's Teen Center at 7pm.  The Teen Center is located at 29904 Military Road South in Federal Way.  All are welcome to attend, even if not a licensed ham.

Guest Speaker... Our guest speaker for our February 11th club meeting is going to be  Pete Kruml-N7KFJ.  Pete is a graduate of Bates Technical School as an Industrial Electronics Technician and a certified electronics technician with an FCC commercial general radio license.  He will be speaking on the K7MMI repeater system located up on Cougar Mountain and other locations, and the acquisition of the 2 meter portion of the K7PP repeater system located throughout western Washington.

At our last club meeting...  Dave Swartz-KC7RRH, club repeater chairperson, talked about the upcoming work parties for the D-STAR repeater project at the Federal Way Community Center.  Upcoming work parties include pulling coaxial cable and mounting the antennas at the community center, as well as putting all of the components together in the two equipment cabinets.

List of our Past Guest Speakers: Click here.

Map to the club's meeting place: Click here.
 

IT'S FWARC ELECTION TIME AGAIN!

It is that time again!  Time to elect new officers and trustees to the club's Board of Trustees.  All club members are encouraged to seek a position on the board, and to guide the club for the coming year.  If you are interested in running for a position on the club's board of trustees, or need more information, please contact our nomination committee chairperson Dave Swartz-KC7RRH.

Dave Swartz-KC7RRH
253-924-6291 or kc7rrh(at)fwarc.org

CITY OF FEDERAL WAY OFFERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

The City of Federal Way has a number of training opportunities coming up in the near future.  If you are interested in attending any of these classes or need additional information, please contact Mary Hobday by calling 253-835-2704 or send an e-mail to: mary.hobday@cityoffederalway.com.

Federal Way City Hall & the City Council Chambers
are located at 33325 8th Ave South in Federal Way, WA.

FWARC ALSO OFFERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club will be presenting a number of training classes in the near future.  These classes include the entry level Technician Licensing class,  a detailed Emergency Communications (EMCOMM) class, and a General Licensing class.  For a printable flyer, please click on each of the course descriptions.

For more additional information on our upcoming classes,
please contact the club's training coordinator
Daniel Stevens-KL7WM at 206-228-9274
or via e-mail at training(at)fwarc.org.

SPECIAL EVENT STATION W7G ON THE AIR FROM GEORGE, WA

The Eastern Washington DX Club will be operating a special event station from George, WA in celebration of George Washington's birthday.  Listen for W7G on the frequencies listed below starting at 2pm on February 19th, and running through to 4pm on February 22nd.  For additional information or to QSL your contact, please contact Brian Nielson-W7BJN.

18.135, 14.250, 7.225, or 3.880 Mhz

Brian Nielson-W7BJN
E-mail: w7bjn(at)nwi.net
11650 Road 1 SE
Moses Lake, WA 98837

WORKED ALL STATES AWARD IN ONE YEAR

Well, Santa Claus brought you that really cool transceiver that you been telling your better half all about for the past year.  Now, it's the New Year, and you have been trying to figure out what resolutions to make for the coming year.  How about to resolve that you will work all fifty states in the upcoming year with that new totally cool rig.  That sounds pretty fun!  Well, Kyle Chavis-WA4PGM call help you out.  Check out Kyle's State QSO Party Calendar to see what states are going to be on the air, and when.  You would think with a state QSO party going on, it would be fairly easy to make at least a couple of contacts toward your Worked All States award.

Kyle Chavis-WA4PGM State QSO Party Calendar
http://www.wa4pgm.us/qso_parties.htm

Upcoming QSO Parties

 Tuesday, February 09, 2010
 

Federal Way Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 23415
Federal Way, WA  98093
moreinfo(at)fwarc.org
 

137 Days Until
Field Day 2010!
(Click here for more info!)
 

Join the FWARC, or Renew Your Club Membership Here
 

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
146.840- WA7FW-C

(Click here for more details
on the club's repeaters.)
 

Upcoming Events

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.

1st Thursday of the Month
The area's D-Star Users Group meets on the first Thursday of the month. Location to be announced.

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 2010

March 6th
Mike & Key Electronics Show & Flea Market at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, WA.

March 14th
Spring Forward to Daylight Saving Time (GMT -7).

April 10th - 11th
Communications Academy at the South Seattle Community College.

May 8th
Stanwood-Camano Amateur Radio Club Hamfest at Stanwood Middle School in Stanwood, WA.

May 21st - 23rd
Washington State Search And Rescue Conference at the Skamania County Fair Grounds in Stevenson, WA

May 29th
EOC-to-EOC Drill

June 4th - 6th
ARRL Northwest Division's Convention (aka Sea-Pac) Hamfest at the Seaside Convention Center in Seaside, OR.

June 12th
9th Annual Crab Feed & Auction at Federal Way's Multi-Service Center

June 12th
Port Ludlow Amateur Radio Club Tailgate Swap Meet.

July 10th
SalmonCon Pacific Northwest QRP Group Annual Weekend Outing at Valley Camp in North Bend, WA.

July 10th
Chehalis Valley Amateur Radio Society 11th Annual Hamfair at the Lewis County Fairgrounds.

July 30th - August 1st
Pacific Northwest DX Convention in Vancouver, BC.

July 31st
EOC-to-EOC Drill

August 14th
Radio Club of Tacoma Hamfest at the Bethel High School in Spanaway, WA.

August 15th
Puget Sound Antique Radio Association Annual Antique Radio Swap Meet in Shoreline, WA.

September
Route 66 On The Air Special Event Sponsored by the Citrus Belt ARC.

September 10th - 12th
Northwest Automatic Position Reporting System (NWAPRS) Summer Gathering.

September 11th
Clark County Amateur Radio Club 4th Annual Tailgate Swap Meet in Vancouver, WA

October 2010
Pacific Northwest VHF Society's Annual Conference.

October 30th
EOC-to-EOC Drill

November 7th
Fall back to Standard Time (GMT -8).