Om May 5, 2024 we will have our last Sunday might informational net for the season. We plan to be back on the air late fall. We hope you have enjoyed the nets and we hope you will return when we get back from our summer vacation. Keep listening to the repeater and check the web site regularly as we will from time to time will have announcements that will concern the amateurs in our area of repeater coverage. Looking forward to hearing you all check in next fall.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN. Beginning March 29, 2024, multifactor authentication will be implemented. Users will be prompted to request a six-digit secondary verification code, which will be sent to the email address(es) associated with each username. The user will then need to enter the code into CORES before they can continue.

In a public notice, the FCC said this change will make the system more secure. “This additional layer of security will further safeguard against unauthorized access, thereby enhancing the overall integrity of information contained within the CORES system and improving the security of user data,” it read.  

The FCC recommends that users confirm they have access to their username account email and to add a secondary email address, if need be.  

Resources are available for those who need assistance with the system. For inquiries or assistance regarding the implementation of multifactor authentication on CORES, submit a help request at https://www.fcc.gov/wtbhelp, or call the FCC at 877-480-3201 (Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM ET).

On April 1, 2024, the ARRL Western Washington Section will have a new
Section Manager. I am pleased to introduce to the section’s
membership, Robert (Bob) M. Purdom, AD7LJ. WWA Section Manager Jim Pace, K7CEX appointed Bob to serve as an Assistant Section Manager on April 15, 2009. The best way to describe him is, he is a ham’s ham. Bob is a
veteran of the United States Air Force and United States Navy. He is a
retired naval officer and telecommunications engineer for the State of
Washington, where he did communications planning, worked on LMR mobiles and base stations, as well as Lahar, Earthquake and Tsunami
alert/warning systems. Bob has been a ham radio operator for 19 years.
He is a life member and very active in the Radio Club of Tacoma and a
member of the Capital Peak Repeater Group. Please join me in welcoming Bob, AD7LJ, as the new Section Manager for the Western Washington
Section.

I will become an Assistant Section Manager and working with Bob in
several project areas including membership recruiting, EMCOMM
intra/inter section cooperation, working with the section’s tribal
liaison to develop and implement an EMCOMM support system for our tribal neighbors and other tasks assigned by the section manager.

Thank you for your confidence and trust in allowing me to be the WWA SM
for the past 11 years. I will continue to be a responsible ARRL leader
for the section.

ARRL Western Washington Section
Section Manager: Monte L Simpson, W7FF
w7ff@arrl.org

Jeremy AG7WT shot these two pics showing the ice loading on the tower!

Although not an official function of the repeater group You are all invited to get with the group once a month (First Saturday of the month) at the Denny’s restaurant for breakfast, starting at 8:00 a.m. Located at the intersection of Martin Way and College St. in Lacey, WA. Click here for a map of the location.

— Saturday, March 9, 2024 —
See Flyer for Advance ticket sales and 2024 seller tables —
— Ticket Sales open at 8:00 AM; Doors open at 9:00 AM —
— Dealers Close by 3:00 PM —

Held at the
PAVILION EXHIBITION HALL
WASHINGTON STATE FAIRGROUNDS
9th Ave SE. & Meridian ST S.
PUYALLUP, WA 98372

The Mike & Key Electronics Show & Swap Meet is one of the largest annual Amateur Radio events in the Pacific Northwest.  It is held on the Washington State Fairgrounds during the first part of March, up to 3,000 Hams and non-Hams alike are drawn to a modern 40,000 square foot facility located on two floors of the Exhibition Hall with room for over 300 tables for selling radios, computers, and general electronics equipment. Lots of radio and computer related items are available for sale and/or trade. If you have any questions, please email swapmeet@mikeandkey.org.

There is an on-site snack bar and a consignment area.  License examinations are also given on-site.

To successfully conduct this event each year requires the participation of the entire Club membership.

Due to the recent weather conditions, the room where we were going to have the meeting will not be available for our use. A water line broke flooding another room. The room where we hold the meeting is being used for storage and office. It will take some time to get this repaired. Keep checking back for more updates.