Welcome To The Richardson Wireless Klub

We promote Amateur (Ham) Radio to the public in Richardson TX and the surrounding North Texas area as a useful, life-long hobby. We also serve the Richardson TX community by providing self-supporting special event, severe weather and emergency communication networks and capabilities.

Our club is comprised of over 350 amateur radio operators in Richardson, North Dallas, the surrounding communities, around Texas and even out of state, with a wide range of radio and technology skills and interests. We provide our members with many opportunities to increase knowledge and enjoyment of amateur radio through fun, fellowship and unique learning experiences. Our members include hams ranging from teenagers to radio pioneers in their 80s! The Richardson Wireless Klub has been an ARRL affiliated club since 1957 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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  QRV Tech – February 2025 – A Short Discussion of Coax
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  February 18, 2025
  It’s an unseen but critical component in every ham’s station – coax. But do you know how to select and handle coax, and why it matters? And how do you install and maintain coax? We won’t go into excessive detail but we will give you things to think about and investigate further. If you can’t make the session, we will have it posted on the K5RWK website shortly after the presentation – but as you probably know, it’s always easier to ask questions live with all the experts available.  We look forward to seeing you then! Meeting Details Topic: QRV…
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Latest RWK General Meeting Announcement & Recording

• General Meeting – February 2025 – Solar Cycle 25 Update

  Please join RWK on Monday Feb 10th for our General Meeting. 

  If you haven’t been under a rock, you should know that we are approaching (or have just passed) the maximum of the current solar cycle (Cycle 25). Our old friend Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA will be back with an update to where we are with Cycle 25, how it has performed compared with predictions (Carl spoke to RWK in 2022), and what we can expect for the next year or so. There’s lots of good radio still to be had in Cycle 25, but you don’t want to miss any of it cause it will be worse in a few years!

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  Meeting Resources

  Here is Carl’s Presentation (pdf): https://files.k5rwk.net/s/gXLn5RJ883cKaWS

• General Meeting – January 2025 – Maritime Radio History and Station KPH

  Please join RWK on Monday Jan 13th for our General Meeting. 

  It’s January and we will start out the new year with a bit of Radio History.  Bill Ruck, of the Maritime Radio Historical Society and Maritime Radio Station KPH, will be with us to give a history of the Maritime Radio Service and how (before the days of VSAT satellite terminals) they were the only link to ships at sea.  There were several Maritime Radio Stations built and operated on both coasts, and after that service was finally shut down (which wasn’t too long ago), he will tell the story about keeping KPH alive as a museum and operating station (and amateur radio station K6KPH!) that is now part of the National Park Service.  John and Phyllis Slaughter were out at Point Reyes National Seashore recently and visited the KPH facility. For those of you that remember our Titanic presentation from a few years ago, this is the other side of that system.   

  

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  Additional Resources

  Bill’s full presentation is available (if you would like to see the pictures in detail): https://files.k5rwk.net/s/QCqrkGZRLn2g9Ja

  The MRHS website: https://www.radiomarine.org/

For all previous RWK Meetings, see the General Meetings page.

Check out the Presentation Archives. There are tons of presentations from Klub meetings over the years. Scan through them and you will be sure to find something interesting.

RWK Newsletter – The Chawed Rag

The RWK publishes a monthly on-line newsletter, “The Chawed Rag“, for members and others interested in the Klub’s activities.

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  The Chawed Rag – April 2024
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  April 30, 2024
  Here’s The Chawed Rag for April 2024. We’ve got a huge solar storm, what’s to become of MFJ, more on the hackable Quansheng UV-K5(8) HT, RWK Newest Hangout, Tracking the Skies Overhead, an update from W5RLP, the usual upcoming events and news and so much more. Hope you enjoy! – KD4C
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  The Chawed Rag – March 2024
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  March 28, 2024
  Here’s The Chawed Rag for March 2024. We’ve got a potential Baofeng killer, FCC changes, upcoming hamfests, rebuilding the K5UTD antennas, spring antenna maintenance, the usual upcoming events and news and so much more. Hope you enjoy! – KD4C

Previous Chawed Rags can always be found here.