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Chip Coker KD4C
September 2, 2021
Increasing the interest and participation in amateur radio of those younger than 21 remains a primary effort of ARRL. Underscoring that focus is ARRL’s annual bestowing of its premier award, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award, on a young member…
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Chip Coker KD4C
August 13, 2021
RWK and the Plano Amateur Radio Klub (PARK) conducted a joint balloon launch in July 2021. Details about the balloon: Max Height was over 90,000 feet. Here’s an image taken by the payload camera at 86,000 feet. Max altitude reached…
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Chip Coker KD4C
August 13, 2021
We were saddened to hear of the passing of Don Bowen K5LHO on August 13, 2021, after a short illness. Don was one of the earliest members of the RWK, held many leadership positions in the club, including treasurer for…
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Chip Coker KD4C
August 1, 2021
This month’s program is from our own David Nathanson K5CU. Ever wondered how to rag chew or work DX without a home station? Well David will share how he’s managed to do both. While living in a rental property in…
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Chip Coker KD4C
July 18, 2021
We were sad to lose long-time club member John S. “Dick” Sisson on July 18 2021 from a heart attack. He was 87. Dick was one of the club’s most proficient CW operators and enjoyed operating during the club’s Field…
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Chip Coker KD4C
July 11, 2021
This month’s program is from our own Kevin Sims KD5YVL. Kevin is in charge of Special Projects for the City of Richardson IT Dept. and is responsible for the City’s radio systems and their digital network. Kevin always has a…
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Chip Coker KD4C
June 27, 2021
By Chip Coker KD4C Field Day 2021 is a wrap! A huge thanks to Jon NN5T for having the equipment and antennas prepped, and for Don N5SKT having a complete ready-to-go digital station (borrowed from his POTA setup). Setup at…
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Chip Coker KD4C
June 11, 2021
This month’s program is from our own Doug Kilgore KD5OUG. Doug will provide a pictorial look at past high altitude balloon flights over North Texas containing Amateur radio…and maybe a challenge for the future. We will also have an update…
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Chip Coker KD4C
June 4, 2021
I’m sorry to report that Al Barrios KI5CAD passed earlier this afternoon after a brief illness. He was 77. Al was one of the first members of the RWK that I had the privilege to meet. He brought his non-ham…
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Chip Coker KD4C
May 6, 2021
Join us for the May 10th general meeting of the Richardson Wireless Klub. Don’t miss your opportunity to join this virtual RWK meeting from the comfort of your living room, office or ham shack. This month’s presentation will be delivered…
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