Dick Sisson W5ONL – SK
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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Author Archive: Chip Coker KD4C
General Meeting – July 2021 – City of Richardson Network “Not your Daddy’s Network”
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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Field Day 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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General Meeting – June 2021 – High Altitude Ballooning with Amateur Radio
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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Al Barrios KI5CAD – SK
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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General Meeting – May 2021 – HF Power Losses
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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General Meeting – April 2021 – RWK Foxhunt Basics
This month our main presentation is all about foxhunts. The RWK has now been doing weekly (with a few exceptions) foxhunts for almost two years, and it’s time for a refresher course. Andrew KE5GDB is going to explain how to…
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General Meeting – March 2021 – AmateurLogic.TV and HamCollege.TV
Our guest speaker will be Tommy Martin N5ZNO. Tommy is a co-host of the long running AmateurLogic.tv and HamCollege.tv video blogs. During one of his work related visits to the Dallas area, Tommy visited RWK when we were having in-person…
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General Meeting – February 2021 – VHF Contesting and Roving
Upon recommendation from Andrew, the February General Meeting presentation will be by Jim Wilson K5ND on the Aspects of VHF Contesting and Roving. Jim has lots of experience in VHF contesting while “roving” (basically operating from fixed mobile and portable…
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Andrew Koenig KE5GDB Awarded the Annual RWK Warren Bruene Award for 2020
Congrats to Andrew Koenig KE5GDB for being awarded the annual RWK Warren Bruene Award for 2020. The Warren Bruene Award is the highest award given by RWK and is awarded for a history of distinguished service to the Klub. Appropriately…
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