Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
Our July 2024 QRV Tech program will be a discussion and demonstration of the popular Quansheng UV-K5(8) HT. This $20 HT has caused a stir in the ham community because of one critical reason – it’s reprogrammable! Unlike the ubiquitous…
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By Chip Coker KD4C Update: Thanks to all that participated in RWK Field Day at the Richardson EOC today! We had 69 Members and Guests! I guess everyone wanted to be in the A/C… Don’t forget, Field Day has a…
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This is one of the more popular contests in the area, due to the fairly large group of VHF/UHF enthusiasts around DFW. It’s easy to participate starting with 6 Meter activity which should be occurring at least several hours on…
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Our May 2024 QRV Tech program will be a discussion of APRS – the Automatic Packet Reporting System. This is widely used on VHF and UHF for position reporting but that’s just a small part of what it is capable…
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Join us Saturday May 18th for the 3rd Annual RWK Team Foxhunt! We will be starting after the monthly Hungry Hams Breakfast (yes, it’s that Saturday), probably around 9:30am. If you’ve wanted to get started with the RWK Foxhunts but…
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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
UPDATE: CANCELLED 🙂 The POTA Weather gods are not smiling on us. After hoping all week that the weather forecast would slide to the right, unfortunately it has not happened. There is a 70+% chance of widespread rain from early…
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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
Our March 2024 QRV Tech program will be a discussion of the HF bands (10m-40m) and their characteristics. We will discuss how the seasons and times of day affect each of the bands so you can plan your DX activity…
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The Fifth Annual Go-Kit challenge is March 16th in Highland Village. This is a very informal and fun way to show off your portable rigs as well as get ideas for your next build. Every year it has been bigger…
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