Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
By John Slaughter WB5HSI Recently I was faced with trying to repair a battery-operated device and had the usual problem of how to make connections to the battery. Normally a spot welder is used to weld nickel strips to the…
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By Chip Coker KD4C As we mentioned earlier in the year, we’ve been hard at work planning some improvements to the K5RWK repeater systems. There are three separate activities in work. Improvements to the main Palisades repeater site Relocation of…
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Greetings! It’s been a minute, but welcome to the new and improved RWK Chawed Rag. When I accepted the job of RWK President, one of the tasks that I took on was to “reinvent” The Chawed Rag for the year…
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I am not a Contester – sure I participate in Field Day, but rarely do I make a point of participating in other contests, I rarely find myself with sufficient time to participate in any meaningful way. But with encouragement from a few friends, I committed to participating in a recent contest.
Our guest speaker will be Dr. Ed Fong (WB6IQN). As many of you will remember from his presentation from Feb 2020, he is the inventor of the DBJ-1 and DBJ-2 antenna that were featured in the February 2003 and March…
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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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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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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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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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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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