Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Beau Williamson, N5PY (SK). Beau had been fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer for the past year and went SK on January 19, 2020. Beau was a dedicated…
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Here are a couple of informative and entertaining videos on transmission lines and wave behavior. — Courtesy of Michael WT9V
Dear RWK Members,The Richardson Wireless Klub needs your help to provide communications support for the 2019 47th annual Richardson Christmas Parade. The parade will be held on Saturday morning, December 7, 2019.Communicators will be operating from 0800 to 1200. We…
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Don Klick (KG5CK)Oct 18 Results from the Oct 17, 2019 VE Session:Candidates Served: 4Total Exam Elements: 4New License Class Earned: 4Brand new licenses: 1 License Class Breakdown:Technician: 1General: 2Extra: 1
by Mike Jahrig KG5P – KG5P@arrl.net Hams living in HOAs are always trying to figure out what kind of antenna they should use so they won’t get caught violating the covenant agreements. I hear all kinds of solutions from flagpole…
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We had a great general meeting last night which included a guest speaker who talked about the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan. The story continues. See the post below and link to CNN News…
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(Or Stuff that Every Ham Should Know) by Mike Jahrig KG5P – KG5P@arrl.net I had a discussion with a fellow ham recently. He has a nice modern rig but was unclear why the antenna impedance and feedline characteristic impedance must…
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Reminder: RACES Training Net #races #meetings When: Monday, 7 October 2019, 9:00pm to 10:00pm, (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago Where:K5RWK (147.12(+) PL 110.9) View Event Description: N5UH is NCS. Training coordinated by Larry Randall WA5BEN
Here is some more JOTA information from K2BSA.net web page. I plan to be there as well as John Di Filippo and several other Klub members. This will be a fun event introducing new blood into ham radio. Also it…
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