Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
Charlie Harris KF5DBN went SK on 11 February 2024 after a short illness in Dallas. He was 83. Born in Tulsa, OK. Charlie lived all over the country during his training as a cardiologist. He practiced in many places but…
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It is with great pleasure that I was privileged to present the 2023 Warren Bruene Award to Josh Barfield N4NZ at the annual Richardson Wireless Klub President’s Dinner. Josh has been a tremendous asset to the club in his few…
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By Chip Coker KD4C *** RWK POTA Winter Field Day is Cancelled *** We had planned on a POTA-style Winter Field Day 2024 at our POTA Park-of-choice – Spring Creek Forest Preserve (in Garland – about 6 miles east of…
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Our January 2024 QRV Tech program will be Shawn KI5PXG and Adam KE5MMK’s “Antenna Shoot-out”. They recently compared 3 antennas at the same time and location to see if there were any advantages of one over the others. Come see…
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Our February RWK Meeting will be on Locating Power Line Noise (and other RFI) with is Jeff Stuparits, W4DD. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) can be generated from many different devices and can decrease or totally eliminate your ability to hear…
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Marshall Levett KI5YIA passed away unexpectedly on December 22, 2023. He was 75. Marshall lived in Austin. We first met Marshall when the RWK VE Team tested him for Technician, which he passed with an almost perfect score. This was…
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If you haven’t heard, we’re having an actual President’s Dinner on Sunday Jan 7th 2024 at 5pm. Doug Kilgore has again approached Aboca’s Italian Grill (the site of the last RWK Dinners in 2020 and 2023) and they will…
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Our December QRV Tech program will be on Winlink. What is Winlink? Why do I need or want to use it? We will explain all about the Winlink system and get started with Winlink on VHF and on HF and…
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By Chip Coker KD4C Way back in 2021, we had a plan to upgrade our K5RWK UHF Analog repeater and move it to a better location. Well, after COVID and some other extended delays, I can report that it’s now…
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Here’s The Chawed Rag for November 2023. We’ve got details on our Holiday Meeting, the upcoming President’s Dinner, our new UHF Multi-Mode Repeater, FCC Rules Changes, Field Day 2023 Results, our New FT-DX10, a bit of nostalgia from Larry KI5UXC, the usual upcoming events and news and so much more. Hope you enjoy! – KD4C