Welcome To The Richardson Wireless Klub

We promote Amateur (Ham) Radio to the public in Richardson TX and the surrounding North Texas area as a useful, life-long hobby. We also serve the Richardson TX community by providing self-supporting special event, severe weather and emergency communication networks and capabilities.

Our club is comprised of over 350 amateur radio operators in Richardson, North Dallas, the surrounding communities, around Texas and even out of state, with a wide range of radio and technology skills and interests. We provide our members with many opportunities to increase knowledge and enjoyment of amateur radio through fun, fellowship and unique learning experiences. Our members include hams ranging from teenagers to radio pioneers in their 80s! The Richardson Wireless Klub has been an ARRL affiliated club since 1957 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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  QRV Tech – October 2025 – Amateur Radio meets amateur rocketry
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  October 21, 2025
  This month’s QRV presentation will be hosted by Joe Jaison from the University of Ottawa’s Rocketry team.  Joe will explain how they use radio in rocketry for telemetry using a mix of commercial and designed technologies.  He will additionally talk about some of their antenna design work to do beam-forming.  We hope that you can attend live, but we will also have a recording available after the presentation.  We look forward to seeing you on Zoom! Event Details: Join Zoom Meeting Topic: QRV Tech Time: 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) https://zoom.us/j/93467541992?pwd=RjJqWkFPd0VjeSt2U21QL2hKc0QwZz09 Meeting Recording Session Resources

Latest RWK General Meeting Announcement & Recording

• General Meeting – October 2025 – Mobile Radio Installation

  Please join RWK on Monday October 13th for our General Meeting. 

  This month we’re going to talk about (and show) Mobile Radio Installation. There’s a wide variety of vehicles and radio mounting styles, and there’s no “right or wrong” way to install a radio (OK, maybe there are some semi-bad ways), so we want to show what’s possible and discuss the alternatives. We asked you to send us pictures, so we’re going to use them to show off some different installations to (maybe) inspire you.

  In-person VE Testing begins at 5:30 and the RWK Social Hour begins at 6pm.  Please enjoy coffee and cookies and chat with other members!  If you have radio questions, please be sure and stop by our Radio Operating position – we’ll try to show you some new things and help you get answers.  At 7pm we will begin our main program. 

  As usual, the meeting will be In-Person and the main program will be simulcast on Zoom for those that do not want to attend in-person.  We will also have a recording available on the K5RWK.org website after the meeting is over.

  Please wear your RWK Nametag!  We have lots of members and everyone needs a little help in matching callsigns to smiling faces.  If you can’t find (or don’t have) your RWK nametag, we will have blank paper nametags and you can order a replacement for a nominal charge.  I’d like everyone to introduce themselves to at least two members that they haven’t previously met face-to-face!

  Meeting Location: St. Barnabas Church, 1220 West Belt Line Road, Richardson TX 75080.  Park in the rear parking lot and enter from the rear.  Click this for the map.

  We look forward to seeing you on Monday!

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  If you can’t come in person and want to attend on Zoom, you can use the following link:

  Topic: RWK Social Hour/General Meeting Zoom invitation

  Time: RWK Main Program starts at 7:00 PM

  Join Zoom Meeting

  https://zoom.us/j/94737740567?pwd=QllKd1Ava0lma3FtbDVwdDZKVGlMUT09

  Meeting ID: 947 3774 0567
  Passcode: 081381

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• General Meeting – September 2025 – APRS What, Why & How

  Please join RWK on Monday September 8th for our General Meeting. 

  This month we will be talking all about APRS (the Automatic Packet Reporting System).  Andy Smolenski KI5YLX from over at Metrocrest (MARS) will be here to tell (remind?) us about APRS, what it is (and has become), why it is still a popular method of ham communications, and how to get started if you’ve never used it before (or even if you have and forgotten how).  APRS has been around for many years, but it’s got some new tricks up its sleeve and is easier than ever to use (no nasty hardware TNCs needed) and there are more radios today with built-in APRS than ever before.  There are even some cheap Chinese radios that are a self-contained solution.  So come reacquaint yourself with an “old” mode.

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  Presentation Slides

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For all previous RWK Meetings, see the General Meetings page.

Check out the Presentation Archives. There are tons of presentations from Klub meetings over the years. Scan through them and you will be sure to find something interesting.

RWK Newsletter – The Chawed Rag

The RWK publishes a monthly on-line newsletter, “The Chawed Rag“, for members and others interested in the Klub’s activities.

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  The Chawed Rag – September 2025
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  October 2, 2025
  Here’s The Chawed Rag for Sept 2025. We’ve got a chance for you to voice your opinion on HOA restrictions, obsession about Balloons!, an upcoming SSTV event, Foxhunts are Alive and Well at RWK, belated Field Day 2025 results, our RWK Meeting Video Archive is back, call for 2026 Officers, the usual upcoming events and news and so much more. Hope you enjoy! – KD4C
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  The Chawed Rag – April 2024
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  April 30, 2024
  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

Previous Chawed Rags can always be found here.