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 – January 2026 – Understanding ADS-B
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  January 20, 2026
  In tonight’s edition of QRV, we’re going to look at Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast, the technology that allows airplanes to automatically communicate their position to ground stations and other planes.  We’ll talk briefly about the history of ADS-B, how it works, and how you can easily build an ADS-B skimmer using a spare Raspberry Pi, SDR dongle, and whatever 2m/70cm antenna you have on top of your house.  We’ll show how this skimmer can display what airplanes are flying overhead, laid out on a nice map with you at the center.  You will be able to click on planes…
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Latest RWK General Meeting Announcement & Recording

• General Meeting – January 2026 – 3rd Party Communications

  January is Radio History month for RWK and this month we’re going to talk about 3^rd Party Communications. Before the days of cell phones and the internet and free long distance, it was a lot more difficult and expensive to talk and send messages (for everyone but hams). We’re going to explain 3^rd Party Communications for ham radio and how it was a much bigger deal before the world was instantly connected.

  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.

  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

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

  Meeting ID: 947 3774 0567
  Passcode: 081381

  Meeting Recording

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• General Meeting – December 2025 – RWK Holiday Meeting

  On December 8th, we had our annual Holiday Meeting, now with pizza and desserts and lots of prizes and a short wrap-up of RWK for 2025. We had a new version of our prior years’ popular RWK Ham Trivia contest. The foxhunt prizes for 2025 (who is going to receive this year’s Golden Fox??) were presented and we highlighted some of the major activities of 2025, including Field Day and several High-Altitude Balloon launches. Lots of pizza and desserts were consumed. We also included some funny and serious RWK awards.

  

  Our door prize list this year is outstanding – the total value is somewhere above $3500!  We have multiple prizes valued over $100 and several over $200.  You will want to buy extra tickets to increase your chances of winning.  As Andrew says, “Bring your $20 bills” as we expect to sell lots of tickets.  The prize list includes things like MFJ Antenna Tuners, Power Supplies, QRP radios, Bearcat scanners, and even high-dollar Radar/Laser Detectors (courtesy of Uniden).  For those that have missed recent door prizes, you can “bid” on the prizes that you want to win by depositing a ticket in the container for that prize. The winner of that prize will be selected from only the tickets in that container.

  Meeting Recording

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.