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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  Field Day 2026 – It’s a Wrap!
  by Chip Coker KD4C
  June 29, 2026
  By Chip Coker KD4C RWK Field Day was Saturday (June 27) at the Richardson Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (Plano Rd & Lookout Drive). Setup, operating, and overall Field Day was similar to previous recent RWK field days. Overall a (mostly) successful outing. We had 58 members and guests, which is a more normal number, but still quite a bit down from 75 people in 2024. Hopefully everyone that came out had a good time (please let me know if there was something that you didn’t like, or if there was something about our Field Day that kept you from participating…
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Latest RWK General Meeting Announcement & Recording

• General Meeting – July 2026 – Model Your Antennas

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

  With Field Day behind us, it’s time to focus on getting through the summer heat and taking advantage of the cooler moments to put up/fix/tweak our HF antenna installations in time for the fall contest season.  With that in mine, this month we have Colin N5GG from up north in Lewisville coming over to get us smart on Antenna Modelling using some of the free tools (EZNIC, MMANA, etc.).  You can model your existing installation or experiment with antennas customized to your backyard or even model your POTA setup.  These modeling programs are not hard to use and can teach you a lot about how your antenna works (or doesn’t)!

  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 cannot 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

  Meeting Recording

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• General Meeting – June 2026 – Hamfest! Field Day! Balloon!

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

  There’s a lot going on in June at RWK!  Come learn about this weekend’s DFW Ham Expo (and how you should be shopping).  Field Day 2026 is in less than three weeks – come learn how to participate for RWK. And also come see the results of last weekend’s High-Altitude Balloon Launch.  Oh and I’m sure I’ve forgotten a couple of things too.

  Meeting Recording

  

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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.