Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
If you’re a fan of soccer (football), you know that the World Cup is a pretty big deal, and in 2026, the World Cup is hosted in the USA. Games are spread among 16 host cities in the US, Canada…
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In tomorrow night’s session, we will cover some of the internals of the most popular digital mode and discuss the controversies surrounding the FT2 mode. We hope that you will come away with a deeper understanding of…
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UPDATE: April 18th POTA is Cancelled! Well, we had hoped that the weather gods would be smiling on us when we planned the RWK POTA outing for tomorrow, but it doesn’t seem to be the case. There’s the possibility of…
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Please join RWK on Monday April 13th for our General Meeting. As we approach the April 15th anniversary of the sinking, most people know the story of the Titanic disaster. But how did her radio work, and who were all…
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Please join RWK on Monday March 9th for our General Meeting. Spring seems to have sprung and that sets off the clock for the brief few weeks that we have to get outside and work on antennas before it gets…
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The Seventh Annual Go-Kit challenge is March 21st in Highland Village. This is a very informal and fun way to show off your portable rigs as well as get ideas for your next build. Every year it has been bigger…
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In tonight’s edition of QRV, we’re going to look at the sometimes daunting task of programming your DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) ham radio. DMRs, once programmed, are very easy to use, but the initial hurdle of getting a radio going…
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With all the excitement around today’s digital modes, we’re going to talk about the forgotten digital mode that has been around for quite some time – RTTY. You’ll learn a bit of the history and just how it works, as…
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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…
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January is Radio History month for RWK and this month we’re going to talk about 3rd 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…
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