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Chip Coker KD4C
May 24, 2026
Track the balloon in real-time using the screens below (there’s a link to the full-size version in the table below) Balloon Path and Telemetry Hi-Definition Images Full Payload List Payload Callsign Frequency Participate SSTV+Wenet / SSDV KE5GDB SSTV: 433.0MHz Robot…
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Chip Coker KD4C
May 19, 2026
Many hams have come to appreciate and rely on a simple piece of software that provides valuable information at a glance – HamClock. But recently there’s been a change to the long-term availability of HamClock and we will have to…
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Chip Coker KD4C
May 10, 2026
May is Technology month here at RWK, and we wanted to dig a little deeper on something that you might not have heard about. Many of you saw the announcement of a new Flex Radio (the Aurora) that transmits 500…
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Chip Coker KD4C
May 2, 2026
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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Chip Coker KD4C
May 1, 2026
After a long winter, plans are coming together for another RWK Parks-On-The-Air (POTA) outing to the Spring Creek Forest State Preserve in Garland. Spring Creek Forest Preserve US-4423 is the closest POTA-eligible location to Richardson (and only about 10 minutes…
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Chip Coker KD4C
April 21, 2026
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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Chip Coker KD4C
April 10, 2026
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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Chip Coker KD4C
March 8, 2026
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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Chip Coker KD4C
February 25, 2026
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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Chip Coker KD4C
February 17, 2026
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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