My Path Back To Ham Radio
by Brian Murphy WB8QZM On a typical hot August day in 2020, I found my path back to ham radio. I was used to cycling 20 miles a day but for the last two, had experienced unusual shortness of breath. …
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Author Archive: Chip Coker KD4C
General Meeting – June 2022 – Shack Fire & Rebirth: Building the Ideal Modern Shack
This program graphically tells the story of a massive shack fire at W7UUU back in October 2020. While the structure was saved, all of the contents were destroyed, including almost 50 years of collecting and restoring vintage as well as…
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RWK Field Day 2022
By Chip Coker KD4C Plans are coming together for Field Day 2022. We’re going to make it fun for RWK. Although Field Day is not a traditional “contest”, many clubs treat it as such. with a “get points at all…
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The Chawed Rag – May 2022
Greetings RWK! Here’s The Chawed Rag for May 2022, including Propagation and Tropo Ducting, Group Foxhunt & Ice Cream Social, Ken Hansen’s Dayton Pics, Updates on renewing your ARRL membership, CQ WPX CW contest, Upcoming Events, Learn CW program Field Day Edition, KG5P Using the Nano-VNA Part 3, and more!
Using Nano VNAs – Band-Pass & Band-Stop Filters
By Mike Jahrig KG5P (Part 3 of a series) Last time we discussed investigating the properties of low pass and high pass filters using the Nanovna. Today we will discuss 2 additional common filter types, the bandpass, and bandstop (sometimes…
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It’s Tropo Ducting Season
Or “Why Do I Hear Strange Things On The Repeater Frequency?” By Chip Coker KD4C Have you ever listened to the repeater frequency and swear you heard stations you didn’t recognize and a strange repeater ID? Well chances are your…
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General Meeting – May 2022 – SDR applications: Ways to use the RF “Swiss Army Knife”
SDR applications: Ways to use the RF “Swiss Army Knife” – Jack Spitznagel KD4IZ It is common knowledge that SDR devices make interesting and economical receivers and transceivers, but what else are they really good for? I will describe several…
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Using Nano VNAs – Low-Pass & High-Pass Filters
By Mike Jahrig KG5P (Part 2 of a series) This month I will continue my discussion of the NanoVNA. One useful accessory I have found is a RF Demo Kit that I bought off the internet from Banggood or somewhere…
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The Chawed Rag – April 2022
Greetings RWK! Here’s The Chawed Rag for April 2022, including Foxhunting for Real, RWK Polo Shirts, The Importance of Phonetics, Upcoming Events, Learn CW program update, KG5P Using the Nano-VNA, and more!
Foxhunting For Real
By Chip Coker KD4C At Field Day 2019, RWK had a side activity where hams built a small “tape-measure yagi” and had a small foxhunt in Lookout park. Since shortly after Field Day 2019, we have staged foxhunts in the…
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