K5RWK – Richardson Texas
General Meeting – September 2021 – Tri-Band VHF/UHF Antenna Design Our guest speaker will be Dr. Ed Fong (WB6IQN). As many of you will remember from his presentation from Feb 2020, he is the inventor of the DBJ-1 and DBJ-2…
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Increasing the interest and participation in amateur radio of those younger than 21 remains a primary effort of ARRL. Underscoring that focus is ARRL’s annual bestowing of its premier award, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award, on a young member…
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We were saddened to hear of the passing of Don Bowen K5LHO on August 13, 2021, after a short illness. Don was one of the earliest members of the RWK, held many leadership positions in the club, including treasurer for…
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General Meeting – August 2021 – Remote Ham Radio This month’s program is from our own David Nathanson K5CU. Ever wondered how to rag chew or work DX without a home station? Well David will share how he’s managed to…
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We were sad to lose long-time club member John S. “Dick” Sisson on July 18 2021 from a heart attack. He was 87. Dick was one of the club’s most proficient CW operators and enjoyed operating during the club’s Field…
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General Meeting – July 2021 – City of Richardson Network “Not your Daddy’s Network” This month’s program is from our own Kevin Sims KD5YVL. Kevin is in charge of Special Projects for the City of Richardson IT Dept. and is…
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Field Day 2021 is a wrap! A huge thanks to Jon NN5T for having the equipment and antennas prepped, and for Don N5SKT having a complete ready-to-go digital station (borrowed from his POTA setup). Setup at the EOC took just…
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General Meeting – June 2021 – High Altitude Ballooning with Amateur Radio This month’s program is from our own Doug Kilgore KD5OUG. Doug will provide a pictorial look at past high altitude balloon flights over North Texas containing Amateur radio…and…
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I’m sorry to report that Al Barrios KI5CAD passed earlier this afternoon after a brief illness. He was 77. Al was one of the first members of the RWK that I had the privilege to meet. He brought his non-ham…
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General Meeting – May 2021 – HF Power Losses Join us for the May 10th general meeting of the Richardson Wireless Klub. Don’t miss your opportunity to join this virtual RWK meeting from the comfort of your living room, office…
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