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Chip Coker KD4C
August 13, 2021
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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Chip Coker KD4C
August 1, 2021
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 do both. While living in a rental property in…
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Chip Coker KD4C
July 18, 2021
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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Chip Coker KD4C
July 11, 2021
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 responsible for the City’s radio systems and their digital network. Kevin always has a…
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Chip Coker KD4C
June 27, 2021
By Chip Coker KD4C 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…
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Chip Coker KD4C
June 11, 2021
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 maybe a challenge for the future. We will also have an update…
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Chip Coker KD4C
June 4, 2021
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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Chip Coker KD4C
May 6, 2021
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 or ham shack. This month’s presentation will be delivered…
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Chip Coker KD4C
April 9, 2021
This month our main presentation is all about foxhunts. The RWK has now been doing weekly (with a few exceptions) foxhunts for almost two years, and it’s time for a refresher course. Andrew KE5GDB is going to explain how to…
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Chip Coker KD4C
March 6, 2021
Our guest speaker will be Tommy Martin N5ZNO. Tommy is a co-host of the long running AmateurLogic.tv and HamCollege.tv video blogs. During one of his work related visits to the Dallas area, Tommy visited RWK when we were having in-person…
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