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Chip Coker KD4C
January 19, 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Beau Williamson, N5PY (SK). Beau had been fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer for the past year and went SK on January 19, 2020. Beau was a dedicated…
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Chip Coker KD4C
November 19, 2019
Here are a couple of informative and entertaining videos on transmission lines and wave behavior. — Courtesy of Michael WT9V
Chip Coker KD4C
October 17, 2019
by Mike Jahrig KG5P – KG5P@arrl.net Hams living in HOAs are always trying to figure out what kind of antenna they should use so they won’t get caught violating the covenant agreements. I hear all kinds of solutions from flagpole…
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Chip Coker KD4C
October 15, 2019
(Or Stuff that Every Ham Should Know) by Mike Jahrig KG5P – KG5P@arrl.net I had a discussion with a fellow ham recently. He has a nice modern rig but was unclear why the antenna impedance and feedline characteristic impedance must…
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Chip Coker KD4C
February 14, 2017
The K5RWK 444.725 Fusion repeater has been enabled with Wires-X. Node Number is 30372 and the Room Number is 40372. Why not tune in on your fusion enabled radio and give mash your Wires-X button : And connect up to…
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