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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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UPDATE: April 18th POTA is Cancelled! Well, we had hoped that the weather gods would be smiling on us when we planned the RWK POTA outing for tomorrow, but it doesn’t seem to be the case. There’s the possibility of…
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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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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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In tonight’s edition of QRV, we’re going to look at Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast, the technology that allows airplanes to automatically communicate their position to ground stations and other planes. We’ll talk briefly about the history of ADS-B, how…
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Tomorrow night, our very own Don Weeks (N5SKT) will be talking about FreeDV and running a demonstration on how it works. He will be discussing the basics of its operation, the different modes (and which ones are best suited to…
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RWK fielded a team of 25 volunteers on December 6 to provide communications support for the COR Parks Department’s 50th Annual Richardson Christmas Parade. I wanted to say “thank you” for to all the volunteers that assisted with the parade. …
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This year marks the 53rd Annual Christmas Parade for the City of Richardson. RWK will again be assisting in parade communications and we’re looking for volunteers. This year’s parade is Saturday morning Dec 6th at 9am and is on the…
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Solar weather events—such as solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms—significantly influence HF radio propagation by altering Earth’s ionosphere, often affecting signal reach and reliability for amateur radio operators. Recent activity allowed the northern lights to become visible as…
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By Chip Coker KD4C The RAB-8 Launch was one like no other! We got off to a shaky start and thought we were going to have an early end, only to have a second life like a literal phoenix rising…
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