RWK Late Fall Balloon Launch Wrap-up (RAB-8)
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 from the ground (or…
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RWK Balloon Launch Real-Time Status
Track the balloon in real-time using the screens below (there’s a link to the full-size version in the table below) Balloon Path and Telemetry Hi-Definition Images Full Payload List Payload Callsign Frequency Participate SSTV + Wenet / SSDV KE5GDB 432.5MHz…
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RWK Balloon Launch Announcement – November 1st
We are GO for launch this Saturday! The launch site will be at the Denton RC Airfield. Setup will begin at 8:00AM, and launch will be at 9:00AM. The Richardson Area Balloonatics / Richardson Wireless Klub will be launching a…
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Volunteer For The 2025 Christmas Parade
This year marks the 53nd 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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QRV Tech – October 2025 – Amateur Radio meets amateur rocketry
This month’s QRV presentation will be hosted by Joe Jaison from the University of Ottawa’s Rocketry team. Joe will explain how they use radio in rocketry for telemetry using a mix of commercial and designed technologies. He will additionally talk…
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The Chawed Rag – September 2025
Here’s The Chawed Rag for Sept 2025. We’ve got a chance for you to voice your opinion on HOA restrictions, obsession about Balloons!, an upcoming SSTV event, Foxhunts are Alive and Well at RWK, belated Field Day 2025 results, our RWK Meeting Video Archive is back, call for 2026 Officers, the usual upcoming events and news and so much more. Hope you enjoy! – KD4C
QRV Tech – September 2025 – JS8Call
One of the biggest complaints about the popular FT-8/FT-4 digital modes is that the exchange is short and fixed, and there’s no way to add to the QSO. What if I told you that there was a mode that used…
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RWK High Altitude Balloon Launch Wrapup – August 23rd
The August 23rd High Altitude Balloon Launch (#7!) is in the books, and it was a good one. The balloon was launched shortly after 9am on a bright and somewhat hot Saturday morning from Old Celina Park in Celina TX,…
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RWK Balloon Launch Announcement – August 23rd
UPDATE – 8/21We are GO for launch this Saturday! The launch site will be at the Old Celina Park in Celina TX. Setup will begin at 8:00AM, and launch will be at 9:00AM. Submit your reports for a QSL card:…
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QRV Tech – August 2025 – GOES Satellite Reception and Decoding
During tomorrow night’s QRV session, we will learn about NOAA’s GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) satellite system and how you can decode its transmissions for yourself. We will talk about what GOES is, how the data is channelized and transmitted,…
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