Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
By Chip Coker KD4C RWK Field Day was Saturday (June 27) at the Richardson Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (Plano Rd & Lookout Drive). Setup, operating, and overall Field Day was similar to previous recent RWK field days. Overall a (mostly)…
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RWK Field Day is this Saturday (June 27) and will again be at the Richardson Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (Plano Rd & Lookout Drive). What Is Field Day? Field Day is the largest amateur radio operating event of the year. …
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Field Day is amateur radio’s biggest event of the year, and hams new and old look forward to it every year. At this QRV Tech session, you will find out what exactly is “Field Day” and how it got to…
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Many hams have come to appreciate and rely on a simple piece of software that provides valuable information at a glance – HamClock. But recently there’s been a change to the long-term availability of HamClock and we will have to…
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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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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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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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