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By Bob Hill KG5WRY With all the excitement around learning Morse code via the Long Island CW club, it was time to collect the tools needed to learn CW. One of the tools needed for this adventure is the code…
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Greetings RWK! Here’s The Chawed Rag for February 2022, including details on our “Learn CW” program (and a simple code practice oscillator), Rob Forson’s search for an emergency generator, Contest News, Upcoming events, KD5OUG vs the Texas DOT, and more!
By Rob Forson K5WFR My family and I suffered through several days with no power during the winter storm of February 2021. Long before the inside temperature dropped into the lower 40’s, I swore that we would not be left…
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This month we have Howard Bernstein WB2UZE and Jim Crites W6JIM from the Long Island CW Club with “How to learn and have fun with Morse Code”. There has been a growing interest in CW from some of the club’s…
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Greetings RWK! Here is The Chawed Rag for January 2022. Details for a new program to learn CW, WT9V wins the Warren Bruene Award, Antenna Modelling, and more! Comments welcome… – 73 – Chip KD4C
By Chip Coker KD4C Have you always thought that antennas were “magic”? Well hopefully you understand that there is actual physics involved in the way antennas work, even if it’s not obvious to us. In the past, RF engineers had…
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By Chip Coker KD4C Huge congratulations are in order for Michael Masterson WT9V, the winner of the annual RWK Warren Bruene Award for 2021. This award is the RWK’s highest honor and is awarded to the RWK Member who has…
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This month our own (and outgoing DARC President) Bill Brady KF5ZBL will give us a charge (the battery puns just write themselves) when he talks about battery technology and shows some DIY batteries that you can easily assemble yourself to…
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Here’s The Chawed Rag for December 2021 (it’s still December, right?). I’m still interested in what everyone thinks and what else you would like to see. Also, we always need your content so snap some pics of your latest tinkering…
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By Chip Coker KD4C It was great to see all the interest and activity around the Year-End ARISS SSTV event from Dec 26-31. These events are typically done 2-3 times a year and are fairly well advertised in advance. In…
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