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Chawed Rag – August 2020

Chip Coker KD4C August 19, 2020

Chawed Rag – August 2020 The August Issue of The Chawed Rag is available, featuring articles:– Remote Testing During the Time of COVID-19– Helmut Oscar “Hal” Wolff, N5BT (SK)1928-2020– BAOFENG Radio Modification– Third in a Series – 12 Resistor Cube…
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General Meeting – August 2020 – Amateur Satellites

Chip Coker KD4C August 7, 2020

This month’s presentation will be delivered by Tom Schuessler, N5YHP. Tom is an active member of both AMSAT and the North Texas ham community, and will be presenting on working amateur satellites. Whether you have experience in the area, or are…
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General Meeting – July 2020 – Balloon Launches

Chip Coker KD4C July 15, 2020

This month’s presentation was delivered by Andy MacAllister, W5ACM, an avid member of the South Texas Balloon Launch team. Andy is also extremely active in the Houston area ham community. If you’ve participated in balloon launches before, or are curious to learn more…
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Hal Wolff N5BT – SK

Chip Coker KD4C June 29, 2020

By John Di Filippo, AF5MN The news of Hal’s passing was a shock to most RWK members. The last time you saw Hal, prior to the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, he probably appeared healthy and robust as ever. You might have…
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General Meeting – June 2020 – DMR Repeaters

Chip Coker KD4C June 15, 2020

This month’s presentation will cover the basics of DMR – including details on our new DMR repeater – and will be delivered by our very own Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB. Andrew is an active member of the club’s leadership team, is…
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General Meeting – May 2020 – Severe Weather Radar

Chip Coker KD4C May 15, 2020

With social distancing measures still in place for large gatherings, the RWK general meeting for May will take place again via Zoom. This will give us the opportunity to continue to stay connected in spite of the current public health…
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General Meeting – April 2020 – 40M Antenna Array

Chip Coker KD4C April 15, 2020

With social distancing measures in place for the State of Texas, Dallas County and City of Richardson, the RWK general meeting for April will take place via Zoom. This virtual meeting format will give us the opportunity to continue to…
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Beau Williamson N5PY – SK

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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