Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
Here’s The Chawed Rag for August 2022. We’ve got Josh N4NZ on Pike’s Peak, some news from the ISS, more on our upcoming Parks on the Air outing, a great antenna for 10 Meters, Opto-Isolators!, upcoming hamfests and events, a new Icom radio, fire(!), and so much more. Hope you enjoy! – KD4C
By John Slaughter WB5HSI An opto-isolator is a light emitting diode and a phototransistor in the same package. The LED is completely isolated electrically from the phototransistor. Most devices have 1000 volts or more of isolation. The capacitive coupling between…
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By Chip Coker KD4C Those who know me and my ham radio experience know that I love 10 Meters. Early in my ham career (and in the peak days of solar cycle 21), I would come home from school and…
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From the ARRL Letter ARISS, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, announced that simultaneous operations of the ARISS voice repeater and digital APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) communications on the Space Station are now a reality. Current ARISS operations…
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Here’s The Chawed Rag for July 2022. We’ve got a fun Parks on the Air outing, record Field Day submissions, how to use Ham Club Online, more on the Nano-VNA from KG5P, and so much more. Hope you enjoy! – KD4C
By Mike Jahrig KG5P (Part 4 of a series) Last month we discussed four types of filters and investigated their behavior using the NanoVNA. This month we will use the Nano to identify the values of some junk box inductors…
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By Michael Masterson WT9V HamClubOnline (HCOL) is the system that we use to manage club membership, including new applications for club membership and when everyone’s memberships are up for renewal. HCOL also handles other important things like sending out reminders…
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By Chip Coker KD4C Our Groups.io list is a great resource for the RWK! It’s a great way to learn new things and connect with other members, and even get some free stuff! However, as with any communication tool, it…
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Please join RWK on Monday August 8th for our August General Meeting. Our guest will be Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA presenting on Solar Cycle 25 Update and Propagation. Carl will review all twenty-four previous solar cycles, show predictions for Cycle 25…
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Jim Wilson K5ND will be here in person to talk about the “magic band”. You, too, can capture the MAGIC of six meters. It takes some time and skill, but you’ll achieve incredible results from an average station. The presentation covers propagation modes,…
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