Richardson Texas – Club Call K5RWK
Please join RWK on Monday Mar 10th for our General Meeting. We all know that digital operating modes have really transformed ham radio in the last few years, and now represent the majority of QSOs on the HF bands. But…
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It’s an unseen but critical component in every ham’s station – coax. But do you know how to select and handle coax, and why it matters? And how do you install and maintain coax? We won’t go into excessive detail…
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UPDATE: Cancelled! Well, we had hoped that the weather gods would be smiling on us when we planned the RWK POTA outing for tomorrow, but it doesn’t seem to be the case. There’s the possibility of overnight rain to add…
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Please join RWK on Monday Feb 10th for our General Meeting. If you haven’t been under a rock, you should know that we are approaching (or have just passed) the maximum of the current solar cycle (Cycle 25). Our old…
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If there’s any subject that confuses hams, it’s likely to be grounding. It’s often discussed and often confusing. That’s because there are really at least three different types of grounding, and they are all different and require different solutions. A…
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Please join RWK on Monday Jan 13th for our General Meeting. It’s January and we will start out the new year with a bit of Radio History. Bill Ruck, of the Maritime Radio Historical Society and Maritime Radio Station KPH,…
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If you’ve ever wanted to dabble in modeling antennas (but were afraid to try), then don’t miss tomorrow night’s QRV. I’ll be talking about MMANA (Macoto Mori’s ANtenna Analyzer) which is a free, easy-to-use-once-you-understand-it software…and my goal for tomorrow night…
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Please join RWK on Monday Dec 9th for our General Meeting. For December, we will be having our annual Holiday Meeting, now with pizza and desserts and lots of prizes and a short wrap-up of RWK for 2024. We will…
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On the heels of another SSTV Event from the International Space Station, our November 2024 QRV Tech program will take a deeper look at the Slow-Scan TV Mode, how it works, and how you can use it on both HF…
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By Chip Coker KD4C After an extended outage due to equipment failure, the ability of the ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) to send SSTV is back! Welcome Back SSTV! Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)…
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