ARRL West Texas Section

Welcome to the West Texas Section of the ARRL website. Our goal is to provide timely and pertinent information to amateur radio operators in the West Texas area and for anyone who may visit.

The world of amateur radio is changing and evolving, new digital modes are being developed and used for DXing, Contesting and Emergency Communications. Our frequency landscape is changing as more and more demands for use are being made. Frequencies that we have used for years are being reallocated for commercial use. Frequencies we have secondary allocations of use of are being recalled by the primary users. The ARRL is our advocate for spectrum defense to Congress and the FCC.

On this website you will find information for new hams, local ham radio club information, repeater information, training and event information, emergency communication and general information nets.

We are always open to suggestions on how to make this Section website better for you the user. Please let us know how we are doing.

West Texas Section Manager

Recent Posts

Thursday Section Zoom Session

Hello, I’m getting the Zoom meeting announcement out early this week. I hope to see many more of you at the meeting. The more in attendance the better and more informative the conversation! I will be attending the ARRL Section…

Ham EXPO Spring 2024 — The Belton Hamfest — April 13, 2024

Bell County Expo Center Belton, Texas 50 miles north of Austin 130 miles north of San Antonio 140 miles south of Dallas / Ft. Worth 165 miles northwest of Houston Approximately 80 percent of the population in Texas lives within…

Solar Eclipse April 8

Amateur radio will play many roles in the upcoming solar eclipse that will cross much of North America. Radio amateurs are welcome to participate in ionospheric research that is being conducted. Find information about the Solar Eclipse QSO Party on the HamSCI…

World Amateur Radio Day is April 18, 2024

World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18. The theme for 2024 is, “A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy.” The global event covers all of the International Amateur…

Just Ahead in Radiosport

March 28 — RSGB 80m Club Championship SSB (phone) March 29 – 30 — Sasquatch Stomp (CW) March 30 – 31– CQ WW WPX Contest SSB (phone) April 1 — DARC Easter Contest (CW, phone) April 1 — 144 MHz…

The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, of Seattle, Washington, reports for this week’s ARRL Propagation Bulletin, ARLP0013: This solar disk image was taken on March 28, 2024. [Photo courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI] A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week,…

Skywarn Training Schedule

In case you haven’t been able to find the 2024 SKYWARN Training Schedule, here it is. 2024 SKYWARN In-person Training Sessions City Date Time (Local) Address Snyder, TX Monday, February 26 7:00 – 8:30 PM Towle Memorial Park Armory –…

FCC to Require Two Factor Authentication for CORES Users

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN….

Field Day 2024

Field Day is just about 3 months away, and now is the time for your club to plan for the event. Many of the details of this event should not be left to the last minute. With hopes of pointing clubs…

Section Zoom

Hello, It was great seeing several of you folks at the Midland Hamfest this past Saturday. A good time was had by all! Congrats to George, KG5KUQ on winning the Elecraft K4 radio! Our Thursday’s Zoom meeting we have the honor…