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

2022 Dayton Hamvention

The 2022 Dayton Hamvention® — May 20-22 — Is Ready to Go The gates are set to open at 9 AM on Friday, May 20, for the 70th Gate 8 at the Greene County Fairgrounds on Wednesday stands ready to…

Thursday Zoom Session

Howdy, Tomorrow is our Weekly Zoom meeting. As usual the week has flown by. We have a lot to talk about during our ARES discussion and I’m sure we may carry over into our regular Zoom meeting discussions plus much…

Having trouble with your ARRL email?

Folks, I’ve received inquiries from a few of our fellow hams regarding access to the ARRL website and their not being able to receive emails from the ARRL email proxy site arrl.net. Below is some information that should answer many…

FCC Has Resolved Technical Issues and Resumes Processing Amateur Radio License Applications

The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) reports that the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) electronic batch filing (EBF) system is back online and functioning normally. A message sent by the FCC ULS EBF Team to VECs explains that the technical issues with ULS…

Yes Virginia, There Is An Amateur Radio Santa Claus

There is rarely enough money for Amateur Radio clubs to do everything they wish to do or to provide all the services to its Members and the public they would like to provide. But sometimes opportunity does knock. Since last…

Radio Amateurs to Participate in MARS Interoperability Exercise in May

Members of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) will conduct an HF skills exercise from Monday night, May 2 through Saturday, May 7, 2022 to practice interoperability with the amateur radio community. A 60-meter high-power broadcast will begin on May…

ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program

The ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program, in effect since April 19, 2022, will cover the one-time $35 application fee for new amateur radio license candidates younger than 18 years old for tests administered under the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC)…