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 Dale Durham, W5WI West Texas Section Manager As no other nominations were received as of Friday, March 8, 2019, Dale Durham, W5WI has been re-elected as Section Manager for the West Texas section. Thank you so much! 73, Leona G. Adams, W1LGA ARRL – the National Association for Amateur Radio The 64th Annual St. Patrick’s Day HamfestThe 64th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest & ARRL West Texas SectionConvention hosted by the Midland Amateur Radio Club. The hamfest will be held March 16th, 2019, at the MLK Community Center in Midland, Texas. Check out all the pages on this website for the most up to date hamfest information. If we have your email on file we’ve emailed past attendees with a link to this website in order to reduce our mailing expenses. For others our traditional hamfest flier was mailed out in late January. You may also download the flyer. In addition to our normal hamfest prizes we are again raffling an Elecraft K3S transceiver with MH4 microphone. A maximum of 300 tickets will be sold at $20 each. Don’t delay, they’re going fast! For complete details please visit the raffle page on this website. We look forward to seeing you at the St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest!
Continue reading New Book, Energy Choices for the Radio Amateur, Now Shipping  ‘We’ll be losing a whole hour every day – these government cutbacks are getting ridiculous!’ The U.S. International Trade Commission has banned the import of several DMR radio models manufactured by the Chinese company Hytera. According to Newsline, the ITC ruled that the radios infringe on numerous Motorola patents. Continue reading U.S. Bans Import of Several Hytera Radio Models
“So Now What?” will focus on answering questions and providing support and encouragement for new licensees to get the most out of the hobby. Co-hosting “So Now What?” will be ARRL Communications Content Producer Michelle Patnode, W3MVP, and ARRL Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. The podcast will explore questions that newer hams may have and the issues that keep newcomers from remaining active. Continue reading New ARRL Podcast Geared Toward Newcomers to Amateur Radio Debuts on March 7
“If we didn’t address these issues, such as training standards and organizational management, ARES faced the very real possibility that it would no longer be viewed as a valid and valuable partner in emergency and disaster relief situations,” Williams said. Continue reading New Plan Aligns ARES with the Needs of Served Agencies |
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Revolutionary changes are taking place in the way we produce and consume power for our homes, transportation, and the technology that we use every day. A new book, 
A new ARRL podcast aimed newcomers to Amateur Radio will launch on Thursday, March 7. “
ARRL CEO Howard Michel, WB2ITX, says the “balance has been lost” between the League’s three major components – a membership organization, a business and a 501(c)(3) charity. The key, according to the ARRL Letter, is creating value. Speaking at Ham Radio University in New York in early January, Michel said the League needs to refocus its priorities on creating value for new licensees who currently don’t join ARRL or quit after a year; shift the perspective in its publishing operations from producing books to producing and delivering value to readers, regardless of the medium, and that the organization must do more for new hams once they become licensed. “We’ve got them through the test to get their license,” he said, “and then we’ve dropped them. We’ve got to fix that.”
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