Category: West Texas Section Manager

Hello Everyone, Sorry I’ve been under the weather the past few weeks.  Unfortunately, I’m still not well, but I hope to recover soon! This week for the ARES/RACES portion of our meeting David will be discussing the April Section Exercise.  He will…

2023 will be celebrated by ARRL as “The Year of the Volunteer.” More information will be available throughout the year as the details are confirmed. However, the first adventure has been announced as a project called “Volunteers On The Air…

Folks, The next few days are going to  be very cold.  Please do Not take this Severe Cold weather lightly.Thankfully we will only see this severe cold for a few days. We must be prepared for it and use extreme…

Congratulations to Billy D. Roberts, W5NPR, recipient of the 2022 ARRL West Texas Section Special Service Award. Billy Roberts, W5NPR & Dale Durham, W5WI, Section Manager Special Service Award The Special Service Award was given to Billy during the West…

Hello Everyone, This week we have the opportunity to participate in a Webinar discussing Amateur Radio and AUXCOM support to the U.S. Department of Defense.  Details of the Webinar are shown below as well as the Zoom link.  Since this is…

As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has had at home and keeping our distance from our fellow citizens.  We’ve been using  blast emails to convey information to ARRL members in the Section.  Unfortunately not all of you, our membership…

In last Thursday’s Zoom session we were honored to have Carole Perry WB2MGP visit with us about getting youths and others involved in Ham Radio.   Carole had many wonderful ideas and suggestions that she shared with us.   As…

Question: I received an email invitation from a group of friends to join a Zoom meeting. I’ve never done this before. How do I join a Zoom meeting? Answer: You’re not alone. Many people are using Zoom for the first time these…

I frequently receive questions regarding how to sign up for ARRL Newsletters and Section emails. <Click This Link> for the easy to follow process process to follow. 73, Dale

Attention Amateur Radio Operators! Legislation is pending in the Texas Senate that will affect your right to operate your mobile amateur radio while in motion.  Below are some clips from the actual document: ***** ***** ***** As you can see in…