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FT8 Activity-NA
2 Meter, 70 Centimeter and 23 Centimeter FT8/FT4 Activity-NA. This is Mike – KD5KC in El Paso Texas. Many of you know I was a soldier in Europe for over 6 years of my 20+ year career, 1976 – 1984….
General license classes are being offered via Zoom sessions
Charlie Troxel N5CET will be offering Technician, General and Extra license classes via the Zoom platform. He has been teaching in-person classes at his local Library for three years, but is moving to the Zoom platform to allow those in…
St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest & West TX Section Convention March 21, 2026
The 70th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest and ARRL West Texas Section Convention will be held Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the MLK Community Center in Midland, TX. In addition to the regular hamfest prizes the Midland Amateur Radio Club is also raffling an…
ARRL WTX Section Weekly Zoom Meeting March 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM CST with ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM
The West Texas Section invites you to the Thursday evening March 12, 2026 weekly ZOOM meeting. The meeting will begin with the ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM CST followed by the Section Hour at 8:00 PM. The ARES Discussion topic this week…
Daylight Savings Time, Sunday, March 8th
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at which time clocks “spring forward” and reset to 3 a.m. and it ends 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 at which time clocks “fall back” and…
ARRL WTX Section Weekly Zoom Meeting March 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM CST with ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM
The West Texas Section invites you to the Thursday evening March 5, 2026 weekly ZOOM meeting. The meeting will begin with the ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM CST followed by the Section Hour at 8:00 PM. The ARES Discussion topic this week…
Is your FRN up to date??
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted changes to its rules to require that every holder of an FCC Registration Number (FRN) update their contact information in the CORES system (email and postal addresses) within…
Emergency officials us ham radio operators during winter storms
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FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band Approved at WRC-15
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 9, 2025, released a long-awaited Report and Order adopting a new amateur radio spectrum allocation in the 60-meter band that was approved for world-wide use on a secondary basis in the WRC-15 (World Radiocommunication Conference…
Beware of Calls Appearing to Come From TDLR
We’ve been hearing from licensees that some of you have received suspicious phone calls that appear to come from the TDLR Customer Service line (512-463-6599). These calls usually come from someone claiming to be a TDLR investigator who says there’s…
