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You don’t have to be a meteorologist to build your own weather station!
CoCoRaHS (pronounced KO-ko-rozz) is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow) in their local communities. By using low-cost measurement tools, stressing training and education, and utilizing an…
Winlink P2P exercise
Winlink P2P exercise tomorrow afternoon from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Central time. We will use 7.112 MHz Center Frequency with 500 Hz bandwidth. Please use the Winlink Check In.txt form in the MAPPING-GIS FORMS folder of the Standard Templates…
66th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest
The 66th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest will be held Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the MLK Community Center in Midland, TX. The Midland Amateur Radio Club is raffling an Icom IC-7610 HF+50 MHz All Mode Transceiver. For more information…
ARRL to Oppose Forest Service Administrative Fees for Amateur Facilities
The US Forest Service is proposing to implement a statutorily required annual fee for new and existing communications use authorizations to cover the costs of administering its authorization program. ARRL plans to vigorously oppose the imposition of the proposed fees…
‘Tis the Season…
It’s Christmas Eve and it’s hard to get my mind wrapped around Christmas, winter and the New Year being just around the corner. Especially when it’s 82 degrees outside! I thought I’d take a minute to reflect on this past…
SkyWarn Recognition Day
Today is SKYWARN™ Recognition Day Somebody, including myself has failed to send a notification to the membership to participate. If they have, we are having poor participation. Only 3,687 at the time of this writing….Nationwide! Please check in as requested…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! Yesterday I received a new Newsletter from ARRL HQ. It was the Club Newsletter! After a long absence HQ has began to send out club news on a monthly basis. The email was sent to the Section…
CISA Fusion Center Drill/Exercise
Hello EC’s, DEC’s and other interested parties, Please notify, via your normal activation notice channels, your membership of the upcoming exercise. The instruction for the drill is as follows: This first exercise will be a Texas ONLY drill. The preferred…