Category: West Texas Section

The Section Zoom meeting will not be held on Thursday, November 28th. We will be back on December 5th.

Another week has passed ant it is time the West Texas Section Halloween Zoom Meeting.  Costumes are welcome; however, not required.  ARRL is currently rather quiet on the news front.  Our 8:00 pm session will start Whit giving us a…

Dale Durham, W5WI, has announced that he is retiring from the position of Section Manager of the ARRL West Texas Section. Dale has served in this role since July 1st, 2017. He has also served as the Section Emergency Coordinator,…

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Hello, It was great seeing several of you folks at the Midland Hamfest this past Saturday.  A good time was had by all!  Congrats to George, KG5KUQ on winning the Elecraft K4 radio!   Our Thursday’s Zoom meeting we have the honor…

The 68th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest and ARRL West Texas Section Convention will be held Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the MLK Community Center in Midland, TX. In addition to the regular hamfest prizes the Midland Amateur Radio Club is also raffling an…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!   The message below should be shared with any ARRL members or potential members that you can think of…  The recent actions by the ARRL Board of Directors and HQ Leadership, in my opinion, does not reflect the needs…

West Texas Section Emergency Communications Tab is a resource for WTX Section ARRL members who participate in Emergency Communication activities.  Announcements of and Information about National, West Gulf Division, and/or Section wide events, initiatives, trainings, and exercises will be posted…

Hello Everyone, The time is rapidly approaching for our weekly Zoom meeting. This week our ARES portion of the Zoom meeting will discuss communicating in Local areas.  You may have just a HT, but how do you maximize its utility? I…

Hello, It is that time again to get ready for our weekly Zoom meeting on Thursday evening.  This week I plan on being with you all, but since I am having Gallbladder surgery Wednesday I may be a bit sore…