Category: West Texas Section
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…
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…
SET for 2025
Greetings! Linked below the Simulated Emergency Test for 2025. This exercise is scheduled for October 11, 2025. All the details and instructions are in the package. I invite you to participate, and you may share this with your friends in…
The Diamond in the Desert
What follows is a Blog post from Rachael Ward, KI5JTB, on her site thedailyrae.com July 8, 2025 • Rae This blog post is going to be a little different today. I wanted to take a moment to tell you a story –…
National Preparedness Month: 12 Ways to Prepare
September is National Preparedness Month, and ARRL is working to arm members with knowledge and resources to be resilient in the face of disaster. Amateur radio serves as a powerful tool and national resource before and When All Else Fails®, but being…
Spring Season Section Manager Election Results
05/22/2025ARRL members in Utah have elected Brett Pruitt, K7BDP, of Hurricane, to continue as the ARRL Utah Section Manager, and his new term of office starts on July 1. Pruitt received 275 votes and Bob Craven, N7GTE, received 234 votes….
Get Ready for “Ham Radio Open House” on World Amateur Radio Day 2025
To help promote amateur radio science and technology, and to honor the 100th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), ARRL is inviting radio clubs and schools to organize a Ham Radio Open House in April, built around World…
Changes in the ARRL West Texas Section October 1st
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,…
