ARRL West Texas Section

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,…

The Hurricane Watch Net will activate Thursday morning at 10:00 AM EDT on both 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz. Helene is forecast to be a powerful Category 3 Hurricane at that time as well as at landfall later in the…

Wednesday • 20 meters: 14.325 MHz (USB) at 9:00 AM EDT (1300 UTC) until we lose propagation at night. • 40 meters: 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 9:00 AM EDT (1300 UTC). We will remain active on this frequency throughout the…

There were several questions during the September 5th Section Zoom meeting about the FCC ruling that GRMS repeaters cannot be linked and what the rules are. Here are the GRMS rules as published on the FCC Web site. WARNING: Lengthy…

09/03/2024 Updated 9/3/2024 As previously reported, the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) Program continues to operate during the systems service disruption. ARRL Volunteer Examiners (VEs) should continue to submit exam registrations and material requests. We are able to post new…

MUSEUM EXHIBIT CLOSES Saturday September 7th, 2024 RADIO PIONEERS OF SAN ANGELO MUSEUM EXHIBIT OPEN MARCH thru SEPTEMBER 2024 MAYER MUSEUM, ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY 2501 W. AVE N, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS ADMISSION IS FREE, MUSEUM HOURS TUES-SAT 10:00AM to 5:00PM

From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 15, 2024 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB015 ARLB015 ARRL Urges Protecting the Amateur Radio 902-928 MHz Band The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accepted for public comment a Petition for Rulemaking filed…

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU AND OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SEEK COMMENT ON NEXTNAV PETITION FOR RULEMAKING WT Docket No. 24-240 RM-11989 Comments Due: September 5, 2024 Reply Comments Due: September 20, 2024 NextNav Inc. (NextNav) filed a petition for rulemaking…

The New Mexico Hamvention & the Duke City Hamfest Committee for 2024 are pleased to announce that the Duke City Hamfest for ’24 will be held Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, Sept 20th, 21st and 22nd University of New Mexico @…

From the Hurricane Watch Net website.  Sunday 20 meters: 14.325 MHz (USB) at 2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC) until we lose propagation at night. 40 meters: 7.268 MHz (LSB) at 2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC). We will remain active on this frequency…