ARRL West Texas Section

How old tech is being used to remotely hep in the wake of Helene Take a look at this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/3jXb9zwnO70

National Two-Way Radio Day is celebrated on October 4th. President Jimmy Carter proclaimed this day in 1978 to recognize the importance of two-way radios in emergency communications and public safety.

09/12/2024 ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has filed comments [PDF] with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging that the 902 – 928 MHz amateur radio band be protected. ARRL joins hundreds of licensed radio amateurs who utilize the…

K5WPH – The Sun City Amateur Radio Club in El Paso is recognized in the October 2024 QST for “20 Years as a Special Service Club”.  Congratulations and Thank You for your hard work and dedication to Amateur Radio. You…

09/30/2024Monday, September 30, 2024, 3:30 PM Eastern Update:  ARRL leadership has been engaged throughout the weekend with key volunteers in the southeast, especially in hard hit North Carolina, to facilitate any support headquarters can provide to the impacted area. The…

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…