FCC

FCC Seeks Comments on Petition on Realication of 902 – 928 MHz

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…

Duke City Hamfest

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 @…

Hurricane

Hurricane Watch Net Activation

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…

Electronic Components

“Introduction to Electronics” class to start on Saturday August 10th

Lou Janis WB5YFW is organizing an “Introduction to Electronics” class to be held on Saturdays August 10th through October 5th at Cisco College in Abilene. See the attached flyer for more information. Brochure_Introduction_to_Electronics_2024-1

Tailgate Sale

7290 Traffic Net Meet and Greet & SAARC Swapfest

This Saturday the San Angelo ARC will welcome the 7290 Traffic Net folks from all over West Texas for a meet and greet picnic, and tailgate swap & sell. Link below for info on the 7290 net. Information on the…

Three earthquakes hit West Texas late Monday night, according to officials.

West Texas was rattled by a series of earthquakes, including a 4.9 magnitude event, Monday night in Scurry County. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Scurry County was rocked Monday night by a reported 4.9-magnitude earthquake. Most of…

ARRL

ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy

ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, gaveled in the 2024 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors on Friday, July 19, in Windsor, Connecticut. The Board meeting…

sick computer

A note from our Section Manager 7/19/24

Hello Everyone, With the ARRL’s bulk internet server still inoperative I am using our Zoom meeting roster to convey some important information to you and to share some thoughts regarding the current situation and the potential for more of the…

Hacker

ARRL finally confirms ransomware gang stole data in cyberattack

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) finally confirmed that some of its employees’ data was stolen in a May ransomware attack initially described as a “serious incident.” ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio, said in data breach notifications recently…

Disruption

ARRL Systems Service Disruption Update

Updated 07/09/2024 As previously reported, ARRL® Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) returned to service on Monday, July 1, 2024. As anticipated, there was a significant rise in use to catch up on processing logs following the outage. It took 4…