ARRL West Texas Section

05/30/2024Aurora Propagation, Northern Lights   The sun has been busy, and it’s been a mixed bag for radio amateurs. Earlier this month, millions of people got a chance to see the aurora borealis for the first time, as the northern…

ARRL has released two new courses to train emergency communications (EmComm) operators for volunteering within the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®). Both courses are within the ARRL Learning Center. The Basic EmComm course is designed to get a new volunteer…

Bell County Expo Center Belton, Texas 50 miles north of Austin 130 miles north of San Antonio 140 miles south of Dallas / Ft. Worth 165 miles northwest of Houston Approximately 80 percent of the population in Texas lives within…

Amateur radio will play many roles in the upcoming solar eclipse that will cross much of North America. Radio amateurs are welcome to participate in ionospheric research that is being conducted. Find information about the Solar Eclipse QSO Party on the HamSCI…

World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is celebrated each year on April 18. The theme for 2024 is, “A Century of Connections: Celebrating 100 Years of Amateur Radio Innovation, Community, and Advocacy.” The global event covers all of the International Amateur…

March 28 — RSGB 80m Club Championship SSB (phone) March 29 – 30 — Sasquatch Stomp (CW) March 30 – 31– CQ WW WPX Contest SSB (phone) April 1 — DARC Easter Contest (CW, phone) April 1 — 144 MHz…

Tad Cook, K7RA, of Seattle, Washington, reports for this week’s ARRL Propagation Bulletin, ARLP0013: This solar disk image was taken on March 28, 2024. [Photo courtesy of NASA SDO/HMI] A dramatic increase in solar activity emerged over the past week,…

In case you haven’t been able to find the 2024 SKYWARN Training Schedule, here it is.   2024 SKYWARN In-person Training Sessions   City Date Time (Local) Address Snyder, TX Monday, February 26  7:00 – 8:30 PM  Towle Memorial Park Armory –…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an upcoming change to the Commission Registration System (CORES) that licensees use to pay any application or regulatory fees, manage or reset a password on an existing FRN, or request a new FRN….

Field Day is just about 3 months away, and now is the time for your club to plan for the event. Many of the details of this event should not be left to the last minute. With hopes of pointing clubs…