Welcome

Welcome to the West Texas Section of the ARRL website. Our goal is to provide timely and pertinent information to amateur radio operators in the West Texas area and for anyone who may visit.

The world of amateur radio is changing and evolving, new digital modes are being developed and used for DXing, Contesting and Emergency Communications. Our frequency landscape is changing as more and more demands for use are being made. Frequencies that we have used for years are being reallocated for commercial use. Frequencies we have secondary allocations of use of are being recalled by the primary users. The ARRL is our advocate for spectrum defense to Congress and the FCC.

On this website you will find information for new hams, local ham radio club information, repeater information, training and event information, emergency communication and general information nets.

We are always open to suggestions on how to make this Section website better for you the user. Please let us know how we are doing.

West Texas Section Manager

Recent Posts

FCC to Re-Establish Technological Advisory Council, Solicits Membership Nominations

 July 29, 2021  0 Comments

The FCC is seeking nominations for a chairperson and members of the Technological Advisory Council (TAC). In a July 21 Public Notice, the Commission announced that it intends to re-establish the TAC for 2 years, by August 20, 2021. It’s anticipated that the…

Zoom Meerting

Thursday Zoom Session

 July 28, 2021  0 Comments

Hello Everyone, I have good news.  I have several programs lined up for us starting this Thursday and over the next few weeks. This Thursday evening Michael Walters, W8ZY our newly appointed Field Service Manager will meet with us to give…

QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 2021

QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

 July 15, 2021

Our third and next QSO Today Expo is already well into the planning process and we promise an amazing, flawless event.  We’re committed to providing a great learning experience for amateur radio operators that want to improve their knowledge and get exposure…

ARRL Life Members

 July 11, 2021

To keep member records up to date, ARRL emailed Life Members on June 16 and will be sending a follow-up email in the next few days, asking them to verify their mailing address. Be assured that it is a legitimate…

Best wishes to you & your family on this Independence Day.

 July 4, 2021

   

Panhandle ARC FD

 July 1, 2021

This was my first Field Day, and I was totally “blown away” and “wowed” the whole weekend. I could tell by Friday night that it was going to be a huge Field Day. On Saturday we had 8 stations working…

13 Colonies Special Event

 July 1, 2021

The annual Original 13 Colonies Special Event will mark its 13th anniversary this year. The event gets under way on July 1st, 2021 at 1300 UTC and runs through July 8th at 0400 UTC. Special event stations with 1 × 1 call signs…

Curious About WinLink?

 June 4, 2021

You are invited by Lubbock ARES and Patrick Aland KG5ZYP to an introductory session on Winlink. WinLink is a very powerful program with many digital mode capabilities and provides email over radio frequencies. WinLink is used by ARES groups when…

2021 Spotter Network Update

 June 2, 2021

Hello Everyone, The 2021 severe weather season is already well under way and looks ready to start ramping up shortly. We’d like to take a few minutes of your time to talk about Spotter Network! There is a lot of…

ARRL, American Red Cross Renew Memorandum of Understanding

 April 24, 2021

ARRL and the American Red Cross (ARC) have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for another 5 years. The MOU spells out how ARRL and the American Red Cross will work cooperatively during a disaster response. “We are pleased…