ARRL West Texas Section

Hello All, This week we are once again without a guest speaker, but we seem to generate a lot of interesting conversations and information sharing by ourselves! This coming weekend on Saturday we have two ham radio Swapfests.  One in…

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…

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…

The Midland Amateur Radio Club is having a tailgate swap meet on Saturday, June 12, at the clubhouse located next to Christensen Stadium on Loop 250. The swap meet will begin at 8:00 am. If you need a table the…

Save the date for the PARC SwapFest on Saturday, June 12, 2021 check Here often for updates – more information about prizes, ticket sales, tailgate sales, food and activities for all ages will be posted as your SwapFest Committee gears up…

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…

The FCC is requiring all ham radio operators to do an RF exposure test by May 3, 2021 to ensure we comply with the radiation limits.  In years past much of our equipment was exempt.  This year we are required…

We have all read too many tragic stories of folks in the Ham community that have been seriously injured or killed climbing towers. It is our strong belief that even one accident is too many. There are some basic questions…

THERE IS A NATIONAL EFFORT UNDERWAY FOR MARS TO WORK MORE CLOSELY & OFTEN WITH ARRL HQ AND ITS MEMBERS. If you are interested in learning more click Here

As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has had at home and keeping our distance from our fellow citizens.  We’ve been using  blast emails to convey information to ARRL members in the Section.  Unfortunately not all of you, our membership…