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ARRL WTX Section Weekly Zoom Meeting April 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM CST with ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM
The West Texas Section invites you to the Thursday evening April 23, 2026 weekly ZOOM meeting. The meeting will begin with the ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM CST followed by the Section Hour at 8:00 PM. The topic for the ARES Discussion…
WTX Zoom 4/16
The West Texas Section invites you to the Thursday evening April 16, 2026 weekly ZOOM meeting. The meeting will begin with the ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM CST followed by the Section Hour at 8:00 PM. The topic for the ARES Discussion…
Extra Class Amateur Radio license classes are being offered via Zoom sessions
Charlie Troxel N5CET will be offering Technician, General and Extra license classes via the Zoom platform. He has been teaching in-person classes at his local Library for three years, but is moving to the Zoom platform to allow those in…
ARRL WTX Section Weekly Zoom Meeting April 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM CST with ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM
The West Texas Section invites you to the Thursday evening April 9, 2026 weekly ZOOM meeting. The meeting will begin with the ARES Discussion at 7:30 PM CST followed by the Section Hour at 8:00 PM. The topic for the ARES Discussion…
WTX-ARES
Good afternoon ARES and RACES members! This email contains some important information. There is a state level alerting exercise that will take place on April 2, 1000-1200 local. This is focused as a statewide test of public alerting systems (sirens,…
When the Desert Calls, We Answer
January 22, 2026 • Rae Ham radio, Big Bend, and a weekend I didn’t know I needed There’s a certain kind of quiet you only find in far West Texas. The kind that feels like the whole world steps back…
General license classes are being offered via Zoom sessions
Charlie Troxel N5CET will be offering Technician, General and Extra license classes via the Zoom platform. He has been teaching in-person classes at his local Library for three years, but is moving to the Zoom platform to allow those in…
St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest & West TX Section Convention March 21, 2026
The 70th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest and ARRL West Texas Section Convention will be held Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the MLK Community Center in Midland, TX. In addition to the regular hamfest prizes the Midland Amateur Radio Club is also raffling an…
Daylight Savings Time, Sunday, March 8th
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at which time clocks “spring forward” and reset to 3 a.m. and it ends 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 at which time clocks “fall back” and…
FT8 Activity-NA
2 Meter, 70 Centimeter and 23 Centimeter FT8/FT4 Activity-NA. This is Mike – KD5KC in El Paso Texas. Many of you know I was a soldier in Europe for over 6 years of my 20+ year career, 1976 – 1984….
