The Pecos Valley Amateur Radio Club in Roswell is sponsoring the Alien City Hamfest on Saturday, May 21st, from 8 am until 1 pm. Prizes include a Yaesu FT-891, two Yaesu FT-60R’s, and a Xiegu X6100. Visit the hamfest website for more info!
Micah Haislett, W5ABH, from Odessa, TX, is the lucky winner of the Midland Amateur Radio Club 2022 raffle for an Icom IC-7610 transceiver. Congratulations Micah! Thank you to all who participated in the raffle!
Patricia, TX is now online and linked to the rest of the PermNet system. The frequency is 443.250, positive offset, and requires a 162.2 tone. The below coverage map shows what the footprint will be. For a list of all the PermNet sites go to the Area Repeaters on the…
The 2022 St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest and ARRL West Texas Section Convention will be held March 19, 2022, at the MLK Community Center in Midland, TX. For details please visit the hamfest website at https://hamfest.w5qgg.org/.
The Midland Amateur Radio Club’s remote station is set up and available for use via remotehams.com. Look for W5QGG. The rig is an Elecraft K3 with a KPA500 amplifier. Current and planned antennas include a 160m off center fed dipole, a 40 meter dipole at approximately 80’, and a hex beam…
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