Welcome to the webpage for the Western Washington Section of the American Radio Relay League. There is a lot of great information items surrounding what is happening in the Western Washington Section. Please take a moment and review the provided
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)
Amateurs interested in working with Digital Communications take not ofthe following opportunity. Forwarded information from Rebecca Key. ARDC is now recruiting volunteers for 2027. Applications are openthrough October 30, and we’re looking for volunteers to serve on fiveof our committees.
Fire Disaster Tracking Information
Those of you that are in fire and flood prone areas might considergetting the Watch Duty App to track the fire and flooding areas inWashington State. Watch Duty: Behind the Scenes- “Real-Time Disaster Intelligence You CanTrust” ~ 09/09/2026 Hams and
Washington Governor’s Amateur Radio Month Proclamation
Governor Bob Ferguson has designated June 2026 as Amateur Radio Month. Hers is a link to the proclamation. Feel free to print and distributethe proclamation. ARRL Western Washington SectionSection Manager: Robert M Purdom, AD7LJ ad7lj@arrl.org
Armed Forces Day Cross Band Test
A member of one of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) facilitiesreached out to the ESF2 Section at Washington Emergency ManagementDivision in Olympia who passed this information to the leadership of theWWA Section to share regarding the Armed Forces Day
Space Sailors
SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS002 ARLS002 “Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators ZCZC AS02 QST de W1AW Space Bulletin 002 ARLS002 From ARRL HeadquartersNewington, CT December 2, 2025 To all radio amateurs SB SPACE ARL ARLS002 ARLS002
ARRL OTA Live
The next OTA Live is Tuesday May 27th at 5PM PST. The link and thedescription is below. You must register to get the attend link. https://learn.arrl.org/webinars/82925 Event description: Discover how to setup WSJT-X for FT8 and FT4 along with home
Salmoncon QRP Event
Salmoncon is an annual gathering of low power (QRP) ham radio operatorsheld at beautiful Valley Camp in North Bend, WA. Usually held the firstfull weekend after July 4th,except when the 4th falls in the middle ofthe week, the event provides
2025 Zero Retries Digital Conference
Announcing Zero Retries Digital Conference 2025 an ARRL OperatingSpecialty Convention By Tina Stroh KD7WSF and Steve Stroh N8GNJ Released April 4, 2025 We are pleased to announce that the inaugural Zero Retries DigitalConference will be held in Everett, Washington, USA
Western Washington Amateur Relay Association (WWARA) narrowbanding vote (12/07/2024)
All the proposals passed with a wide margin. This means narrowband is coming to a repeater near you. Be prepared to start updating your radio. The official results are below. Proposal 1: No longer accept applications for new 2m coordinations that
ARRL Systems Service Disruption (Updated 6/4/24)
NOTE: For the latest information, please visit https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-systems-service-disruption On or around May 12, 2024, ARRL was the victim of a sophisticated network attack by a malicious international cyber group. ARRL immediately involved the FBI and engaged with third party experts