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Welcome to the NEW ARRL Mississippi Website!

As you can see from looking through the sidebar and tabs we are a very active Section.  Besides having two daily statewide nets and numerous weekly two meter local nets, over the year we have our ARRL State convention in early February, the Mississippi QSO Party in April, enthusiastic Field Day participation in June, a Simulated Emergency Test in August, the ARRL Day in the Park in September or October, and our New Year’s Eve Party on December 31. The number of new Hams and upgrades continues at a heathy rate in Mississippi thanks to our instructors and VE Teams. In addition, our very active clubs provide communications for numerous bike races and running events. Mississippi is radioactive!   Best 73 W5XX

Mississippi Hams in Action!!!

The Pine Belt ARC operated the W0W Special Event Station as part of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Powwow to celebrate American Indian Heritage. Project Coordinator N5CW reports that W0W made 2690 contacts by operators on the air from their homes working all states and 76 countries. On the last day of the event W0W was setup on campus with seven PBARC members operating and several visitors stopping by the station for questions about Ham Radio. (photo provided by N5CW)

Photos from our archives…

Summer is here and time to go to work on the Antenna farm. In the photo KI5ZNE and KK5ED put the final touches on a new Tennadyne Log Array. (photo provided by AF5OQ and KC5IBO)
General Daily, KA4VVZ operating FT8 during the George County ARES Group's 2023 Field Day effort.
George County ARES operates Field Day each year to maintain its emergency communications capability. Other activities are also scheduled like antenna building. In the photo NI5I checks the SWR on the Spider antenna that Audria (visitor) just built. Looking on (left) is WA5MVG. (photo provided by KD4VVZ)
During the 2023 Mississippi QSO Party the Mississippi Coast Amateur Radio Association operated portable from the Broadwater Marina Property in Harrison County. In the photo operators from left to right are W5JGW, AG5ZH, WA5FFL, and W5SOF with AD5HS looking over their shoulders. (photo provided by N5OCT)
Martin, K5FLU, was the guest speaker at the September Meeting of the Vicksburg ARC. He recounted growing up in the Delta, going to school at Mississippi State and Georgia Tech, and then talking about the beginning of MFJ in Starkville, and its evolution into a major Ham Radio supplier. Martin noted that MFJ now markets over 2,000 Ham products. In the photo Martin was presented a certificate of appreciation for his visit to Vicksburg. Presenting the certificate is VARC Club President AF5OQ. (Photo provided by K4FMH)
The 2022 ARRL Day in the Park was held at McGee Park in Starkville hosted by the Magnolia, MSU, Lowndes County, and Sundancer ARCs. In the photo KG5PBJ checks out his new 2M Rig found in the Flea Market. (photo provided by XYL of K5FLU)
Five hundred plus Hams descended on the Trademart in Jackson for the long awaited Capital City Hamfest. After last year's Hamfest had to be cancelled due to Covid, Hams were "Hamfest hungry." In the photo taken from the prize table, many Hams wandered through the flea market renewing old acquaintances and looking for that bargain of a life time. (photo provided by K5UZ)
From Jackson ARC President N2PKW: Beautiful night under the stars during the K5D Deer Island Expedition, in the Gulf of Mexico, October 22, 2021. Ok, Ok, we were 500 feet from the Biloxi, MS shore line, within sight of the Casinos, but this was looking south! It is a Beautiful southern view!
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