On the Air

The On the Air podcast is a monthly companion to On the Air magazine, a magazine for beginner-to-intermediate ham radio operators, produced by ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® www.arrl.org.

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Practice Morse Code with W1AW

Posted August 8, 202400:13:44

The podcast takes a field trip to W1AW, ARRL’s Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, to hear from W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, about all the...

New Emergency Communication Courses from ARRL

Posted July 11, 202400:11:23

ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, joins the podcast to share details about ARRL's updated Emergency Communication courses,...

Get Ready for Field Day 2024

Posted June 13, 202400:15:50

ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Information Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, and ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, join the June episode of...

ARRL Forums at Dayton Hamvention 2024

Posted May 8, 202400:15:13

This year’s Dayton Hamvention, coming up May 17-19 in Xenia, Ohio, will be extra special — it’s also the 2024 ARRL National Convention. ARRL Director...

Served Agencies: Who They Are and How We Serve Them

Posted April 11, 202400:15:44

We often hear about served agencies when hams talk about disaster response and emergency communications. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh...