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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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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...

Contribute to Science While You Operate

Posted March 14, 202400:19:27

The Solar Eclipse QSO Party (or SEQP), is an on-air event coming up on April 8, the same day as the next total solar eclipse. The SEQP is a great opportunity...

The Joys of Being a General

Posted February 8, 202400:25:23

The January/February 2024 issue of On the Air featured a story from Brian McSpadden Gardener, KE8JVX, about “The First-Year Experiences of...