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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The Solar Eclipse QSO Party: When Operating is Science

Posted October 12, 202300:18:38

Gary Mikitin’s, AF8A, article, “The Solar Eclipse QSO Party: A Fun Way Support Radio Science” in the September/October 2023 issue of On the...

Foxhunting Basics: Tracking a Transmitter

Posted September 7, 202300:23:40

The cover story of On the Air’s September/October 2023 issue, “Foxhunting Basics,” doesn’t have anything to do with chasing down a...

Technical Coordinators: A Tech Resource in Your Section

Posted August 10, 202300:31:13

This month, we talk with Steve Simons, W1SMS, the Technical Coordinator for the Connecticut Section, who shares his experiences as a TC, from coordinating...

When Messages Matter: Passing Traffic

Posted July 13, 202300:30:37

Passing traffic is a ham radio activity that’s nearly as old as ham radio itself, and getting accurate messages to their destination in a timely manner...

How to Get On the Air from an ARRL Field Day GOTA Station

Posted June 9, 202300:21:50

For the June 2023 episode of the On the Air podcast, ARRL Radiosport & Regulatory Information Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, and ARRL Contest Program...