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Becky and her team have done a great job researching ham interests, then developing and publishing On The Air<\/em> magazine from the ARRL. <\/p>\n

Recently, I wrote about the additional value provided by an ARRL membership<\/a>, namely access to all its magazines, not just QST. So, I have now been able to read the first three issues of On The Air<\/em> magazine and it is pretty good.<\/p>\n

Although On The Air<\/em> magazine is aimed at newer hams, I think many seasoned amateurs will enjoy as well, for reasons described shortly. In the meantime, you might enjoy this interview with editor Becky Schoenfeld<\/a>, W1BXY. She does a good job of explaining all the improvements at ARRL and their rationale.<\/p>\n

On The Air<\/em> is published bi-monthly. By the way, did you every wonder what “bi-monthly” means? Some of you will say it means twice a month. Others of you will say it means every two months. Turns out that “bi-monthly” is one of those wonderful words that means both. In the case of On The Air<\/em> magazine, you get it every two months, just like QEX.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I found a good balance of articles across three areas. First, operating and public service practices, including how to do things. Second, what I would call operating infrastructure, e.g. how repeaters work and how to buy gear. Finally, I came across lots of introductory theory and useful practices. These included ionospheric propagation, transmission lines, modulation and how to crimp coax connectors.<\/p>\n

All of these content areas provide you with pathways to increase activity, learn more and participate more broadly in our amateur radio community. You will find a sample issue here<\/a>. Unlike QST, On The Air<\/em> is not trying to be all things to all people.<\/p>\n

On The Air Magazine for Seasoned Hams Too<\/h2>\n

Our hobby is mostly a mile wide and an inch deep. What do I mean by this?<\/p>\n

Well, amateur radio is extremely diverse from technical, operational and community perspectives. Most hams have a general understanding of a lot of things, but we only go deep into a few areas. So, you might be great at contesting but could not read a schematic if your life depended on it. You might maintain a local repeater but have no concept of HF propagation. Or you might know how to build a radio, but never get around to actually using it.<\/p>\n

Nothing wrong with this. Just a fact. So, in On The Air<\/em>, even seasoned hams might find useful introductory content to areas of our hobby they have never entered. Well done, Becky and team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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