February QST
Connecting Youth with Ham Radio in the Classroom
“Connecting Youth with Ham Radio in the Classroom” is a first-hand look from two students, Ashley Li and Olivia Wojtczak, at how a School Station Grant from the ARRL Education & Technology Program helped to enhance the engineering curriculum at Staten Island Technical High School. More than 250 students have earned a ham radio license and are engaged in building antennas and learning electronics theory. Read QST
January/February On the Air
Slow-Scan TV: Communicate Over the Airwaves with Pictures
On January 28, the ARRL Education & Learning Department will launch an interactive livestreamed video podcast, On the Air Live. The monthly episodes will teach new and intermediate-level hams different ham radio topics and skills, beginning with slow-scan television (SSTV). In this issue of On the Air, ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, who will host each episode, introduces the series with “Slow-Scan TV: Communicate Over the Airwaves with Pictures.” Read On the Air
January/February QEX
Space Frequency Block Coding Design for the Neptune Communications Project
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, describes the design and implementation of SFBC for Neptune, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-based microwave-band communications project intended for drone and aerospace deployments. Read QEX
January/February NCJ
The Little Pistol Pages
NCJ columnist Mike Goldstein, VE3GFN, digs into SO2V (Single Operator, 2 VFOs) operating in this issue’s “Little Pistol Pages.” Specifically, Mike illuminates “subtle aspects” of operating in this category with an Elecraft K3 and an Icom IC-7610. Read NCJ
On the Air Podcast
In preparation for the first On the Air Live interactive livestream launching on January 28, we look at the topic: slow-scan TV (SSTV), a ham radio mode that allows you to use RF to send static images. Steve Ford, WB8IMY, author of “SSTV: When a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” in the January/February 2025 issue of On the Air, joins the podcast to share the basics of this mode. Listen Now
Dream Station Sweepstakes
ARRL has introduced a sweepstakes, offering members the chance to win an Icom Dream Station including a limited-edition IC-7760 HF/50 MHz transceiver, IC-PW2 amplifier, and microphone, generously donated by Icom America. The ARRL Sweepstakes will run from January 3 to December 31, 2025. It is the exciting centerpiece of a year-long campaign to encourage new membership, and a fun way for current members to extend their support for ARRL. Learn More
New Book: Ham Radio from Indoors
Ham Radio from Indoors shows you how to install an effective station and indoor antenna system in any setting. Get the most out of your station by exploring operating styles such as CW and popular HF digital modes for low power. It offers advice to help you cure interference problems, as well as a discussion of RF safety. If you’re a ham who can’t put up an outdoor antenna, this book is for you! Order Now
3-Year Membership Offer
We are pleased to introduce the new – second in the series – limited-edition coffee mug featuring a cartoon by the creative artist and ham, Philip “Gil” Gildersleeve. The back of this 10-ounce black and white lacrosse mug features the ARRL diamond and “Member” – just like the Gil mug that was introduced in 2022. Join, renew, or extend your membership for 3 years and use code GIL3 to take advantage of this special promotion. This offer applies to 3-year full memberships only. Renew Today
On-Air Events and Conventions
January VHF | January 18-20, 2025
Orlando HamCation, ARRL Southeastern Division Convention | February 7-9, 2025
Orlando, Florida
Yuma Hamfest, ARRL Southwestern Division Convention | February 14 -15, 2025
Yuma, Arizona
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