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Now Online! The most recent digital editions of QST, On the Air, QEX, and NCJ

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February QST

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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 [
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]


January/February On the Air

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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 [
https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=2b55b7de-280c-4770-b209-5aafb264d669
]


January/February QEX

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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
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January/February NCJ

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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 [
https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=cb9a602a-2ac3-4118-be65-472c66e5f9e9
]


On the Air Podcast

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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 [ https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/ ]


Dream Station Sweepstakes

[http://www.arrl.org/arrl-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 [
http://www.arrl.org/arrl-sweepstakes?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
]


New Book: Ham Radio from Indoors

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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 [
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3-Year Membership Offer

[http://www.arrl.org/renew]


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 [
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]


On-Air Events and Conventions

January VHF [
http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] | January 18-20, 2025 

 
Orlando HamCation [ http://www.hamcation.com/ ] , ARRL Southeastern Division
Convention | February 7-9, 2025

Orlando, Florida
 
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