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From: "ARRL The Current" <marketing@arrl.org>
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Subject: April 2025 Issue of The Current
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Now Online! The most recent digital editions of QST, On the Air, QEX, and NCJ

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Read Digital Issues Now
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May QST

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A Portable 10-Meter Vertical Antenna
Ellwood Brem, K3YV
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The 10-meter band is hot right now! Build this inexpensive, versatile antenna
to take advantage of conditions. Read QST [
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March/April On the Air

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When Good SWR Goes Bad
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
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Most hams have heard that a high SWR can make your signal inefficient, and
even harm your radio, but how high is too high? This article puts SWR in
perspective. Read On the Air [
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March/April QEX

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Learn about innovative radio technology and breakthroughs from ham radio's
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March/April NCJ

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On the Air Podcast

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This month, ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, returns to the
podcast to update us on ARRL's new monthly livestream, On the Air Live. The
April session of On the Air Live will be a tutorial on the Automatic Packet
Reporting System (APRS). A handheld radio will allow you to use the APRS.
Listen in to find out how easy it is, and how to join the April 22 session of
On the Air Live. Listen April 10 [ https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/ ]


It's Ham Radio Open House Month

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ARRL's Ham Radio Open House is happening all over the world in April,
centered around April 18, which is World Amateur Radio Day. ARRL has joined
forces with HamSCI [ https://hamsci.org/ ] and SciStarter [
https://scistarter.org/ ] to invite clubs to welcome the public into their
ham radio stations. April is Citizen Science Month and we're hoping to help
document 1 million acts of science as visitors get hands-on at the club
stations. Get Involved [
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]


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2025 ARRL Field Day "Radio Connects" merchandise is available for pre-order
from the ARRL Store. All the fan-favorite gear is back: T-shirts (complete
with ARRL Sections checklist on the back!), mugs, pins, and more are
available for shipping in late April 2025. Order Now [
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Free Student Membership

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ARRL offers free membership for students aged 21 or younger, and a
reduced-price membership for US licensees under the age of 26 years. Student
Membership was established to increase youth participation in ARRL, and
long-term involvement in amateur radio. Student Membership applicants must be
residents of the US, its possessions, or Puerto Rico. Learn More [
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On-Air Events and Conventions

Rookie Roundup - SSB [ http://arrl.org/rookie-roundup ] | April 13, 2025
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Dayton Hamvention(R) [ https://hamvention.org/ ] | May 16 - 18, 2025, Xenia,
Ohio

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SEA-PAC [
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] | May 30 - June 1, 2024

ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon

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