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  • March 2026 Issue of The Current

    From ARRL The Current@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 11:26:21
    Now Online! The most recent digital editions of QST, On the Air, QEX, and NCJ

    [https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=604160a2-6442-4ed0-9695-2e753da4eb98]



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    Read Digital Issues Now
    http://www.arrl.org/arrl-magazines

    April QST

    [https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=604160a2-6442-4ed0-9695-2e753da4eb98]



    After nearly 3 years of careful development, the ARRL Clean Signal Initiative (CSI) rolls out in the April 2026 issue of QST. Read ARRL Laboratory Manager George Spatta's, W1GKS, "The Launch of the Clean Signal Initiative" for a reintroduction to the program and a walk-through of how CSI data will be reported in QST Product Review. Read QST [ https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=604160a2-6442-4ed0-9695-2e753da4eb98
    ]


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    March/April On the Air

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



    ARRL Education Specialist ?-" and host of On the Air Live ?-" Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, walks you through "Building and Installing a 2-Meter Ground-Plane Antenna" in preparation for the March 24 On the Air Live livestream in which he'll go into more build and installation details.

    ARRL members can register for the event at learn.arrl.org [ http://learn.arrl.org ] . Read On the Air [ https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=2b55b7de-280c-4770-b209-5aafb264d669
    ]


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    March/April QEX

    [https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=1025e13a-735b-4a99-8b09-149c006f5765]



    Carlo Francescangeli, KJ4EGU, reimagines a 90-degree corner reflector for use on 435 MHz in "Circular Polarized ?-" 435 MHz Corner Reflector Antenna." The article includes details on the single-feed mechanical rotation mechanism for switching the polarization. Read QEX [ https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=1025e13a-735b-4a99-8b09-149c006f5765
    ]


    February/March NCJ

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



    Get radiosport techniques and tips from today's top contesters. Read NCJ [ https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=cb9a602a-2ac3-4118-be65-472c66e5f9e9
    ]


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    On the Air Podcast

    [http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast]


    Build a 2-Meter Ground Plane with OTA and OTA Live
    ?
    ARRL Education Specialist ?-" and host of On the Air Live ?-" Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, joins the podcast to explain the merits of the antenna presented in
    his March/April 2026 On the Air article "Building and Installing a 2-Meter Ground-Plane Antenna," and details how to register for the March 24 On the
    Air Live session in which he'll take real-time questions about the
    construction and use of the antenna.

    Listen March 12 [ http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
    ]


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    On the Air Live

    [https://learn.arrl.org/events]


    On the Air LIVE
    ?
    Join ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, on the next On the Air LIVE as we discuss how to build a rugged 2-meter VHF ground-plane antenna
    from simple, easy-to-find wire?-"no exotic parts, no machine shop required.

    This isn't a fragile attic experiment; we'll design it stout enough for real outdoor duty and then take it a step further with an unconventional
    deployment method that gets the antenna up to 50+ feet?-"without a tower. The episode will be live on the ARRL's Learning Center, learn.arrl.org, on March 24th at 8PM Eastern. Preregistration is required and can be accomplished on
    the learning center.

    ?
    ?"- Date: March 24, 2026
    ?- Time: 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific
    ?'? Register Now [ https://learn.arrl.org/webinars/90122 ]

    NEW! Digital Networking for Ham Radio

    [https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2080295689]


    ARRL's new book, Digital Networking for Ham Radio, a practical, hands-on
    guide to designing and implementing high-speed data networks for amateur
    radio stations, is now shipping.

    ?
    Written by Glen Popiel, KW5GP, the book brings together in one comprehensive resource the knowledge needed to build, configure, and expand digital
    networks for ham radio. From TCP/IP fundamentals to deploying mesh
    technologies such as AREDN(R), HamWAN, and Meshtastic(R), readers will find clear explanations and step-by-step guidance. Order Now [ https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2080295689 ]


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    Rookie Roundup - Phone (SSB) [ https://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
    ] | April 19, 2026

    ?
    Dayton Hamvention [ https://hamvention.org/ ] , Xenia, Ohio | May 15 - 17,
    2026


    [http://arrl.org/volunteer-examiners]


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