- 80
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 109
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 4M
- YouTube views
About On the Air
The On the Air podcast is a monthly companion to On the Air magazine, ARRL’s magazine for beginner-to-intermediate ham radio operators.
- Publisher
- Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jan 2020
- Latest episode
- 10 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 80 episodes have a transcript.
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
About the New QST Product Review Comparison Tool for ARRL Lab-Tested Devices
13 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hams and Hurricane Season
9 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Passion for POTA
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About the New QST Product Review Comparison Tool for ARRL Lab-Tested Devices
Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Welcome, John. I'm glad to be here, Becky. Glad to have you here. So what kind of information can HAMS find on the online comparison tool? So you'll find two categories of information, stuff that lets you filter your search for the equipment you're looking for, and then also the actual measured numbers that were found in the lab during the lab testing. Okay, so you mentioned that you can filter and search that stuff. What are some of the ways HAMS can customize a search? sure so when someone is buying new equipment it's usually best for them to start with the type of operating they're interested in so a porta a pota operator is going to have very different needs than a contester or someone who's just looking to experiment is looking for something very different than someone who's doing emergency communications and wants something that's very, very reliable. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on On the Air
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- John Jobin McAuliffe
- Rob Macedo
- Evan McPartland
- Conrad Trautmann
- Paul Bourque
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 3,623,303
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 106 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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- Guest appearances
- Books guests
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How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does On the Air take guests?
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