ARRL Magazines

ARRL

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About this app

If you're a member of ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, install this app and have QST, the ARRL membership journal, delivered to your Android device every month as well as On The Air, QEX, and NCJ

QST entertains and informs with news, construction projects, tutorials and much more. That's why it is the most widely read Amateur Radio publication in the world. QEX is the forum for communications experimenters, with more in depth technical articles. On The Air magazine is ideal for the beginner-to-intermediate hams to learn new concepts and operating skills. NCJ describes the people and adventures of contesting worldwide.

Not a member? Join now at https://www.arrl.org/join-arrl-renew-membership/.

Ratings and reviews

App functions on Pixel 4a(5G). Do not like the forced permissions (location, start on boot) that appear to be privacy issues. Biggest problem: Pages fade in with blur which is hard on the eyes, and app does not obey my preference to disable animations. Overall it works but I don't find it pleasant to use, and am concerned about what it does aside from allowing the magazines to be read.

Despite seeing others who had given the app a poor review, I remained an optimist and tried it. The download was smooth, the initialization screen about data collection was agreed to, and then...the blue ARRL splash screen was as far as it would go; no menus, no options, no buttons. Nothing. My phone can handle any app on the market, so I know the phone and/or software version aren't the problem. Very disappointed, as I was looking forward to having the digi-mag version as a travel option. 🧐

Overall the app is good (not bad or great). For each new available download (monthly), I've get "Login Failed". I have not expired, changed my username or subscriber ID and yet it thinks it is wrong. Currently it thinks I have no subscription and yet it expires in 2022! Once I get passed that problem, the app is better. I use a Galaxy S10e with maximum internal memory. Currently the amount of memory the app uses is not a problem but storage on a uSD would be nice. I have not yet found a way to remove an issue I have downloaded.

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