Ring in the new year with new publications from the ARRL! Radios to Go! Getting the Most from Your Handheld Transceiver by QST Editor Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and the 2012 Periodicals DVD are now available and ready for shipping.

Radios to Go! Getting the Most from Your Handheld Transceiver

If you recently received a handheld transceiver -- or are contemplating purchasing one -- Radios to Go! Getting the Most from Your Handheld Transceiver is a must-have book for your Amateur Radio library. A handheld transceiver, or “HT,” is often the first radio that a new ham purchases, paving the way to a lifetime of radio enjoyment. While it won’t replace the radio’s user’s manual, Radios to Go! will open your eyes to many of the “hidden” features that can be found in a handheld transceiver. Veteran amateurs will also find a great deal of new knowledge, including how to communicate via EchoLink or IRLP, or how to use these radios as packet radio data transceivers.

2012 ARRL Periodicals DVD

The 2012 ARRL Periodicals DVD is now available and includes the complete, fully searchable collection of three ARRL journals -- QST, QEX, and the National Contest Journal (NCJ). In addition, this DVD includes source code for software projects and PC board patterns, Section News, as well as the ever-popular Contest Soapbox and Contest Results. Search the full text of every article by entering titles, call signs or names. See every word, photo, drawing and table in technical and general-interest features, columns and product reviews, plus all advertisements. Print what you see, or copy it into other applications. System requirements: Microsoft Windows and Macintosh systems, using Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

These new publications are available from your ARRL Dealer or the ARRL Store. Radios to Go! Getting the Most from Your Handheld Transceiver (ARRL Order No. 3077), ISBN 978-0-87259-307-7, $17.95 retail, special ARRL Member Price $15.95 (limited time only), plus shipping; 2012 ARRL Periodicals DVD (ARRL Order No. 3152), ISBN 978-0-87259-315-2, $24.95 retail, plus shipping. Telephone 860-594-0355 or toll-free in the US 888-277-5289; www.arrl.org/shop; pubsales@arrl.org.