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QST Cover Plaque Award

What's the top article in QST this month? Let us know! Your vote will determine which author(s) receive the QST Cover Plaque Award.

Articles written by ARRL Headquarters staff are not eligible and will not be listed.

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Voting for the February 2026 QST Cover Plaque Award will close on February 28, 2026

Vote for your favorite article in the February 2026 issue of QST. *

Creating Antenna Matching Networks Using a NanoVNA by Michael Foerester, W0IHA High-Selectivity CW Filter by Jim Forkin, WA3TFSThe W4BOH Fox by Peter Lamb, KM4DNUUnderstanding the FCC Exposure Rules for Handheld Radios by Gregory Lapin, PhD, PE, N9GLCounty Hunting and the New USA Counties Award by Ron Wilcox, KF7ZN, and Kerry Long, W4SIGPractical 630-Meter Operation for the Average Radio Amateur by Paul Dobosz, K8PDA Structured Simpex Exercise by Mike Walters, W8ZYIEEE Recommendations for Locating Power-Line Gap Interference Sources by Mike Gruber W1MG

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Voting for the March 2026 QST Cover Plaque Award will close on March 31, 2026

Vote for your favorite article in the March issue of QST *

Revisiting the Quagi Directional Antenna; Richard Lawn, W2JAZThe 2024 Floods of Bangladesh: A Story of Hope and Ham Radio; Abdullah Al Fahad, S21AFAmateur Radio Keeps Montana Tour on Track; Jim Halfpenny, Phd, K9YNPUSB Provides Easy Connectivity with Amateur Devices; Al Rovner, K7AR300 Countries on Attic Antennas; Kim Stenson, W4KVSOptimized Moxy Antennas for the 2-, 6-, and 10-Meter Bands; Dave Ahlgren, K1BUKA Portable HF Glove Antenna; Jim Grebey, N4KCT

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