CQ Amateur Radio

ZERO BIAS: A CQ Editorial

s we go to press with our annual “Take it to the Field” special, we are thankful that most of us who wish to can once again look forward to taking our stations “to the field” in places beyond our backyards. With the wide-spread distribution and incredible effectiveness of the various COVID-19 vaccines, restrictions on outdoor gatherings and outdoor mask-wearing requirements are being loosened and more of us will once again feel comfortable operating from the great outdoors. Guidelines will still vary from place to place, depending on transmission rates and other factors, so the ARRL is

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