DX Engineering-Sponsored CB0ZA Juan Fernandez Islands DXpedition a Big Success DX Engineering-Sponsored CB0ZA Juan Fernandez Islands DXpedition a Big Success
New Products Spotlight: RigExpert Shackmaster Power 500 Power Supply and 3000 Zoom Antenna Analyzer New Products Spotlight: RigExpert Shackmaster Power 500 Power Supply and 3000 Zoom Antenna Analyzer
Professors and Topics Announced for 2024 Contest University. Register Today! Professors and Topics Announced for 2024 Contest University. Register Today!
Ham Mobile Install: A Few Things to Consider about Transceiver Placement and Detachable Heads Ham Mobile Install: A Few Things to Consider about Transceiver Placement and Detachable Heads
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FT8: Saving or Destroying Ham Radio?

Let me start by saying that this is an OPINION PIECE. Everybody has an opinion. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. I try to explore all sides, but […]

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EMCOMM in Action: Providing Communications Support for the Pan Ohio Hope Ride

The Pan Ohio Hope Ride (POHR) is a noncompetitive one–, two–, or four-day cycling event that supports the American Cancer Society. Either as an individual or part of a team, […]

Antenna Tech

Installing Your Ham Radio Mobile Antenna on a Vehicle

In this installment of Ham Mobile Install, we will be discussing ways to set up an antenna for mobile operations. Remember, the goal here is to get on the air […]

Product Reviews

Product Review: Chelegance MC-750 Portable HF Vertical Antenna

I got interested in Parks on the Air (POTA) earlier this year and have had an opportunity to use several different antennas in various parks. The antennas I used were […]

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DX Engineering-Sponsored CB0ZA Juan Fernandez Islands DXpedition a Big Success

Unlike Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, who was famously marooned on Mas a Tierra Island from 1704-1709, the CB0ZA DXpedition team on Robinson Crusoe Island had plenty of on-air company during […]

Products & Product Reviews

New Products Spotlight: RigExpert Shackmaster Power 500 Power Supply and 3000 Zoom Antenna Analyzer

The release of the 2024 DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog is drawing near. To whet your appetite for all the new equipment featured inside, we’ve been highlighting gear you’ll […]

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Professors and Topics Announced for 2024 Contest University. Register Today!

Do you remember the excitement of poring over class selections at the beginning of each semester at college? The learning opportunities seemed endless! I’d be willing to bet that you […]

Technical Articles

Ham Mobile Install: A Few Things to Consider about Transceiver Placement and Detachable Heads

In this installment of Ham Mobile Install, we will talk about selecting a radio, where to mount it in the vehicle, and placing a detachable head. When choosing a mobile […]

Technical Articles

What is a Band Stacking Register? MPAD? QMB?

Ask your ham radio friends what a Band Stacking Register is and you’re likely to get some blank stares. Others may pull out their smartphones and do an Internet search. […]

Technical Articles

Types of Feed Line Chokes

A feed line RF choke creates a high impedance in the path of RF common-mode current on the outside surface of a coaxial cable shield. The choke doesn’t affect currents […]

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Celebrate International Women’s Day by Participating in the YL POTA Party

Watch out “Old Man” hams! The Young Ladies Radio League, Inc. (YLRL) is celebrating its 85th year as the premier amateur radio organization run by and for the advancement and promotion […]

Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

Installing Your Ham Radio Mobile Antenna on a Vehicle

In this installment of Ham Mobile Install, we will be discussing ways to set up an antenna for mobile operations. Remember, the goal here is to get on the air […]

Events

Guide to March 2024 Ham Radio Contests

As the weather warms up a bit and March Madness takes hold, we turn our attention to a bevy of contesting opportunities in the days ahead. March features contests for […]

Events

It’s All in the Cards!QSL Cards from Cambodia

Cambodia QRV in March It’s a great time to be a DX chaser! There are opportunities all over the globe to record All Time New Ones or fill bands as […]