Articles written by: Anthony Luscre, K8ZT

Technical Articles

SWL in the Digital Age—One Way to Get Youth On Board

by × on January 15, 2020 at 1:51 pm × 0 comments

Based on previous articles in Amateur Radio magazines and on-air conversations, many of you, like me, may have gotten into Amateur Radio via Shortwave Listening (SWL). Some of you may […]

Technical Articles

DXing with a Handheld: What You Need to Know

by × on November 1, 2019 at 1:47 pm × 1 comment

When Hams consider handheld transceivers (HTs), they usually think about short-distance communication. The first type of communication is simplex (direct communication between two radios) that you might use to keep […]

Technical Articles

The Rise of Digital Modes: The Changing Face of Ham Radio

by × on October 29, 2019 at 8:55 pm × 1 comment

Change in Amateur Radio operation modes often comes slowly due to the need to change equipment. Two major changes in the history of Amateur Radio that vividly illustrate this include […]

Technical Articles

FT8—What Is It and How Can I Get Started?

by × on October 11, 2019 at 4:38 pm × 0 comments

I am guessing that most of you reading this have either heard about FT8 from fellow Hams or heard it on air as that strange repetitive buzzing sound between the […]

Events

Field Day 101: How Your Club Can Achieve Field Day Success

by × on May 15, 2019 at 6:35 pm × 0 comments

Field Day (FD) has a number of different meanings to the Ham Radio community. For the purposes of this article, we will skip whether you think it is a contest […]

Technical Articles

7 Tips on Buying/Selling Used Ham Radio Gear

by × on May 3, 2019 at 4:03 pm × 0 comments

Amateur Radios are a lot like automobiles. You can buy stripped-down basic models at lower cost or splurge on full-featured models with all the bells and whistles. And, just like […]