Antenna Tech
Troy, AC80W, chronicled his installation of the DX Commander Signature 18 Nebula eXtreme HF Multiband Vertical Antenna. Find part 1 of this series here: “Making the Selection and Prepping for […]
Antenna Tech
As some of you may remember from my previous articles, I have always been a wire antenna kinda guy. In fact, you could say I’ve been the poster child for […]
Technical Articles
I remember when there were only a few events each year that really allowed hams to go into the field and operate. ARRL Field Day, Winter Field Day, and NVIS […]
Technical Articles
I often get compliments on my ham radio mobile install, which I wrote about last month. The compliments are usually a segue into a conversation about amateur radio mobile radio […]
Events
One of my favorite things about our hobby is that there are so many rabbit holes you can run down. Whatever your interests are, there is a niche in amateur […]
Technical Articles
A DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist looks back at his mobile radio installation that is still going strong nine years later. *** Since my early days of playing with CB […]
Product Reviews
When starting something new, like Parks on the Air (POTA), one of the first hurdles to get over is assembling the right equipment. Let’s face it, it’s easy to fall […]
Products & Product Reviews
So simple, it just works…and it’s a fun way to teach basic soldering, antenna-building, and antenna theory to new hams. I used to love going to visit my great-grandmother. She […]
Technical Articles
Our society seems obsessed with the “all-in-one” concept. Last Father’s Day we purchased a pen that had 22 functions. I have a jump box in my Jeep with nine functions. […]
HAM Radio 101
I have been very blessed to do medical mission work throughout Central America since I was 13 years old. After the first week of my first trip, I was having […]