Articles written by: Wayne KE8JFW

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Reminder: Don’t Miss DX Engineering Sale Day October 1—Three Hours of Huge Open-Box Discounts

If OnAllBands seems to be shining a bright spotlight on the upcoming DX Engineering Sale Day (October 1, 9 am to noon), there’s a good reason why. It’s a big […]

5R8UI Ham Radio QSL Card from Madagascar
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Madagascar

Editor’s Note: Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members’ personal collections. To highlight upcoming DXpeditions, we’ll be displaying a few of our favorite cards along with details […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering RT4500HD Heavy-Duty Rotator

For more than two decades, DX Engineering has established a reputation for designing and manufacturing gear of exceptional quality—amateur radio products that exceed expectations on all fronts: reliability, durability, documentation, […]

Events

Guide to September 2022 Ham Radio Contests

The ham radio banquet that is “Contest Season” is around the corner, but September serves up its own tasty appetizers of on-air opportunities to keep you filling logbooks until the […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Radio Contest Season Upgrades for Your Station (Part 1)

For hams with a competitive streak, nothing beats the first signs of fall because that signals the arrival of some of amateur radio’s biggest on-air events, including: CQ Worldwide DX […]

ZL7C Ham Radio QSL Card from Chatham Island
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Chatham Islands

Editor’s Note: Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members’ personal collections. To highlight upcoming DXpeditions, we’ll be displaying a few of our favorite cards along with details […]

Products & Product Reviews

Manufacturer Spotlight: HA8KF Magnetic Keyer Paddles

DX Engineering is well known for spanning the globe to bring hams the constant variety of amateur radio. While the preceding sentence may sound like a shameless copy of how […]

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Hams Complete Successful DX Engineering-Sponsored Kiska Island Activation (Video)

What did it take for the K7K DXpedition team to record more than 11,600 QSOs during their damp and windy stay on Kiska Island (NA-070) in the Aleutians? Watch operator […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Going on Vacation? Great Options for Bringing Ham Radio Along for the Trip (Part 5)

Earlier this month we looked at mobile rigs you should consider for your road trip to your vacation destination, including the Icom IC-2730A VHF/UHF FM Transceiver, the Yaesu FT-2980R 2M […]

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Amateur Radio News

Remembering Shintaro Uda, Co-Inventor of the Yagi-Uda Antenna (June 1, 1896 to August 18, 1976).

History is filled with scientists and inventors whose contributions didn’t get their just due. As we’ve discussed previously in this blog, Alfred Vail played a significant role in the development […]