Winter Field Day—When Ham Radio is a Dish Best Served Cold
Want to get a small taste of what it’s like to operate from Bouvet Island without the perilous 1,553-mile voyage? That’s the distance the 3Y0J 2023 Bouvet Island DXpedition team […]
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ARRL Kids Day—a Teaching Moment You Don’t Want to Miss
If you were logging onto Facebook to watch DX Engineering’s informative and entertaining live shows last year, you likely noticed that we were privileged to feature several younger operators who […]
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Guide to January 2023 Ham Radio Contests
While it’s impossible to predict what’s in store for 2023 (though things look increasingly promising for Cycle 25!), one thing can be chiseled in stone: Every month offers exciting and […]
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News from the Arecibo Observatory
The iconic radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico—a site near and dear to amateur radio operators the world over—will not be repaired or rebuilt, the National Science […]
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from the Crozet 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 […]
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DX Engineering Ham Radio Holiday Gift Guide (Part 6): Antenna Analyzers and Weatherproofing Kits!
Remember those magical winter mornings as a kid, running down the stairs in your Bullwinkle footie pajamas, joyously ripping open a pristinely wrapped box of rubber splicing tape, and exclaiming, […]
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Looking Ahead: Time to Start Planning for Hamvention 2023!
While we’re just now getting winter coats out of storage and bringing home bags of rock salt from the hardware store, here’s a thought sure to melt your ham radio […]
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Ham Radio Amplifier Buyer’s Guide 2022 (Part 3)
To go barefoot or not to go barefoot? That is the question. But if you intend to avoid suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune by NOT breaking through […]
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Ham Radio Amplifier Buyer’s Guide 2022 (Part 2)
Amplifiers are hot! We don’t mean literally hot—these devices come with components that nicely monitor and mitigate that issue. We mean hot items that hams are seeking to add to […]
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New Products Spotlight: Comet CAT-300 Antenna Tuner, 2023 Ham Radio Calendars, and ARRL Handbook
For today’s post, we offer a potpourri of new products for hams: a base station manual tuner, fresh amateur radio calendars, and the latest edition of the ARRL Handbook. Comet […]
