Articles written by: Wayne KE8JFW

Acom Automatic antenna selector controller
Products & Product Reviews

Product Spotlight: ACOM 2000SW Remote Antenna Switch and 2000S Antenna Selector Console Set

The name ACOM has become synonymous with high-quality HF Linear Amplifiers—a staple in ham shacks around the globe. DX Engineering is proud to carry the full lineup, including the 2000A, […]

Events

Ham Radio Contesting: Something for Every Operator

In our contesting post each month, OnAllBands likes to hit on some of the opportunities that might be off our readers’ radar screens. Some of these are unique activation events […]

close up of a coaxial cable section
Products & Product Reviews

Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 8): RG-11U 75-ohm Bulk Coax

Before we discuss the finer points of RG-11U in this final installment of our series on Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable, let’s do a brief rundown of the DX Engineering […]

SV5-DJ7RJ Ham Radio QSL Card from Dodecanese Islands
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from the Dodecanese 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 […]

Events

Guide to September 2021 Ham Radio Contests

To many lovers of the fall season, September means Labor Day picnics, apple picking, football Saturdays and Sundays, and the beginning of “sweater weather”—all reasons to celebrate. To hams, you […]

close up cutaway view of coaxial radio cable
Products & Product Reviews

Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 7): RG-58A/U 52-ohm Coax

For many hams, price is a factor that looms over all their decisions when building a station. It’s a reality that DX Engineering understands well. But that doesn’t mean you […]

Hi-Z Antennas Four Element V2 4 Square Receive Array Systems
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Hi-Z Antennas Four Element V2 4 Square Receive Array Systems 

On the heels of the release of Hi-Z’s Three Element V2 Triangular package (featured in the DX Engineering 2021 Catalog) comes the Hi-Z Four Element V2 4 Square Receive Array […]

coil of ham radio coaxial cable
Products & Product Reviews

Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable (Part 6): RG-6/U 75-ohm Flooded and Standard Quad Shield Coaxial Cable 

In Part 6 of our series on Choosing the Right Coaxial Cable, we present our first 75-ohm type—RG-6/U Quad-Shield Coaxial Cable available in two tough and flexible options that reduce […]

Ciro Mazzoni Radio to Loop Antenna Tuner Interface Cable
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Ciro Mazzoni Radio to Loop Antenna Tuner Interface Cable for the Elecraft K-4

In today’s new products spotlight, OnAllBands has some welcome news if you own an Elecraft K-4 and are looking for an outstanding magnetic loop antenna. Ciro Mazzoni now offers an […]

Toptek UHF radio Amplifier
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Toptek UHF and VHF Amplifiers

The new 2021 DX Engineering catalog features 132 pages of amateur radio heaven, from brand-new products like the DX Engineering NOISELOOP Portable Receive Flag Antenna Kit and Preamplifier to devices […]