An Amateur Radio Blog by DX Engineering 
Wayne’s interest in ham radio began in grade school. He was first licensed in 1960 and has held the call sign K8FF since 1976. His primary interest has been chasing DX (he has all current DXCC entities on Mixed Mode and needs only S. Shetland Islands to complete his Phone DXCC). He is currently chasing DX in FT8, contesting in CW, experimenting with antennas, and helping hams as a DX Engineering sales/technical support specialist
The EA4TX 2×2 Antenna Switch (AS2X2) is basically a coax switch featuring two inputs and two outputs. The device boasts more than 60 dB of port isolation (82 dB on […]
DX Engineering Customer/Technical Support Specialist Wayne Smith, K8FF, Recounts the Invention of This Beloved, Breakthrough Iambic Paddle The story of the Code Warrior telegraph key began in 1997 at the […]
I recently decided to update my old, neglected Phone DXCC award. It has probably been 40 years since any endorsements have been applied for. My primary concern over the years […]
If you look in the dictionary under the word “diverse,” you won’t find Chelegance mentioned, but you probably should. The offerings from this ham radio provider run the gamut from […]
With colder weather looming ahead, now’s a great time to start gathering reading materials for those downtimes when you’re away from the shack and don’t want to venture outside into […]
