Ham Radio Contesting for Techs? Yes, You Can!
Feeling left out? It’s a fact that most contests take place on the HF bands, but even as a Technician you can participate. For starters, you only need your Technician […]
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Buying Your First Amateur Radio Handheld Transceiver (Video)
With many solid options available, choosing your first amateur radio handheld transceiver (HT) can be a challenge. DX Engineering’s Michael Murphy, KI8R, breaks down the questions you need to consider […]
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Ham Radio 101: Everything You Wanted to Know About Coax But Were Afraid to Ask
Coax cable has its roots dating back to the mid-1800s, when engineers developed transatlantic cable communication. These early telegraph cables were made up of a center conductor encased in a […]
Antenna Tech / HAM Radio 101
Ham Radio 101: A Few Basic Tips on Building Wire Dipoles
Single-band wire dipoles are one of the easiest antennas to make. But just because they are easy to make doesn’t mean they do not work well. In fact, single-band wire […]
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Get with the Program & Get More Out of Amateur Radio Club Meetings
We’ve been fortunate to have a hard-working program chair in charge of arranging our club presentations. Even when he’s wintering in Florida, he makes sure everything is ready for the […]
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So You Got Your Ham License? Here’s How to Start Enjoying Amateur Radio. (Video)
It’s a sad truth: Many people in the ham radio community never explore the opportunities afforded to them by their Technician license. You pored over the ham radio study guide, […]
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Ham Radio 101: The Basics of Sun and Signal—A Few Useful Resources
As a service to new hams, we’ve compiled a few resources to give you a better basic understanding of the sun and the role it plays in enabling you to […]
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Ham Radio 101: Understanding Repeater Speak
New hams often wonder what they’ll do or say over the radio after they get their license. All that jargon that hams use can seem like a foreign language to […]
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Ham Radio 101: Do I Really Need an Amplifier?
Everyone wants to improve their signal quality, work more DX stations, make more QSOs, and earn higher contest scores. Should you buy an amplifier or beef up your antenna system? […]
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Ham Radio 101: What is the 60 Meter Band?
First introduced in 2002, the 60 meter, or 5 MHz, band was originally only available in a few countries: United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, and Iceland. Over […]
