Station Improvements: Inside During the Winter
Station repairs and upgrades can take place all year round, inside and out. That said, Hams who live where the chilly winds blow and the snow flies during the winter […]
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Technical Articles
Choosing a CW Key or Paddle: Understanding What’s Available
Learning Morse code for CW operation has many similarities to learning how to play a musical instrument. Modulating the musician’s maxim about achieving success, “How do you get to the […]
Satellite Operation / Technical Articles
Full Duplex: The Key To Satellite Success
Satellite operating is one of the great activities available to Ham Radio operators. With a small amount of gear and a little practice, anybody can get involved in working stations […]
HAM Radio 101 / Technical Articles
Beyond Your Local Repeater: 15 Things to Do with a Technician License
You studied hard and passed the test—congratulations, you’re a Ham Radio operator! With that new Technician license in hand you can now get on the air. But what, exactly, does […]
Products & Product Reviews / Technical Articles
New DX Engineering RT4500HD Heavy-Duty Rotator Undergoes Extensive Testing
On a cool, foggy morning in early October, DX Engineering Operations Manager Cory Gibson, W3CDG, and fellow team members watched as a hard-hatted tower expert ascended near the top of […]
Technical Articles
Troubleshooting Hum, Buzz, Crosstalk, and RF Pickup
Hams are typically less precise in their use of technical terms than are professional engineers and technicians. Nowhere is this more true than in descriptions of signals contaminated with unwanted […]
Technical Articles
Long-Duration HF Contesting Tips: Looking Beyond Your Equipment…Tips on Coming Out on Top
Contests come in a lot of shapes and sizes, from domestic sprints lasting a few hours to weekend-long, 48-hour worldwide DX contests. The difference can be as great as between […]
Technical Articles
DXing with a Handheld: What You Need to Know
When Hams consider handheld transceivers (HTs), they usually think about short-distance communication. The first type of communication is simplex (direct communication between two radios) that you might use to keep […]
Technical Articles
Technician Training, Club Fun: The FM Simplex Contest
Technicians comprise about half of the licensed Ham Radio population in the United States. While there’s a lot of stuff you can do in ham radio with a Tech ticket, […]
Technical Articles
The Rise of Digital Modes: The Changing Face of Ham Radio
Change in Amateur Radio operation modes often comes slowly due to the need to change equipment. Two major changes in the history of Amateur Radio that vividly illustrate this include […]
