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HAM Radio 101

Contesting 101: Dealing with QRM

Editor’s note: OnAllBands is pleased to post a series of articles written by accomplished amateur radio contester and DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist Kirk Pickering, K4RO. The articles, originally published in the […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Products Spotlight: DX Engineering Dummy Load & Low-Power Feedline Choke

As we mentioned in our last post about the DX Engineering Window Feed-Through Panel, the team at DXE has been hard at work developing new products to improve your amateur […]

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Technical Articles

Are EMPs a Real Threat to Ham Radios?

When someone mentions electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), we conjure visions of nukes, terrorists, Starfish Prime, and Armageddon. Would your ham radio be in danger? Statistically, your radio is more likely to […]

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Technical Articles

Ham Radio Tech: What Does a Common-Mode Choke Do?

You’re hosting a party and someone arrives who probably wouldn’t have made your invite list. Maybe someone brought them along, your XYL said you had to invite them, or they asked […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering Window Feed-Through Panel

As DX Engineering celebrates 25 years of service to the amateur radio community, OnAllBands will be showcasing the company’s team of product developers and engineers—hams like you who are always […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Youth Ham Radio Insights: My Experiences at YOTA Camp Ottawa

As a young ham, it can be challenging to know how to get more involved with the hobby. Even if you’re interested in exploring unfamiliar aspects of the amateur radio […]

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Antenna Tech

Take Advantage of 6 Meter Season: Learn What 6-Meter Antennas Other Hams Are Using

Hams have described 6-meter operating the same way Forrest Gump waxed folksily about life’s parallels to a box of chocolates: “You never know what you’re going to get.” OnAllBands blogger […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Top Ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities, Part 4: Peter I Island

DX Engineering is a Major Equipment Sponsor of the February 2027 Peter I DXpedition. Today, OnAllBands’ global tour of the top-ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities per Clublog takes us to […]

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Tools

Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Making the Most of Online Video Conferencing in Amateur Radio

The Queen of Soul may have been way ahead of her time. “Who’s Zoomin’ Who” is the title of a 1985 Aretha Franklin tune. In the context of the song, […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Products Spotlight Video: Meet the Multi-Use REZ SCOUT Portable Ham Radio Antenna System

If you’re thinking about ways to improve your Field Day 2025 performance (June 28-29) with a solid piece of gear that will serve your POTA and SOTA activations for years […]