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Why Customer Feedback Matters at DX Engineering

One Email that Really Caught Our Attention If you’ve ever placed an order with DX Engineering, you have likely received an email from CEO Tim Duffy, K3LR, thanking you for […]

HAM Radio 101

Video—FM Satellite Etiquette: Five Tips for Better Satellite Success

With interest in ham radio satellites at an all-time high, it’s more important than ever for both new and longtime amateurs to review best practices for operating the FM birds—one […]

HAM Radio 101

Memories of Field Day

Field Day… it’s not just an operating event, it’s the holiest ham radio weekend on the calendar in the U.S. and Canada. Since 1933, hams have been taking gear to […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: IC-705 Automatic Compact Antenna Tuner from ICOM

Ask owners of the ICOM IC-705 All Mode Portable Transceiver what they think about their purchase and you’re sure to receive an earful about how much enjoyment they’re getting out […]

Amateur Radio News

Get Out Your Red Pen—The New 2021 DX Engineering Catalog is Here!

Like many of you, the active hams at DX Engineering remember youthful days of leafing through crisp new catalogs, circling the items that we wanted, and then wishing we had […]

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Events

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Somalia

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 […]

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Events

My First Field Day

I wasn’t even a licensed ham when I attended my first Field Day in June 1969. That’s because I was still eagerly awaiting my Novice license to arrive from the […]

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Amateur Radio News

A Very Happy Birthday to James Clerk Maxwell!

!James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish physicist born on June 13, 1831. He is best known for formulating the theory of electromagnetic radiation that he published in his Dynamical Theory […]

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Technical Articles

Building a Light Box for Ham Radio Photos

I enjoy sharing my experiences and projects by writing articles for several different amateur radio periodicals. All of the pictures used for my articles recently have been taken with my […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Gear Up for Field Day (Part 3)

With ARRL 2021 Field Day (June 26-27) only a few weeks away, it’s still not to0 late to make sure you’re fully prepared for a weekend of honing your portable […]