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DX Commander Rapide HF Multiband Vertical Antenna
Products & Product Reviews

DX Commander Rapide HF Multiband Vertical Antenna Product Review

It’s good to have choices. DX Commander has six multiband verticals that can be used in a variety of applications, from HF permanent installations to portable deployments. We recently reviewed […]

HAM Radio 101

Being a YL in Ham Radio (a personal experience)

All right everyone, let’s talk about it. The good, the bad, and the ugly—I am a YL in ham radio. The GoodStraight up—I adore breaking through pileups. I am a […]

RM Italy BLA350 Plus HF Linear Amplifier
Products & Product Reviews

LA-435 Wideband UHF Amplifier

Plus a Look at an RM Italy Classic Amplifier Available at DX Engineering Founded in 1974 by Remo Marchioni in Porretta Terme, Italy, RM Italy is a name that has […]

Products & Product Reviews

New Manufacturer Spotlight: Linear Amplifiers from OM Power

DX Engineering is excited to announce the addition of OM Power to its already impressive lineup of manufacturers who produce amplifiers designed to meet the specific needs of the ham […]

Events

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Temotu Province

The Intrepid DX Group has announced that plans to activate Temotu Province from October 26 to November 9 have been postponed due to delays in shipping of equipment. Tentative dates […]

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Ham Radio 101: The WARC Bands and 60 Meters

The World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) was a 1979 technical conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Delegates from member nations met to revise or amend international radio regulations pertaining […]

Events

Overview of Active and Upcoming DX Engineering-Sponsored DXpeditions

It’s a great time to be a DXer! While the pandemic put the brakes on most DXpeditions, 2023/2024 has opened the floodgates on activations that are happening daily from every […]

Product Reviews

Review of the DX Commander Classic HF Multiband Vertical Antenna

For POTA and Field Day, nothing beats a telescoping fiberglass pole vertical antenna for simplicity and quick deployment. Our club’s 40 meter FD SSB antenna was up in less than […]

DX Engineering F-Connector RG-6 Coax Cable Tool Kit
Products & Product Reviews

DX Engineering Gear Making the Trip to Clipperton Island in January 2024

Scheduled for mid-January 2024, the TX5S Clipperton Island DXpedition will mark the first major activation of this 38th ranked DXCC entity—an uninhabited ring-shaped French territory in the eastern Pacific Ocean—in […]

Interviews

Interview with HamSCI Founder, Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF (Part 2)

We’re back with HamSCI founder, space physicist, electrical engineer, university professor, and longtime ham who we could easily include more titles and accolades for based on his many contributions to […]