Guide to December 2025 Ham Radio Contests—Year-End Wrap-Up Edition
OnAllBands is putting a bow on the ham radio year with our final contesting guide of 2025. It has been another banner trip around the sun (courtesy of Solar Cycle […]
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Azerbaijan
Here’s an excellent opportunity to add Azerbaijan to your list of DXing conquests for 2025. DL4XT as 4K/DL4XT is planning an HF operation from Azerbaijan Dec. 26-Jan. 3. You can […]
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Ham Radio Holiday Gift Guide 2025 Part 4: Antenna Analyzers
For today’s Ham Radio Holiday Gift Guide, OnAllBands is focusing on one of the most useful items in the amateur operator’s toolbox: the antenna analyzer. If you know a ham […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
Wireless History: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose—Radio’s Unsung Hero
Born 167 years ago this November, his impact is still being felt today. Guglielmo Marconi is widely regarded as the father of the radio, with his contributions in the field […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in December 2025
We hope you have enjoyed our QSL card posts for 2025! There are a few more to come this year before we showcase other DXCC entities planned for 2026, so […]
Technical Articles
Operating Remotely with SmartSDR from FlexRadio
For hams who travel frequently, there are opportunities to operate while away from home. A few years ago, I spent nine days in the Pacific Northwest on a river cruise, […]
Technical Articles
The Joy and Satisfaction of Ham Radio Homebrewing
I love sitting around with some seasoned hams listening to them talk about “back in my day.” It truly makes me realize how convenient the hobby is today. In the […]
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Ham Radio Holiday Gift Guide 2025 Part 3: Shortwave/Weather Radios, Emergency Lighting & More
DX Engineering Emergency Readiness Packages with GMRS/FRS radios make great gifts as well! *** For those hams and non-hams on your holiday “I’ve been good all year” list, today’s suggestions […]
HAM Radio 101
Ham Radio Shortcuts to Avoid
Everyone has that one uncle. My wife’s family would all gather at her grandparents’ farm in the backwoods of Kentucky a few times a year. It was a four-to-five-hour drive […]
HAM Radio 101
Ham Radio Contesting 101: The Big “Secret” of Contesting Success
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 […]
