Baseball and Ham Radio Collide on April 8, 2024
April 8 is a huge day for hams who will be participating in the Solar Eclipse QSO Party, an event sponsored by HamSCI (Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation). It’s a […]
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Guide to April 2024 Ham Radio Contests—Solar Eclipse Edition
While the OnAllBands contest guide traditionally features many events that come around year after year, we’re extra excited about an opportunity this April that folks in North America won’t see […]
Products & Product Reviews
Power Genius XL Amplifier, Tuner Genius XL Tuners, and Antenna Genius 8×2 Switch from FlexRadio | New Products Spotlight
DX Engineering is thrilled to now offer these station-upgrading devices from FlexRadio’s Genius Solutions’ lineup: Power Genius XL HF+6 1,500W+ Amplifier The solid state PGXL 160-6M amplifier delivers full legal-limit […]
Technical Articles
Ham Mobile Install–A Few Suggestions for Dealing with Noise Issues
In this installment of Ham Mobile Install, we will talk about what happens when you have followed the mobile radio installation instructions to the letter, but there is still something […]
Events
It’s All in the Cards!QSL Cards from Vanuatu
Vanuatu QRV in April OnAllBands is kicking off the busy DXing month of April by featuring QSL cards from the Republic of Vanuatu—an island country in the South Pacific about […]
Events
New DXCC Entity Announced on April 1—Micro Pohnie
The newest DX entity is the Republic of the Micro Pohnie Islands. The call signs assigned to this island republic are 1APR1 – 30APR30. This small island chain is located […]
Technical Articles
Waterfall Displays—What Information Do They Provide?
Finding activity on the ham radio bands used to mean tuning around the dial and listening for QSOs, one frequency at a time. We were blind to anything but the […]
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Hams You Should Know: Margaret Iaquinto, VK3NQQ, SK, the Amateur Who Talked to Russian Cosmonauts from Her Kitchen Table
What do ham radio, piloting aircraft, and folk dances have in common? All three were hobbies acquired by amateur radio enthusiast Margaret (King) Iaquinto, VK3NQQ, SK, a New Haven, Connecticut […]
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Clipperton Island 2024, TX5S, is in the Books. DX Engineering-Sponsored Activation Nets 113,000+ QSOs.
After a windswept stay in January, the 16-operator TX5S team left the French overseas state private property of Clipperton Island (IOTA NA-011) with an impressive 113,738 QSOs in their logbook […]
Products & Product Reviews
AlexLoopRC-2 HamPack Remote Tuning System | New Product Spotlight
As the weather warms up, our thoughts at OnAllBands turn to the thrills and challenges of portable operating. Nothing beats the excitement of deftly handling a pileup from a park, […]
