Ham Radio Products for Tower and Antenna Season
Yesterday, March 20, marked the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. For some, that’s the time when thoughts turn to crocuses, tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths popping up all […]
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It’s All in the Cards!
QSL Cards from Antigua and Barbuda
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 […]
Products & Product Reviews / Station Accessories
New Product Spotlight: Toptek and Acom Amplifiers, Plus an Acom Tuner
Leading up to the Bouvet Island 3Y0J and Crozet FT8WW DXpeditions, HF amplifiers topped many hams’ wish lists for station upgrades. With the 2023 DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog […]
Technical Articles
Ham Radio Emergency Preparedness: Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day (WFD) is a communications exercise loosely modelled after ARRL Field Day. It is held the last full weekend in January. This may not be too bad for […]
Technical Articles
Ham Radio 101: Soldering Tips
Learning how to solder using proper techniques is a fundamental skill every ham should master. Whether you’re attaching connectors to a coaxial cable or constructing a balun, knowing how to […]
Events
Kiska Island and the K7K DXpedition from the Edge of Alaska
Written by: By Adrian KO8SCA, Hal W8HC and Yuri N3QQ Motto: “Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward.” E.E. Cummings At […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: Coax Cable Guards, Feedpoint Connectors, and Wire Assortment Kits
We’re inching closer to the release of the 2023 DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog. Can you feel the excitement? We thought so. While we’re still a couple of months […]
Products & Product Reviews
Video Review: WiMo PicoAPRS Version 4 (Plus a Look at the PicoAPRS-Lite Transceiver Module)
In a previous post about Version 4 of WiMo’s tiny but mighty PicoAPRS created by Taner Schenker, DB1NTO—now with even more functionality thanks to the addition of a 2M transceiver—OnAllBands […]
Antennas and Tuners / Products & Product Reviews
Guide to No-Tune Antennas for Ham Radio
Despite the mixed eHam reviews, a friend of mine decided to purchase a Comet CHA-250HD vertical antenna to use when camping. It’s sold as a broadband HF/VHF vertical that does […]
Events
Ham Radio Budget Pileups: Being Rare without Going Broke
One of the big things ham radio can teach us is geography. We learn about countries and small hunks of rock in a far-flung corner of the world, and if […]
