Ham Radio History: ARRL Foundation
September 21, 2023, marked 50 years since the ARRL Foundation was formed. While partnered with the ARRL (American Radio Relay League), the ARRL Foundation stewards philanthropic support for amateur radio […]
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Interviews
Interview: Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) Founder, Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF (Part 1)
Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, is a space physicist, electrical engineer, university professor, and the founder of HamSCI, an amateur radio organization begun by ham-scientists to study upper atmospheric and space […]
Amateur Radio News
Watch Three Members of the Swains Island W8S 2023 Team Discuss this Rare Activation (VIDEO)
Are you ready for the W8S October 2023 Swains Island DXpedition? DX Engineering CEO Tim, K3LR, had the opportunity to talk with three members of the 10-operator international team of […]
Events
Guide to October 2023 Ham Radio Contests
While contesters the world over await the SSB portion of the CQ World Wide DX Contest at the end of the month, don’t forget that there’s plenty to do on […]
Events
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Swains Island
Ranked as the 27th Most Wanted DXCC Entity per Clublog as of September, Swains Island will be the hot spot for DX chasers the world over when this rarely visited […]
HAM Radio 101
Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture (Part 3)
For Part 3 in our series on ham radio and Morse code in movies, television, and music, we travel back in the time machine to the 1960s for a show […]
Products & Product Reviews
DX Engineering Gear Used in Recent American Samoa IOTA/POTA DXpedition
It has been a busy time for DXpeditions—and DX Engineering has been right in the thick of it all as a major equipment sponsor. In addition to providing gear for […]
Technical Articles
Ham Radio Tech: When 450 Is Not 450
450…where have I heard that number before? Seems familiar…Oh, right…450Ω window line! Yes, that’s the nominal characteristic impedance of the black plastic-coated parallel conductor transmission line like DX Engineering’s DXE-LL450-CTL. […]
Events
DX Engineering Provides Gear for Rare Activation of Swains Island in October
The much-anticipated 2023 W8S Swains Island DXpedition, scheduled to begin October 4 and run for about two weeks, is just around the corner. Ten operators from Germany, the Netherlands, and […]
Events
W8S—An International DXpedition to Swains Island
Motto: “What do you expect to find there? Well, if I knew, I wouldn’t go there!” Jean Jacques Cousteau On October 4, 2023, a group of 10 ham operators from […]
