Receivers and Busy Bands
Beginning in early fall, weekends start to fill up with “the majors”—contests that attract thousands of stations which fill the bands with strong signals. November and December are the most […]
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Holiday Gift Guide (Part 3): Shortwave and Weather Radios
While ham radio equipment remains the bread and butter of DX Engineering, you’ll find many other items at DXEngineering.com sure to please the amateur radio enthusiasts on your holiday shopping […]
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Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture (Part 5)
In this fifth installment of Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture, OnAllBands visits the highest grossing movie of 1996; a would-be electrical engineer turned stand-up comedian; and a […]
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Laos
Laos QRV in November The XW4DX Laos DXpedition is scheduled for November 16-27 from this 101st most-wanted DXCC entity. As the XW4DX website notes, hams in some parts of the […]
HAM Radio 101
Imagine Yourself as an Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiner
Getting a ham license used to be an involved process. Before 1984, most amateur radio licensing examinations were only administered directly or indirectly by the FCC. Amateur radio exams could […]
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New Manufacturer/Product Spotlight: Consolidated Wire RG-174 and RG-316 Coaxial Cable Assemblies
DX Engineering is excited to announce the addition of Consolidated Wire to its growing list of more than 170 manufacturers that can be found at DXEngineering.com. Consolidated Wire’s finely made […]
Events
Special Event to Celebrate the First Two-Way Transatlantic QSO on November 18
The Amateur Radio Club of Savannah (ARCS) will be onboard the Nuclear Ship Savannah (N.S. Savannah), a designated National Historic Landmark docked in Baltimore for a special operating event on […]
Products & Product Reviews
Holiday Gift Ideas for Amateur Radio Operators, from PaddlePads to Antenna Analyzers
Also check out the Geochron Digital Atlas 2 4K and ARRL License Manuals In Part 2 of our Holiday Gift Guide for Hams, we’ll be looking at some popular items […]
Technical Articles
How to Improve Ham Radio Station Grounds
After antennas, station grounding is probably the most discussed topic in amateur radio. It’s also the one having the most misconceptions—or is that myth-conceptions? One of the biggest myths: Ground […]
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Timor-Leste
Twenty hams from Germany, Austria, and Poland plan to operate two sites on Timor-Leste in November, including activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest, November 25-26. This Southeast Asian […]
