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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Juan Fernandez Islands to be Activated in February 2024 with the Help of DX Engineering Gear
It’s not too early to mark your calendars for the February activation of Juan Fernandez Islands (IOTA SA-005)—the 58th most-wanted DXCC entity per Clublog as of October. The international, multi-operator […]
Amateur Radio News
Students Thrive on the Air at K8LPS Thanks to DX Engineering and a Community of Support
It takes a village to raise a radio station, so the saying goes. Or rather, it takes a community of supporters who understand the life-changing impact ham radio can have […]
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DX Engineering Sponsors H44WA November 2023 Solomon Islands DXpedition
The six-operator H44WA team is preparing to activate the Solomon Islands November 15-29, 2023. They will be operating three stations on 160-10M in CW, SSB, and FT8 from Guadalcanal—the largest […]
