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Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Ham Radio Mugs, Polo Shirts, and Hats

Some of the most popular pages in the annual DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog are filled with clothing and collectibles—the kinds of things that give amateurs a chance to […]

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Technical Articles

Ham Radio 101: Six Meter Magic

Try, try, try to understand, it’s a magic band. (Apologies to the rock band Heart–too bad they didn’t know about 6 meters.) “The Magic Band” is a phrase used to […]

Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

Part 12: How to Build Antennas from a Blind Ham’s Perspective (and if You’re Not Blind, You’ll Learn Something, Too!)

Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, OnAllBands will be featuring a series of articles from Harry “Trippy” Brown, AC8S, longtime amateur operator and antenna builder/tester who’s never let his […]

FT8 / Technical Articles

FT8: Polite Operating Procedures for Ham Radio Operators

This is going to be a blog that not everyone will agree with. There are plenty of opinions  on the “correct” or “polite” way to operate, and that is perfectly […]

Compact Ham Radio Paddles
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Everything from Straight Keys to Handheld Network Analyzers from Chelegance/JNCRadio

DX Engineering is excited to welcome Chelegance/JNCRadio to its impressive stable of amateur radio equipment providers. You’ll find some of their latest products featured in the upcoming DX Engineering 2022 […]

HAM Radio 101

Tales from the History of Wireless Part II: The Rivalry Between Sir William Henry Preece and Oliver Heaviside

Let’s face it, solving differential equations isn’t a hobby we’re all desperate to tackle. In fact, there are those of us who simply shudder at the mention of anything mathematical. […]

TX0HF Ham Radio QSL Card from Austral Islands
Photo Galleries

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Austral Islands

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 […]

Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

Part 11: How to Build Antennas from a Blind Ham’s Perspective (and if You’re Not Blind, You’ll Learn Something, Too!)

Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, OnAllBands will be featuring a series of articles from Harry “Trippy” Brown, AC8S, longtime amateur operator and antenna builder/tester who’s never let his […]

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EMCOMM / Technical Articles

EMCOMM: What is the NTS?

The National Traffic System (NTS) is a field organization of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). It’s comprised of a network of amateur radio operators who relay messages throughout the […]

HA8DU RF Ham Radio Amplifier
Product Reviews / Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: HA8DU Automatic Antenna Tuner

Can’t wait for the 2022 DX Engineering Catalog to arrive in your mailbox? For those who are chomping at the bit to get their hands on 132 pages of ham […]