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ARRL Field Day–How to Earn Bonus Points

In previous articles we’ve discussed the point of the exercise as well as the basic rules. This post is about my favorite topic…Bonus Points! I belong to an amateur radio […]

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Amateur Radio News / Events

Dayton Hamvention 2023 is in Full Swing!

Beautiful spring Ohio weather greeted hams from around the world who filled buildings at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia on Friday, May 19 to kick off […]

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Field Day / Technical Articles

Preparing for ARRL Field Day 2023 (Part 3): NVIS Antennas, OCF Antenna Kits, 6M Action, and More

Antennas are such a critical part of Field Day (June 24-25) that we’re devoting another part of this series to highlighting some of the best options available at DXEngineering.com. Since […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Ham Radio Product Review: Assembling and Testing the DX Engineering Dipole Winder Kit

So simple, it just works…and it’s a fun way to teach basic soldering, antenna-building, and antenna theory to new hams. I used to love going to visit my great-grandmother. She […]

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The Clock is Ticking! Dayton Hamvention Begins May 19!

If you’ve been counting down the weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds until Dayton Hamvention 2023 (for impatient types, a rolling clock is available on the event’s official website), then […]

Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: The DX Engineering XB-5 Hexx Beam Antenna Has Arrived. Why Not Beam One Up to Your Station?

The team at DX Engineering has been hard at work over the last couple of years developing an improved Hexx Beam antenna with significant upgrades and key advantages over past […]

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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Iceland

It has been reported that from May 26-29, DL1MGB is scheduled to be operating on 80-10M from Iceland (TF), the 273rd Most-Wanted DXCC Entity per Clublog as of April. Please […]

Amateur Radio News

DX Engineering Named as the Exclusive North American Distributor of DX Commander Amateur Radio Products

DX Commander has announced that DX Engineering will be the exclusive North American distributor of the company’s lineup of high-performance amateur radio antenna kits and accessories. Based in England’s Midlands […]

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