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Yaesu FTDX10 Compact HF/50 MHz 100W SDR Transceiver 
Products & Product Reviews

Taking a Close Look at the Yaesu FTDX10 Compact HF/50 MHz 100W SDR Transceiver 

If you make one of the best HF transceivers on the market, what do you do for an encore? You make another radio with excellent receiver performance that incorporates some […]

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Guide to October 2021 Ham Radio Contests

Buckle up for Contest Season! Here are a few October highlights to keep you busy: QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: October 9, 0000Z to 2359Z. The QRP Amateur Radio Club […]

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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Sao Tome and Principe

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 […]

Products & Product Reviews

Yaesu’s Latest Handheld Transceiver, the FT5DR, Now Available from DX Engineering

The announcement of a new amateur radio rig is always big news. When it comes loaded with as many goodies as Yaesu’s full-featured FT5DR, it’s time to organize a parade […]

AlexLoop HamPack Portable Magnetic Loop Antenna System
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight Videos: AlexLoop HamPack Portable Magnetic Loop Antenna System

October has arrived! Who’s ready for some POTA, SOTA, IOTA, and whatever other OTA you can think of? If you’re fans of operating in the great outdoors like we are, […]

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Antenna Tech / Technical Articles

EMCOMM: Preparedness and Flexibility of the Go Box

What is a Go Box? The go box–also called go kit, jump kit or EMCOMM box–is a topic that has been much discussed in the amateur radio community. Though extensively […]

ICOM IC-V80-Sport VHF FM Transceiver
Products & Product Reviews

Product Spotlight: ICOM’s IC-V80-Sport VHF FM Transceiver Makes a Triumphant Return

It’s back! Icom announced that it is once again offering the ICOM IC-V80 SPORT VHF FM Transceiver—the company’s most economical, full-featured, 2 meter handheld. For budget-minded hams who want an […]

Chameleon Loop Antenna
Technical Articles

Hams on the Go Part II—Making Practical Decisions Away from Home

In Part I of Hams on the Go, we discussed the basics of what you need to get on the air when you’re mobile. Now it’s time to look at […]

DX Engineering Iso-plus modules and connectors
Products & Product Reviews

DX Engineering ISO-PLUS Ethernet RF Filters Find Big Fans in the Audiophile Community

History is filled with stories of products that started out as one thing and ended up becoming legends for an unintended purpose. Listerine was first marketed as a floor cleaner […]

Amateur Radio News

Happy Birthday to Alfred Vail: The Other Morse Code Mastermind

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse, who is widely credited with inventing Morse code, used his newly invented electromagnetic telegraph to send the first Morse code message from Washington, D.C. […]