Ham Radio Tech: Do Snow, Rain, and Ice Affect Antennas?

Yesterday, a heavy rainstorm caused some high SWR readings to appear on my station’s power meter. I thought things would return to normal after the storm passed, which they eventually […]

New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering Rotator Super Duty Mast Clamps

DX Engineering’s new Rotator Super Duty Mast Clamps are the right choice when maximum torque handling is required on aluminum and steel mast tubing for your rotator setup. Compared to […]

Amateur Radio Guide to Following CEPT and FCC License Rules

The following article is co-authored by John Crovelli, W2GD and Ward Silver, NØAX. It took a global pandemic to raise our general awareness of amateur radio licensing reciprocity and remote […]

Start Planning for Dayton Hamvention® 2024! What to Expect at the World’s Greatest Celebration of Amateur Radio. If you’ve purchased your ARRL 2024 Calendar and flipped ahead to spring, you […]

Product Review: Chelegance MC-750 Portable HF Vertical Antenna

I got interested in Parks on the Air (POTA) earlier this year and have had an opportunity to use several different antennas in various parks. The antennas I used were […]

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

Yemen QRV in January and February Vlad, OK2WX, is scheduled to activate Yemen from January 25 to February 12—an excellent opportunity for hams to log this 44th most-wanted entity (as […]

What is Amateur Radio Direction Finding?

Also known as fox hunting or radiosport, amateur radio direction finding (ARDF)is a sport that combines the use of ham radio gear, a topographic map, a magnetic compass, and orienteering […]

New Product Spotlight: 160 Meter Add-On Kit for Butternut Vertical Antennas

Here’s exceptional news for owners of Butternut HF9V, HF6V, and HF2V vertical antennas. DX Engineering has come out with a 160M add-on kit (BUT-TBR-160X) that makes it easy to give […]

Ham Radio 101: Mapping APRS in the Car

APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) is such a handy thing to have in your vehicle, and it’s not only about vehicle tracking. It is a single information resource data gatherer […]

Participate in Straight Key Month 2024 this January: Straight, Bug, and Cootie Keys, Oh My!

So, you’ve mastered Morse code! But does that include dit-dit-dahing the old-school way using manual CW operation on a mechanical key like a bug, straight key, or cootie? If it […]