Manufacturer Spotlight: HA8KF Magnetic Keyer Paddles
DX Engineering is well known for spanning the globe to bring hams the constant variety of amateur radio. While the preceding sentence may sound like a shameless copy of how […]
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EMCOMM / Technical Articles
EMCOMM: A Look at Break Tags and Prowords Used During Emergency Communications
Break Tags Break Tags are a method of getting attention and establishing message priority. They have been used with great success in large public/emergency services nets. There are seven common […]
Events
Hams Complete Successful DX Engineering-Sponsored Kiska Island Activation (Video)
What did it take for the K7K DXpedition team to record more than 11,600 QSOs during their damp and windy stay on Kiska Island (NA-070) in the Aleutians? Watch operator […]
Products & Product Reviews
Going on Vacation? Great Options for Bringing Ham Radio Along for the Trip (Part 5)
Earlier this month we looked at mobile rigs you should consider for your road trip to your vacation destination, including the Icom IC-2730A VHF/UHF FM Transceiver, the Yaesu FT-2980R 2M […]
FT8 / Technical Articles
Is There a Place for FT8 in the Ham Radio Contest World?
Some types of automation have long been accepted in contesting: keyers, DVKs, keyboard CW, auto-repeat CQ, history files, and decoders for RTTY. Other types of automation have not been accepted […]
Amateur Radio News
Remembering Shintaro Uda, Co-Inventor of the Yagi-Uda Antenna (June 1, 1896 to August 18, 1976).
History is filled with scientists and inventors whose contributions didn’t get their just due. As we’ve discussed previously in this blog, Alfred Vail played a significant role in the development […]
HAM Radio 101
The Five Types of Operators You Don’t Want to Be
Sometimes amateur radio demonstrates that our technical skills are a little sharper than our people skills, according to Riley Hollingsworth, former Special Counsel in the FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division. He […]
Products & Product Reviews
Eton Shortwave Radios and Home Emergency Products Now Available at DX Engineering
DX Engineering has announced that it is now carrying Elite series shortwave radios and home emergency items from Eton Corporation—an American company that has gained a strong worldwide reputation for […]
Technical Articles
Going on Vacation? Great Options for Bringing Ham Radio Along for the Trip (Part 4)
Summer’s not over yet, so if you’re still planning on taking ham radio along with you on your well-deserved vacation, we’ve got some more ideas for getting the most out […]
Photo Galleries
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from the Republic of Seychelles
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 […]
