Youth Ham Radio Insights: Making Friends Through Amateur Radio
Being someone many of my peers would consider to be “a nerd,” I don’t have an extravagantly large friend group at my small high school. A few months ago during […]
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A Guide to June 2025 Ham Radio Contests—Field Day Edition
Also, 13 Colonies is less than a month away. Are you ready for a clean sweep? Is ARRL Field Day a contest? Technically yes, but those who have spent decades […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Top Ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities – Part 3
In our overview of the rarest of the rare DXCC entities, today we’ll be looking at number six on the Most Wanted List per Clublog: Johnston Island. OnAllBands asked the […]
HAM Radio 101
Ham Radio Contesting 101: The Contest Station Is Never Done
Editor’s note: OnAllBands is pleased to post a series of articles written by accomplished amateur radio contester and DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist Kirk Pickering, K4RO. The articles, originally published in […]
Events
Hams Around the Globe Earn ATNOs with the Marshall Islands During the V73WW 2o25 DXpedition
Gear Provided by DX Engineering Helps Make It Possible The youth-oriented V73WW DXpedition team recorded more than 103,843 CW, SSB, and Digital QSOs (160-6M)—including 2,000-plus RTTY QSOs—during their February 11-25 […]
Field Day
Field Day Gear Part 4: Headsets & Headphones
There is a long list of amateur radio sayings that veteran operators often recite to new hams, but none is truer than this one: You can’t work ’em if you […]
Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: Alpha Antenna HexTenna™ Deluxe Multiband Rigid Dipole and Vertical Antenna
Just one of many Alpha Antenna options now available at DX Engineering Ask an experienced amateur radio operator the value of a proven antenna and expect to hear wise advice […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
Youth Ham Radio Insights: What It’s Like Being Part of a Contesting Team at the K3LR Superstation
In March 2025, I had the opportunity to join the K3LR team for the CQ WPX SSB Contest. It was truly a phenomenal experience. While I primarily operated on 80 […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
DX Engineering Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary: Building a Family of Brands Part 2—Butternut Antenna
In our yearlong celebration of DX Engineering’s 25 years of service to the amateur radio community, OnAllBands has been highlighting significant moments in DXE’s journey to becoming a leading provider […]
Field Day
Field Day Gear Part 3: Band Pass Filters, Ferrite & Transceivers
Noise can be a serious problem in multi-station environments like Field Day, particularly when it’s of the “wideband” variety. The good news is that there are steps you can take […]
