What Do Young Hams Do for Amateur Radio?
I’m sure the vast majority of hams have heard the quip, “Youth are ruining ham radio,” or something similar. I can assure you that I have. I can’t even begin […]
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Ham Culture & Entertainment
HAM Radio 101
What’s the Best Advice to Give New Ham Radio Operators?
One of our favorite topics at OnAllBands is the future of amateur radio. What lies in store for the world’s greatest hobby in an age of digital communication and rapidly […]
Antenna Tech
Ham Radio Tech: Ground Planes, Gains, and Automobiles—Insights on Mounting Mobile Antennas on Your Vehicle
The best mobile antenna money can buy isn’t any better than the ground plane it is mounted over. Remember the basic dipole—it needs two elements to be complete. Your vertical […]
Technical Articles
Ham Radio Portable Insights: How to Do a “Dual-Park” POTA/WWFF Activation
If you read my previous column about becoming a Parks on the Air® (POTA) activator, then you know I like portable operating. It started with Ohio State Parks On The […]
Amateur Radio News
Get the Latest Product News & More from DX Engineering Sent Right to Your Phone
Be the “first to know” with DX Engineering Text Alerts. It makes good sense that a company committed to the best in ham radio communication would put a high priority […]
HAM Radio 101
What are the 3 Current Amateur Radio Licensing Levels & What Can You Do with Them?
Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of 101-style articles from OnAllBands addressing the basics of amateur radio as a service to aspiring and new hams. Before you do […]
Events
Guide to March 2025 Ham Radio Contests: Basketball Edition
As the men’s college basketball tournament is set to tip off in a couple of weeks, OnAllBands thought it would be appropriate to draw a few parallels between RadioSport and […]
Events
It’s All in the Cards! Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 VK9CU Cocos Keeling Islands DXpedition
It was Christmas in February and March for the six-operator VK9XU team as they activated Christmas Island (IOTA OC-002), an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean and the 67th Most […]
Events / Ham Culture & Entertainment
Portable Ham Radio Insights: Making the Transition from POTA Hunter to Activator
I’ve been interested in portable operating for years. I enjoy putting a station on the air where one didn’t exist yesterday. Since a trip to Bouvet Island isn’t in my […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: REZ Antenna
OnAllBands is always excited to introduce new products from the portable ops experts at Texas-based REZ Antenna Systems—a company that continues to think up new ways to make POTA, SOTA, […]
