Technical Articles / Weatherproofing and Grounding
As the weather turns colder and Contest Season fades into the past for another year, it’s a good time to think about shack upgrades and smart maintenance practices to keep […]
Products & Product Reviews
There are certain people and objects throughout history that will be forever linked in our minds: peanut butter and jelly, red beans and rice, gin and tonic, Fred and Barney, […]
Events
In the storied history of amateur radio, few dates are more significant than December 11-13, 1921. That’s when members of the Radio Club of America (RCA) and the American Radio […]
Products & Product Reviews
Fans of COMPACtenna’s line of small, monoband and multiband antennas already know what a smart choice they make for HOAs, condos, apartments, mounted on a vehicle, or for anywhere that […]
EMCOMM / Technical Articles
Is emergency communications dying? With fewer young people joining the ranks, amateur radio is getting older. In addition, amateur radio continuously fights for its allocated spectrum. But what about emergencies? […]
Products & Product Reviews
Most hams take great pride in being prepared for any contingency, whether tinkering in the shack, helping a friend set up his or her station, or in the field when […]
Events
Welcome to the season of tri-banders, tuning, toroids, transceivers, and turkey (or tofu, if you’re so inclined). Despite fewer opportunities to get together in person, amateur operators still have a […]
HAM Radio 101
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 […]
HAM Radio 101
A happenstance hero of sorts, Harold Cottam is the radio operator who on a whim made contact with Jack Phillips, senior wireless operator aboard the Titanic, not knowing the ship […]
Products & Product Reviews
In Part 2 of our series on Coaxial Cable Connectors and Accessories, we examined DX Engineering Next Generation Crimp/Solder 8U and 8X PL-259 Connectors—the ideal choice for best performance with […]