Memories of Field Day Adventures
I started out in Amateur Radio 40 years ago this summer, and I have participated in Field Day, in one way or another, every year. My experiences have been many […]
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Preventing AM and FM Overload
It’s common to experience interference from a nearby broadcast station, including commercial and public safety transmitters. The usual symptom is a continuous stream of distorted audio on all channels or […]
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It’s All in the Cards! QSLs from the Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico
Editor’s Note: Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members’ personal collections. Usually we showcase ones from entities that are currently active or will soon be QRV. […]
Products & Product Reviews
Holiday Gifts for Hams 2020: License Study Guides and Reference Books
If you have prospective Hams in your life, make this the season you stop nagging them and actually get them to do something about about punching their ticket! A great […]
Antenna Tech / Technical Articles
How High Should My Dipole Be?
The half-wave dipole is one of the most basic antennas in all of Ham radio. It also tends to get a bad rap; how many times have you heard somebody—possibly […]
Technical Articles
Easy Building Projects for New Hams
One of the most fun activities in Ham radio is learning to build your own equipment. In the early years of amateur radio, long before factory-built equipment was easily available, […]
Technical Articles
How to Build Your First HF Station
First of all, congratulations on starting your first HF station! You will be joining a long tradition of Hams with roots in the spark era all the way through to […]
Technical Articles
What to Expect at Your Ham Radio License Exam
In the past, amateur radio license tests were conducted by FCC employees at federal office buildings. Today, the tests are offered by volunteer examiners (VE) who really do want you […]
HAM Radio 101
Want to Put Your Ham Radio Skills to Good Use? Get Involved in EmComm!
One of the missions of the Amateur Radio Service is for amateur radio operators to provide public service and emergency communications (EmComm) when needed. We act as a voluntary noncommercial […]
Technical Articles
Spring Station Inspection Tips
As I am writing (March 23, 2020) more and more of us are staying home and maybe spending time in our Ham stations. We are fortunate to have amateur radio […]
