How to Protect Wire from Ferrite
Before winding wire, particularly enameled wire, on a bare ferrite core, take steps to protect the wire from the abrasive ferrite’s edges and corners. If the core has an inside […]
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Ferrite Chokes, What are They, Anyway?
In other OnAllBand entries, we’ve covered what ferrites are, how their behavior varies with frequency, and some of their applications in the ham station. This time, we’ll focus on their […]
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What is Ferrite Used For, Anyway (Part 2)
In the OnAllBands entry, “What is Ferrite, Anyway?” we discussed what ferrite is and what makes up a “mix.” We also explored how ferrite behaves at different frequencies. Ferrite has […]
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What is Ferrite, Anyway?
Ferrites are made from oxides of iron, cobalt (Co), barium (Ba), and strontium (Sr). The type of ferrite most useful to hams are soft ferrites. (The hard ferrites are good […]
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DX Engineering Expands Its Lineup of Color-Coded Ferrite RF Noise Reduction Kits
DX Engineering now offers Color-Coded Ferrite RF Noise Reduction Kits covering a wider range of uses. Kits contain toroids and snap-on beads for specific RF suppression applications (linear amplifiers, AM […]
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New Manufacturer Spotlight: Digirig Digital Mode Interface Kits and Cables
The creative spark behind Digirig, an open-source integrated digital modes interface for amateur radio, was ignited when Denis Grisak, K0TX, logged his first FT8 QSOs back in 2020. What he […]
Events
August 2025 Guide to Ham Radio Contests—Coaxial Cable Superhero Edition
Contesting Season will be here before you know it. In the meantime, August provides plenty of opportunities to hone your operating skills for the biggest events on the amateur radio […]
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Ham Radio Tech: Mobile Radio Installation Tips
A DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist looks back at his mobile radio installation that is still going strong nine years later. *** Since my early days of playing with CB […]
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Guide to July 2025 Ham Radio Contests: Islands Edition
DX Engineering to serve as Technical Partner for upcoming Bioko Island DXpedition. English poet John Donne famously opined, “No man is an island.” Written in the early 17th century, the […]
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New Products Spotlight: DX Engineering Dummy Load & Low-Power Feedline Choke
As we mentioned in our last post about the DX Engineering Window Feed-Through Panel, the team at DXE has been hard at work developing new products to improve your amateur […]
