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HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio 101: What on Earth is Moonbounce?

by × on January 13, 2025 at 1:38 pm × 0 comments

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of short Ham Radio 101 articles from OnAllBands addressing the basics of amateur radio as a service to aspiring and […]

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HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio 101: What Are the RIT-XIT Functions Used for on Your Transceiver?

by × on January 3, 2025 at 1:37 pm × 0 comments

As a newly licensed ham, you probably got started in amateur radio with VHF and UHF phone operation. A simple click gave you access to FM simplex channels and repeaters […]

ACOM 1000 HF + 6 Meter Linear Amplifier aom-1000_it_xl
HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio 101: Do I Really Need an Amplifier?

by × on June 26, 2024 at 2:15 pm × 0 comments

Everyone wants to improve their signal quality, work more DX stations, make more QSOs, and earn higher contest scores. Should you buy an amplifier or beef up your antenna system? […]

ARRL Band Plan for 60 meter band
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Ham Radio 101: What is the 60 Meter Band?

by × on June 21, 2024 at 2:50 pm × 0 comments

First introduced in 2002, the 60 meter, or 5 MHz, band was originally only available in a few countries: United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, and Iceland. Over […]