What Transceivers Did You Use During Field Day 2024?
There is no shortage of thoughts on what’s the ideal rig for making more QSOs when operating away from the home station, especially with the soaring popularity of POTA, SOTA, […]
An Amateur Radio Blog by DX Engineering Post Tagged with: "Portable Operation"
Field Day
Technical Articles
The Saltwater Amplifier Effect (& How it Impacts Your Amateur Radio Station Performance)
For Guglielmo Marconi, the great challenge was to transmit wireless signals across the Atlantic and to all the ships at sea. He built stations at Poldhu, England; Glace Bay, Nova […]
Technical Articles
Backup Power for Home & Field
Power. It is one of the most important aspects of running an operation. But what if you don’t have access to AC power or a storm knocks out all power […]
Events
Getting Started with BOTA, Beaches on the Air
If you thought Parks on the Air (POTA) was the only portable operation event in town, meet BOTA. Beaches on the Air promotes ham radio portable operation from beaches. BOTA […]
Product Reviews
Video: REZ Antenna’s Recon 40 High Performance HF Antenna Coil—Perfect for 40-10M Portable Ham Operations
Whether you enjoy portable ops during Field Day, POTA, or SOTA, or just want a space-saving efficient way to get on the 40 to 10 meter bands, the high-inductance Recon […]
Product Reviews
DX Engineering Introduces Complete POTA/EMCOMM Kits
When starting something new, like Parks on the Air (POTA), one of the first hurdles to get over is assembling the right equipment. Let’s face it, it’s easy to fall […]
Field Day
Field Day: Things You’ll Need & Wished You’d Brought
Every Field Day setup is different, depending on location, number of people, access to trees, number of stations operating, and more. Chances are you’ve participated before and have a basic […]
Product Reviews
Field Day Gear Series Part 5: Tool Kits, Foot Switches, Headsets, Portable Masts & More
With ARRL Field Day 2024 rapidly approaching, OnAllBands will be looking at a few more items to consider loading in the trunk before heading out to your operating location on […]
Antennas and Tuners
Field Day Gear Series Part 3: Portable HF Antennas
If you’re looking for proven, highly transportable, and easy-to-deploy options for getting on the air during the 2024 ARRL Field Day (June 22-23), you can’t go wrong with any number […]
