Stout Beer, Mean Time, a Duped Reporter & One of History’s Best April Fool’s Jokes
Most hams love a good joke. Go to any hamfest or spend some time with a group on Field Day and you’ll soon learn that talk of frequencies is often […]
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Stout Beer, Mean Time, a Duped Reporter & One of History’s Best April Fool’s Jokes
Most hams love a good joke. Go to any hamfest or spend some time with a group on Field Day and you’ll soon learn that talk of frequencies is often […]
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in April 2025
There’s a lot to be excited about this April if you’re hoping to add entities to your list of DXCC conquests. For our end-of-March QSL card post, we’re highlighting a […]
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Ham Radio Tech: RST vs. S-Meter Signal Reports—Which Is Better?
Everyone wants to know how their signal sounds on the air. Often, the best way to find out is to get a signal report from other ham radio operators. The […]
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New Product Spotlight: RF Meca Band Pass Filters
To help amateur radio operators work the world, the team at DX Engineering searches the globe to bring in the best equipment to make your time on the air exceptional. […]
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FT8
FT8: Saving or Destroying Ham Radio?
Let me start by saying that this is an OPINION PIECE. Everybody has an opinion. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. I try to explore all sides, but […]
EMCOMM
EMCOMM in Action: Providing Communications Support for the Pan Ohio Hope Ride
The Pan Ohio Hope Ride (POHR) is a noncompetitive one–, two–, or four-day cycling event that supports the American Cancer Society. Either as an individual or part of a team, […]
Antenna Tech
Ham Radio Tech: Ground Planes, Gains, and Automobiles—Insights on Mounting Mobile Antennas on Your Vehicle
The best mobile antenna money can buy isn’t any better than the ground plane it is mounted over. Remember the basic dipole—it needs two elements to be complete. Your vertical […]
Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering USB Isolator, Inline Surge Protector (DXE-ISO-USB)
Also, Check Out the New “Get Grounded” Shack Grounding Package from DX Engineering. Over the next few months, OnAllBands will be featuring brand-new gear you’ll find in the 2025 DX […]
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Ham Culture & Entertainment
Ham Culture & Entertainment
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in April 2025
There’s a lot to be excited about this April if you’re hoping to add entities to your list of DXCC conquests. For our end-of-March QSL card post, we’re highlighting a […]
Technical Articles
Ham Radio Tech: RST vs. S-Meter Signal Reports—Which Is Better?
Everyone wants to know how their signal sounds on the air. Often, the best way to find out is to get a signal report from other ham radio operators. The […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: RF Meca Band Pass Filters
To help amateur radio operators work the world, the team at DX Engineering searches the globe to bring in the best equipment to make your time on the air exceptional. […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
What Can You Do to Retain & Support Youth in Amateur Radio?
When we think of groups for youth in amateur radio, we usually think of groups that are dedicated to getting youth licensed and initially active on the air. However, many […]
Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering USB Isolator, Inline Surge Protector (DXE-ISO-USB)
Also, Check Out the New “Get Grounded” Shack Grounding Package from DX Engineering. Over the next few months, OnAllBands will be featuring brand-new gear you’ll find in the 2025 DX […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Spotlight: Chameleon CHA-BV-SO239 HF Basic Vertical Antenna
We know that 2025 Dayton Hamvention®, May 16-18, is getting closer. Here at DX Engineering, where the entire team will be making the short trip from Tallmadge, Ohio to Xenia […]
Technical Articles
Tips on Coming Back to Ham Radio After Years of Inactivity
Have you considered returning to ham radio after a number of years off the air? Like many of us, you started out with a license and then life happened—job, family […]
DC Power
Ham Radio Tech: Watch this Easy Way to Install Anderson Powerpoles®
Plus, Powerpoles and Related Products Available at DX Engineering. Enter “Powerpoles” at DXEngineering.com and you’ll get an eyeful—hundreds of ham radio products, from power supplies to DC outlet panels, solar […]
Ham Culture & Entertainment
What Can We Do to Get Youth into Ham Radio?
Aside from encouraging me to study for my Technician exam (and the other two exams…now that I look back on it) my parents really didn’t have to work very hard […]
