Articles written by: Wayne KE8JFW

Hc8RT Galapagos Islands Ham Radio QSL Card
Ham Culture & Entertainment

It’s All in the Cards! More QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in April 2025

In late March we highlighted a few DXCC entities that will be activated in April 2025. Turns out we only scratched the surface of opportunities to fill bands or record […]

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Events

Guide to April 2025 Ham Radio Contests: Severe Weather Prep Edition

As the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” With state QSO parties and state park activations kicking into high gear this month, amateur radio enthusiasts may choose to modify […]

Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Ham Culture & Entertainment

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 […]

ZD7FT Ham Radio QSL Card
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 […]

Close up of logo on comtek module
Products & Product Reviews

DX Engineering Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary: Building a Family of Brands Part 1—COMTEK Systems

In our yearlong celebration of DX Engineering’s 25th anniversary, OnAllBands has been looking at some of the factors that have led to the company’s significant growth since being purchased by […]

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Events

Guide to March 2025 Ham Radio Contests: Basketball Edition

As the men’s college basketball tournament is set to tip off in a couple of weeks, OnAllBands thought it would be appropriate to draw a few parallels between RadioSport and […]

VK9XU, VK9CU Ham Radio DXpedition Banner
Events

It’s All in the Cards! Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 VK9CU Cocos Keeling Islands DXpedition

It was Christmas in February and March for the six-operator VK9XU team as they activated Christmas Island (IOTA OC-002), an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean and the 67th Most […]

a pair of old antenna mounting plates
Ham Culture & Entertainment

DX Engineering 25th Anniversary: A Look Back at the Early Years—DX Engineering Antenna Hardware

In celebration of DX Engineering’s 25th anniversary this year, OnAllBands will be taking an expansive look at how DX Engineering grew from a company carrying a small but highly regarded […]

CW Way of Life Book Cover
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: “The CW Way of Life” Reference Book

Want to learn Morse code and enjoy the thrill of CW operating? Here’s more than a little help from an operator who knows his way around a straight key and […]

a vintage sketch of Cupid
Events

Guide to February 2025 Ham Radio Contests, Cupid Edition

In classic mythology, Cupid is said to carry two types of arrows—a sharp-pointed golden type for arousing romance in those it strikes and a blunt, lead-tipped projectile that causes its […]