Articles written by: Wayne KE8JFW

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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 […]

V73WW Marshall Islands Ham Radio QSL Card
Events

It’s All in the Cards! Marshall Islands V73WW DXpedition Coming in February 2025!

Gear Provided by DX Engineering to Play an Important Role Back in December 2024, OnAllBands featured Marshall Islands QSL cards from members of the DX Engineering team, including this one […]

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HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio 101: What’s the Best Way to Learn Morse Code?

2025 Marks the 190th Anniversary of the International Morse Code Alphabet Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of 101-style articles from OnAllBands addressing the basics of […]

Perseus22 4-Channel Direct Sampling Receiver Dealer Maruqee
Product Reviews

New Products Spotlight: Perseus22 4-Channel Direct Sampling Receiver from Microtelecom

OnAllBands is pleased to announce that DX Engineering has been named the exclusive North American retailer for Microtelecom’s Perseus22 4-Channel Direct Sampling Receiver and FDM-Perseus SDR Receiver. Microtelecom joins an […]

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Amateur Radio News

DX Engineering Celebrates 25 Years of Serving the Amateur Radio Community

When Summit Racing Equipment acquired Oregon-based DX Engineering back in 2000, it would have been difficult for anyone to predict just how much the amateur radio company would grow in […]

Yellow Cycle 25 ARRL Hat
Events

Guide to January 2025 Ham Radio Contests, Starring Solar Cycle 25

OnAllBands is excited to kick off 2025 with our first contest guide of the new year. This promises to be another fruitful trip around the sun for amateur operators thanks […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture: The Martian Edition

What would you do if you were stranded alone on Mars, unable to transmit a message to NASA from a computer or radio but capable of being viewed via satellite? […]

VU2TS Ham Radio QSL Card from India, front
Ham Culture & Entertainment

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from India

Two Indian Islands QRV in December Earlier this month, hams had the opportunity to contact the AU2K/AU2S DXpedition from Kanika Island (new IOTA entity, AS-179) and Sagar Island (IOTA AS-153). […]

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Events

DXpedition Wrap-Ups: 2024 Rotuma and Burkina Faso Activations Help Hams Worldwide Log ATNOs

DX Engineering amateur radio gear plays a key role in 3D2Y Rotuma and XT2MD Burkina Faso ventures. After more than two weeks of operating from Rotuma, the six-member on-island Rotuma […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Radio Holiday Gift Guide 2024 Part 6: 12 Great Gift Ideas

Winter officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21, 2024 at 4:21 am (EST). To kick off our impending slog through the slush and snow (at least at DX […]