Articles written by: Wayne KE8JFW

Products & Product Reviews

New Product Showcase: 2M-microBEAM Antenna from COMPACtenna

COMPACtenna antennas are for Hams who have big ideas about what they’d like to accomplish in small spaces. The company’s lineup up of multi-band antennas (and new 2M-only antenna—see below), […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ferrite—An inexpensive Way for Hams to Improve Their Time on Air (Part 2): DX Engineering High Impedance Common Mode RF Choke Kits

It’s no secret that common mode RF riding on the outside shield of a feedline is a super-villain to Hams, causing interference, tuning problems, erroneous meter readings, and distortion or […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Holiday Gifts for Hams 2020: Headphones and Headsets

Selecting the right pair of headphones or the ideal headset is as personal a choice as finding shoes that fit or a recliner that comfortably accommodates your posterior. One Ham’s […]

Amateur Radio News

DX Engineering Equipment Supports the Expansion of the Reverse Beacon Network

DX Engineering ARAV4-1P Active Vertical Receive Antennas are being used as part of an effort to add 15 “nodes” to the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN)—a global system of software-defined radio […]

Events

Spartan Sprint Offers QRPers Fast Fun Once a Month

For QRP fans and outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy finding better ways to “do more with less,” the Adventure Radio Society’s (ARS) Spartan Sprint is right up your alley. Held the […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ferrite—An Inexpensive Way for Hams to Improve Their Time on Air (Part 1): DX Engineering Color-Coded Ferrite RF Noise Reduction Kits

We’ve talked a great deal in OnAllBands about the benefits of using selected mixes of ferrite toroids and beads to block and dissipate RF currents—a technique for suppressing radio frequency […]

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Products & Product Reviews / Uncategorized

Holiday Gifts for Hams 2020: Shortwave and Internet Radios

Some of my earliest memories of radio take me back to my bedroom in Akron, Ohio, a small, cheap Panasonic hidden under my pillow, the smooth sounds of Cleveland baseball […]

Events

Guide to December 2020 Ham Radio Contests

As you bid adieu to 2020, there are still plenty of opportunities to get on the air with these December contests, including a new weekly event perfect for Hams just […]

QSL Card from Ducie Island VP6DX 2008
Events

QSL Review: A Look Back at the QSL Card from Ducie Island VP6DX 2008

From February 11-27, 2008, 13 experienced Hams operated seven stations on Ducie Island, recording a whopping 183,584 QSOs on CW, SSB, and Digital. VP6DX’s 38,754 unique calls signs ranks as […]

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Interviews

Hams You Should Know: William “Tommy” Hayes, NE5TH, DX Engineering Customer Support Specialist

Have you ever wondered who was the Ham on the other end of your call to DX Engineering? Well, we thought you’d like to know. OnAllBands will be running a […]