Articles written by: Wayne KE8JFW

Events

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in May

OnAllBands is rounding out our QSL card posts for the month with a brief look at several entities that will be active in May, along with QSL cards from the […]

Amateur Radio News

Rare Activation of Jarvis Island Slated for August 2024—DX Engineering Gear to Play Important Role

The 100% RIB (Rig in a Box) N5J operation from the Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge, one of the rarest DXCC entities on the planet, is scheduled for a two-week […]

Product Reviews

New Vendor/Product Spotlight: I0JXX Antennas

One of our favorite parts of every DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog is Page 4. That’s where we traditionally highlight new products that we’ve added to the more than […]

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DXpedition Wrap-Up: Guyana 8R7X; Temotu Province, H40WA; KP2, Youth Contest DXpedition, St. Thomas

It’s been a busy time for DXpeditions—and a great time to be in the thick of the pileups. The avid DXers at DX Engineering have been right in the thick […]

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

Bhutan QRV in April Our second QSL card post for April highlights an opportunity to add the Kingdom of Bhutan—the 67th Most Wanted DXCC Entity—to your list of contacted countries. […]

HAM Radio 101

Baseball and Ham Radio Collide on April 8, 2024

April 8 is a huge day for hams who will be participating in the Solar Eclipse QSO Party, an event sponsored by HamSCI (Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation). It’s a […]

Events

Guide to April 2024 Ham Radio Contests—Solar Eclipse Edition

While the OnAllBands contest guide traditionally features many events that come around year after year, we’re extra excited about an opportunity this April that folks in North America won’t see […]

Events

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

Vanuatu QRV in April OnAllBands is kicking off the busy DXing month of April by featuring QSL cards from the Republic of Vanuatu—an island country in the South Pacific about […]

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Amateur Radio News

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture: MAD, 73 Magazine,  and Remembering Artist Wayne Pierce, K3SUK (SK)

Amateur operator Jeffrey Swain Makes Sure His Mentor’s Callsign, K3SUK, Lives on. Once upon a time, American teenagers—and plenty of adults with subversive tendencies—turned to MAD magazine every month for […]

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

Grenada QRV in March The Belgian J38R DXpedition to Grenada, the 153rd Most Wanted DXCC Entity per Clublog as of February, kicked off in early March. Were you able to […]