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Events

Guide to 2024 Ham Radio Contests

Contest University Only Five Months Away—Register Today! We begin the year’s first ham radio contest guide with exciting news: Registration for Contest University 2024 is officially open. The 15th year […]

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

Ethiopia QRV in January Ethiopia is scheduled to be active from January 12-20 thanks to Bob Johnson, W9XY, and Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, who plan to be operating from the ET3AA […]

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Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: From DX Engineering Work Shirts to the RX-Audite Switch Controller

The 2024 edition of the DX Engineering catalog may be months away, but that doesn’t stop the company’s team of active operators from constantly adding products to its lineup of […]

HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture—Year-End Edition

While we’ve already covered many references to amateur radio and Morse code that have found their way into movies, television, and books, OnAllBands keeps finding new examples to share with […]

HAM Radio 101

Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture (Part 5)

In this fifth installment of Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture, OnAllBands visits the highest grossing movie of 1996; a would-be electrical engineer turned stand-up comedian; and a […]

Amateur Radio News

OnAllBands Year in Review: The Ham Radio Year That Was…and Some of Our Favorite Blog Posts from 2023

Another busy year in amateur radio is almost history—and what a year it was! OnAllBands was excited to bear witness to all the hamfests, DXpeditions, contests, and new products that […]

Events

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Clipperton Island

Clipperton Island QRV in January OnAllBands is excited to kick off 2024’s QSL card posts by featuring the long-anticipated TX5S DXpedition t0 Clipperton Island. Per its website, the TX5S team […]

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Get Ready for the DX Engineering-Sponsored Guyana DXpedition Highlighting the Next Generation of Operators

It is rare when DXpedition teams include youthful operators, say, age 25 and younger. Most ventures to remote locales are made up of a mix of seasoned operators who have […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Radio Gift Ideas: DX Engineering Tool Kits, Beverage Containers and More

What do amateur radio tool kits and beverage containers have in common? On the surface, not much. But when they come from DX Engineering, one commonality jumps out—they both make […]

Events

Guide to December 2023 Ham Radio Contests

As we bid farewell to another year, it’s a good time to reflect on ways we can improve our ham radio capabilities or maybe even add another pursuit, such as […]