Articles written by: Wayne Smith, K8FF

Wayne’s interest in ham radio began in grade school. He was first licensed in 1960 and has held the call sign K8FF since 1976. His primary interest has been chasing DX (he has all current DXCC entities on Mixed Mode and needs only S. Shetland Islands to complete his Phone DXCC). He is currently chasing DX in FT8, contesting in CW, experimenting with antennas, and helping hams as a DX Engineering sales/technical support specialist

KA1S Marcus Island DXpedition QSO Card
Technical Articles

How to Take Advantage of ARRL Log Archives

I recently decided to update my old, neglected Phone DXCC award. It has probably been 40 years since any endorsements have been applied for. My primary concern over the years […]

Chelegance magnetic loop antenna on window sill
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Antennas from Chelegance

If you look in the dictionary under the word “diverse,” you won’t find Chelegance mentioned, but you probably should. The offerings from this ham radio provider run the gamut from […]

Work the World Ham Radio Book
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: RSGB Reference Books

With colder weather looming ahead, now’s a great time to start gathering reading materials for those downtimes when you’re away from the shack and don’t want to venture outside into […]