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DX Engineering to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with a Mobile Radio-Equipped Jeep Gladiator at Dayton Hamvention® 2025

Dayton Hamvention® has always been a signature event in the amateur radio year for DX Engineering—a chance to meet, greet, and talk shop with hams from every spot on the […]

Hc8RT Galapagos Islands Ham Radio QSL Card
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It’s All in the Cards! More QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in April 2025

In late March we highlighted a few DXCC entities that will be activated in April 2025. Turns out we only scratched the surface of opportunities to fill bands or record […]

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Celebrate 100 Years of the Organization that Helped Save Amateur Radio

In the early 1920s, it was discovered that the shortwave spectrum could be used to support worldwide propagation through ionospheric reflection. It was great for a plethora of applications like […]

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Common Issues Youth Face in Amateur Radio

Overall, the amateur radio community is an incredibly welcoming and supportive environment. However, there are still a few struggles that plague many of the hobby’s young enthusiasts, particularly when they […]

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Advice for Parents and Grandparents on Getting a Young Person Interested in Amateur Radio

When I got my amateur radio Technician license in March 2019, most of my family were not licensed, the exceptions being my mom, who had held her Technician class license […]

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Stout Beer, Mean Time, a Duped Reporter & One of History’s Best April Fool’s Jokes

Most hams love a good joke. Go to any hamfest or spend some time with a group on Field Day and you’ll soon learn that talk of frequencies is often […]

ZD7FT Ham Radio QSL Card
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It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in April 2025

There’s a lot to be excited about this April if you’re hoping to add entities to your list of DXCC conquests. For our end-of-March QSL card post, we’re highlighting a […]

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What Can You Do to Retain & Support Youth in Amateur Radio?

When we think of groups for youth in amateur radio, we usually think of groups that are dedicated to getting youth licensed and initially active on the air. However, many […]

a group of young ham radio operators standing under umbrellas outside in the rain
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What Can We Do to Get Youth into Ham Radio?

Aside from encouraging me to study for my Technician exam (and the other two exams…now that I look back on it) my parents really didn’t have to work very hard […]

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Signals Museum in Huntsville, Alabama, Traces the History of Electronic Communications in the U.S.

Be Sure to Check in at Ham Radio Station K4MIE When You Visit. It’s never a bad time to start figuring out plans for your next summer vacation. Hams interested […]