An Amateur Radio Blog by DX Engineering 
Icom America announced the release of its third-generation D-STAR Repeater, which supports analog, D-STAR, and a mixed mode configuration. While analog operation is for local communications, you can combine the […]
As far too many hams know, the excitement and anticipation of putting up a new antenna can easily be squashed by bureaucratic snafus and piles of regulations that reach as […]
Over the past few months, OnAllBands has devoted considerable space to the coaxial cables so vital to operating an effective ham radio station. Just search on “Coaxial” and you can […]
When operating outdoors from a park or atop a local summit, comfort is of the utmost importance. Nothing can truncate a promising on-air session like an October wind chilling your […]
If you make one of the best HF transceivers on the market, what do you do for an encore? You make another radio with excellent receiver performance that incorporates some […]
The announcement of a new amateur radio rig is always big news. When it comes loaded with as many goodies as Yaesu’s full-featured FT5DR, it’s time to organize a parade […]
October has arrived! Who’s ready for some POTA, SOTA, IOTA, and whatever other OTA you can think of? If you’re fans of operating in the great outdoors like we are, […]
It’s back! Icom announced that it is once again offering the ICOM IC-V80 SPORT VHF FM Transceiver—the company’s most economical, full-featured, 2 meter handheld. For budget-minded hams who want an […]
History is filled with stories of products that started out as one thing and ended up becoming legends for an unintended purpose. Listerine was first marketed as a floor cleaner […]
In past OnAllBands posts, we’ve talked about the value of having a dummy load in the shack. For an overview of what they do and what’s available at DX Engineering, […]
