Products & Product Reviews

open/lock demonstration of telescoping antenna mast
Products & Product Reviews

Prepping for Portable Ops: Go with a Telescopic Mast You Can Trust

Operating from parks, islands, summits, or anywhere outside the shack is one of the fastest-growing aspects of ham radio, whether it’s about providing emergency communications when disaster strikes or executing […]

Eton emergency survival kit
Products & Product Reviews

Useful Ways to Recognize “Severe Weather Preparedness Month:” Part 2

In Part 2 of this series on products you should consider for “Severe Weather Preparedness Month,” annually held in March, OnAllBands is featuring more items that deserve a spot in […]

dx engineering wire antenna kit, DXE-WA
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: DX Engineering Single-Band Dipole Kits

Three cheers for the mighty dipole—that simple, easy-to-deploy, easily hidden, and cost-effective antenna that’s extremely efficient at resonant frequency, helping hams everywhere make QSOs from backyards, parks, islands, or summits. […]

SAT Antenna tracker kit
Products & Product Reviews

Taking a Close Look at the Self-Contained Antenna Tracker (S.A.T.) from CSN Technologies: Video Overview and Review

Whether you’re already a fan of operating amateur radio satellites or have always wanted to get involved in this exciting aspect of the hobby, take 16 minutes out of your […]

sangean emergency weather radio with solar panel
Products & Product Reviews

Severe Weather Preparedness Month (Part 1): Gear to Protect Your Family

Being prepared is something ham radio operators understand well. After all, many longtime amateur radio folks first learned the magic of Hertzian waves through Scouting, where the longtime motto “Be […]

rohn antenna tower pieces on a pallet
Products & Product Reviews

Ham Radio Products for Tower and Antenna Season

Yesterday, March 20, marked the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. For some, that’s the time when thoughts turn to crocuses, tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths popping up all […]

Acom ham radio signal amplifier
Products & Product Reviews / Station Accessories

New Product Spotlight: Toptek and Acom Amplifiers, Plus an Acom Tuner

Leading up to the Bouvet Island 3Y0J and Crozet FT8WW DXpeditions, HF amplifiers topped many hams’ wish lists for station upgrades. With the 2023 DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog […]

box of NTE PVC Wire
Products & Product Reviews

New Product Spotlight: Coax Cable Guards, Feedpoint Connectors, and Wire Assortment Kits

We’re inching closer to the release of the 2023 DX Engineering Amateur Radio Products Catalog. Can you feel the excitement? We thought so. While we’re still a couple of months […]

Products & Product Reviews

Video Review: WiMo PicoAPRS Version 4 (Plus a Look at the PicoAPRS-Lite Transceiver Module)

In a previous post about Version 4 of WiMo’s tiny but mighty PicoAPRS created by Taner Schenker, DB1NTO—now with even more functionality thanks to the addition of a 2M transceiver—OnAllBands […]

wire antenna installation illustration over a home
Antennas and Tuners / Products & Product Reviews

Guide to No-Tune Antennas for Ham Radio

Despite the mixed eHam reviews, a friend of mine decided to purchase a Comet CHA-250HD vertical antenna to use when camping. It’s sold as a broadband HF/VHF vertical that does […]