New Product Showcase: Red Pitaya Boards for Ham Radio Operators
For less adventurous eaters whose interest in fruits extends no further than apples and grapes, the red pitaya is likely one of those oddities you pass in the grocery store […]
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Products & Product Reviews
Why Consider Adding a Winch to the Pivot Base of Your DX Engineering Vertical Antenna?
There was a time when Ham operators didn’t have a lot of good options for easily raising and lowering their heavy ground-mounted vertical antennas. Yes, it could be done—if you […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Profile: ICOM IC-705 Portable Transceiver Backpack
Leave it to ICOM to think of everything when a new rig comes out. This is definitely the case with the ICOM IC-705 HF/50/144/430 All Mode Portable Transceiver. In addition […]
Products & Product Reviews
Is an HF Vertical Antenna Right for Your Amateur Radio Station (Part 3)? DX Engineering High Performance 75/80M Vertical Antenna
In our latest installment on DX Engineering HF vertical antennas, we’ll be looking at the 75/80M Full-Size, Heavy-Duty Self-Supporting Quarter-Wave Vertical—a high-performance antenna featuring ultra-wide SWR bandwidth; impressive gain; and […]
Products & Product Reviews
Is an HF Vertical Antenna Right for Your Amateur Radio Station (Part 2)? DX Engineering THUNDERBOLT® Dual-Band High Performance 80/40M Vertical Antenna
In our first post on DX Engineering HF vertical antennas, we looked at the THUNDERBOLT® 40/30M model. Today, we’ll be checking out the THUNDERBOLT® Dual-Band High Performance 80/40M Vertical Antenna—a […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Profile: ICOM Magnetic Loop Antenna for Mobile and Portable Transceivers
If you’re already excited about the arrival of your ICOM IC-705 HF/50/144/430 All Mode Portable Transceiver, there’s another reason to get stoked about your future operating adventures outside of the […]
Events
It’s All in the Cards! QSLs from the Republic of Kosovo
Editor’s Note: Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members’ personal collections. To highlight upcoming DXpeditions, we’ll be displaying a few of our favorite cards along with […]
Events
Guide to October 2020 Ham Radio Contests
October is always a huge month for Ham Radio contesters. This year is no different, so get ready to settle into a comfortable chair and buckle up for some long […]
Interviews
Finding and Maintaining Younger Ham Radio Operators
A long-heralded cry in the world of Ham radio is the call for younger Hams. “We need more youth! Our ranks are dying off, and there’s nobody coming up to […]
Technical Articles
Zero to 160m DXCC in One Year: Installing the DX Engineering 160 Meter Thunderbolt Vertical Antenna
I’ve been a Ham for over 50 years, but up until about four years ago I had never had a QSO on 160m! In 2016, I decided that had to […]
