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DX Engineering Antenna Tilt Base Solutions Part Two—Tilt Base Mounting Systems

Raise your hand if you fondly recall the days when raising or lowering a heavy vertical antenna was a multi-person job, fraught with dangers and, perhaps, accompanied by a spray […]

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My Favorite QSO

I’ve been a Ham since 1966, with some breaks in activity for college, family, and other responsibilities. Life happens, and it was almost fifteen years after getting my first license […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Leatherman Multi-Tools, A Ham Operator’s New Best Friend

One of our favorite subjects at OnAllBands is tools. We get excited about anything that makes tough jobs around the shack safer, easier, and more convenient. So when a tool […]

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Earn Your ARRL VUCC Award

There’s a lot more to being a Ham than working HF. Just ask the operators who devote their on-air time to earning the ARRL’s VHF/UHF Century Club Award (VUCC). The […]

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DX Engineering Supports First QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, August 8 to 9, 2020

As more in-person Hamfests are being cancelled this year, DX Engineering continues to look for ways to help fellow operators get more out of Amateur Radio without the need to […]

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Are You Registered Yet? Tomorrow is the First DXE Virtual Hamfest and DX Academy

Register Now and Be Online for Your Chance to Win a $1,000 DX Engineering Gift Card The speakers are ready, the Zoom platform and YouTube channel are set, and the […]

HAM Radio 101

Word Origins: What does “DX” Mean?

On July 25, 2020, DX Engineering will be holding its first-ever, all-day combined virtual event, featuring the DXE Virtual Hamfest from 9 am to noon and DX Academy (see more […]

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Don’t Forget to Register for the DXE Virtual Hamfest and DX Academy, July 25

Two Chances to Win $1,000 DX Engineering Gift Cards While we wait for the time we can gather in person for Ham-related activities, there are a few aspects of “going […]

HAM Radio 101

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist and Inventor Guglielmo Marconi (April 25, 1874 – July 20, 1937)

There are often more minds involved in the creation of an invention than the one that receives ultimate notoriety and acclaim, particularly with an invention as complex and cutting edge […]

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It’s All in the Cards! QSLs from Baker Island KH1/KH7Z 2018

Every month, DX Engineering features QSL cards from our team members’ personal collections. Usually we showcase ones from entities that are currently active or will soon be QRV. However, with […]