Holiday Gifts for Hams 2020: DX Engineering Gift Card
Buying for the Ham Radio enthusiasts in your life can be both easy and hard. The easy part is knowing that they want Amateur Radio stuff. No light-up neckties or […]
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What is Front to Back Ratio and Why Does it Matter?
Tim Duffy, K3LR, DX Engineering CEO, used the installation of a six meter, ten-element, 48-foot beam Yagi at the K3LR superstation as an opportunity to explain and demonstrate how to […]
Products & Product Reviews
DX Engineering Taking Reservations for the New Yaesu FTDX10 SDR Transceiver
Yaesu has announced the release of the much-anticipated FTDX10 HF/50MHz 100W SDR Transceiver. The company says its latest hybrid SDR rig will be available in early December 2020. DX Engineering […]
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Guide to November 2020 Ham Radio Contests
November is the season to give thanks for some of the year’s best Ham Radio contesting opportunities. Here are a few highlights: ARRL November Sweepstakes, CW (November 7-9) 2100Z to […]
Events
QSL Review: A Look Back at the QSL Card from St. Paul Island CY9C 2016
Editor’s Note: 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. […]
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Halloween is Around the Corner. Here’s How to Overcome Your Worst Ham Radio Fears!
What gives you the heebie-jeebies as a Ham Radio operator? With Halloween only a couple of days away, we’re dedicating this post to some of the scary things that keep […]
Satellite Operation / Technical Articles
Operating Amateur Radio Satellites (Part 2): Getting on the FM Satellites
In our second installment of Sean Kutzko’s, KX9X, video series on the basics of operating amateur radio satellites, he covers the basics of operating FM satellites, including what gear you’ll […]
Products & Product Reviews
Guide to Coaxial Connectors: Understanding the Differences Among Coax Connectors
If you’re new to amateur radio, choosing among the various antenna connector types used for radios and antennas may be a bit confusing. They look similar and have cryptic names […]
Products & Product Reviews
New Product Showcase: Current ARRL Extra Class License Manuals
Do have your General license? Have you been considering an upgrade to an Extra Class license but keep finding excuses to put it off? You’re not alone. That’s why the […]
Products & Product Reviews
Extra Gear That Should Be Standard Equipment
It wasn’t so long ago that RF power meters weren’t included in transceivers (or transmitters). You got plate current, grid current, high voltage (maybe), and S units for the received […]
