An Amateur Radio Blog by DX Engineering 
You’ve put in surge arrestors to protect your coaxial cable-fed equipment and antennas—check. You’ve installed a Ladder Line Surge Protector for antennas fed with 300-ohm and 450-ohm ladder line—check. Receive […]
There’s always that one guy, and on February 10 that guy was amateur operator Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, snagging a hard-to-get signal from China’s Tianwen-1 probe as it orbited Mars. It’s […]
When you consider the time and money you’ve invested in your Ham radio station, making the effort to protect it should be a no-brainer since, as we all know, lightning […]
When I want to check for information on propagation conditions, I often look at the N0NBH solar-terrestrial data banner that appears on many ham radio sites. But if you want […]
Get Ready to Shrink the Globe. World Amateur Radio Day Is April 18! Circle your calendar and prepare to celebrate the hobby we love on April 18— World Amateur Radio […]
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 details […]
Spring is the time when State QSOs kick into high gear. So whether you’re an activator or a chaser, it’s a great time to be a Ham! Also check out […]
Getting Around on the Bands This article focuses on one of my favorite interests: How HF signals get around. When asked the question, “Why are you into ham radio?” I […]
YOTA, or Youngsters on the Air (or Youth on the Air as it’s known in IARU Region 2) has begun to make its name known around the world for its […]
In May of 2020, federal judge Rebecca Beach Smith ruled against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) allowing salvage firm RMS Titanic, Inc. (RMST) the rights to retrieve the […]
