Ham Radio 101: What Does “Barefoot” Mean in Ham Radio?
In Ham-speak, the word “barefoot” has nothing to do with going shoeless in the shack. It means transmitting without the aid of an amplifier. When the topic of amps versus […]
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Word of the Day: Tokelau Islands DXpedition
The ZK3A Tokelau Islands 2019 DXpedition’s 19-member team used a range of DX Engineering equipment while operating from this dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean in […]
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Holiday Gifts for Hams: DX Engineering Gift Card
What do you get the Hams in your life who seem to have everything? While a rare Wouff-Hong may be out of the question (and perhaps well beyond your price […]
HAM Radio 101
Ham Radio History: Radio Boys
When it comes to classic literature, Ham Radio rarely plays a prominent role. After all, Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men, not Of Mics and Men. And despite his name, […]
Products & Product Reviews
Product Profile: Unified Microsystems’ BevFlex-4X Reversible Receive Antenna System Offers Big Performance for Small Spaces
Take advantage of Unified Microsystems’ versatile BevFlex-4X Reversible Receive Antenna System to enjoy the exceptional performance of a two-direction, low-noise, low-band receiving antenna that’s perfect for Hams facing property size […]
HAM Radio 101
What is a Smith Chart?
Look through the 2019 DX Engineering Fall/Winter Catalog and you’ll run across a handful of Smith Charts—a graphic display of how RF parameters behave at certain frequencies. Invented by Phillip […]
HAM Radio 101
What is APRS?
Earlier this week we featured thePicoAPRS-Lite Transceiver Module, which leads us to our Word of the Day: APRS. APRS stands for Automatic Packet Reporting System—an Amateur Radio-based system that Hams […]
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Holiday Gifts for Hams
Do you have a friend who keeps telling you he’s finally going to get his Technician license, but when the next class comes up he always has an excuse why […]
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Product Profile: bhi Line Level Converter for ParaPro EQ20
Displayed at Dayton Hamvention 2019, bhi’s LLC-1 Line Level Converter changes a speaker output to a line level signal, adding even greater flexibility to bhi’s ParaPro EQ20 Parametric Equalizer. Designed […]
HAM Radio 101 / Products & Product Reviews
Product Profile: PicoAPRS-Lite Transceiver Module
From the innovators at WiMo comes a remarkably powerful and versatile APRS module that can slide into your pocket or easily install out-of-sight in your vehicle, yet is ideal for […]
